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The government is moving forward with a catalog of pre-approved home designs to reduce the cost and time it takes to build housing. The idea dates back to the 1940s when thousands of soldiers returned from the Second World War and needed a place to live.
December 12 -
Affordability decreased during the month across all racial groups and loan types tracked by the Mortgage Bankers Association.
December 1 -
The Federal Home Loan Bank System is a crucial element of our financial infrastructure. All stakeholders should be included in discussions about reforming it.
December 1 -
Policymakers are all too quick to categorize IMBs as financially risky institutions; making them easy targets for stricter - and unnecessary - federal oversight and regulatory efforts, Stevens and Olson argue.
November 17Mountain Lake Consulting -
With a scarcity of listings driving high home prices, both repeat and new purchasers are putting the most money down in decades, the report found.
November 15 -
In conjunction with an announcement last week, federal agencies will conduct training workshops to help developers, lenders and other stakeholders benefit from the Biden administration's housing supply plan.
October 30 -
The median monthly amount on new purchase applications fell for the first time since early summer, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
October 26 -
The National Association of Realtors' index of contract signings increased 1.1% from a month earlier to 72.6, the group reported Thursday.
October 26 -
After regulators deemed special-purpose credit programs compliant with housing law, their numbers have grown, but lenders are still trying to determine the best way to develop them and achieve their intended purpose.
October 26 -
Expected income earned through rental of the units will be considered in underwriting for FHA-backed mortgages and rehabilitation loans.
October 16