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Acting Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Sandra Thompson and the Housing Policy Council say the new amounts are not good for affordable housing.

Higher sales commissions helped to drive production costs to their second-highest level since the Mortgage Bankers Association started its survey in 2008.

Though unlikely to derail a hot housing market, another surge in COVID-19 cases could cloud the outlook for economic growth, analysts said.

The two companies will integrate platforms to streamline sales in the single-family, build-to-rent property market.

A forward-looking gauge of U.S. home purchases rebounded in October to a 10-month high, signaling steady housing demand despite growing affordability concerns among many prospective buyers.

With home improvement spending up, more mortgage bankers are building out teams to capture the market.

Starwood Capital Group is acquiring 2,300 single-family rental homes from Pretium Partners, increasing its bet on U.S. suburban real estate.

While most agree texting is essential, are more traditional methods, like direct mail, still necessary post-COVID?

The company also let go of staff in its Chicago-area office, with one account estimating "hundreds of employees" lost their jobs there.

However, the median monthly expense associated with financing is still lower than that for a lease.