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Meanwhile, National MI has been increasing its new insurance written by slightly widening its credit standards.

With residential supply severely lagging behind demand, redeveloping unused office space into multifamily properties seems like a perfect solution, but it’ll take governmental collaboration and tax breaks to make such projects financially compelling, developers say.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development reinstituted the “affirmatively furthering fair housing" measure, which the Trump administration had argued was overly prescriptive, and promised a later rulemaking to bolster the policy.

Recent reports show inflation rising, but employment underperforming, while interest rates dropped across the board.

The continued home price spike also drove the negative equity share to an all-time low, according to CoreLogic.

Even though product availability is now at the same point where it was one year ago, it remains at 2014 levels.

More than two-thirds surveyed said they expect to make less money over the next three months as price reductions ramp up along with a market shift to purchases.

Rising sea levels aren’t keeping buyers from scooping up oceanfront homes as work flexibility gives consumers wider options on where to live, according to Redfin.

Purchase loans tick upward, even as housing demand pushes prices well above 2020 levels.

In addition to earning ancillary fee income, it provides originators with an opportunity to connect with current and potential clients mired in student loan debt.