Affordable housing

Three nonprofits look to create or preserve 10,000 units, vowing to fight off firms like Blackstone and Colony Capital, which bought up foreclosed homes after Great Recession.

The government-sponsored enterprise's first multifamily sustainability bond transaction, totaling $600 million, is part of Freddie's K-Deal program.

Shannon King, a single mother, left the Bay Area a decade ago as housing costs soared, hoping to find an affordable place to live in southern Oregon.

For both homeowners and renters, Philadelphia is a relatively affordable city with low housing costs when compared with other big cities, but Philadelphia's high poverty rate makes the city more expensive for its residents, especially renters.

Following its deadline for written comments on the topic last month, the Federal Housing Finance Agency is scheduling events that will focus on two key themes emerging in responses.

Party polarization and racial equity issues make it tougher for trade groups to manage internal divisions while ensuring the field supports those who get their hands on the levers of power.

If Trump is reelected, his administration would likely move forward with privatizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and relaxing key rules, while a Joe Biden presidency would likely try to expand homeownership access and borrower protections.

While those migrating from New York and New Jersey found housing they could afford, many Cape Cod residents saw the gap widen between what they could pay for a mortgage or rent given their diminished economic circumstances.

Fannie Mae's new chief administrative officer position focuses on diversity, inclusion and affordable housing.

The former attorney general for the state went her own way on the national servicing settlement, but critics claim she let OneWest off easy.

Ginnie Mae helped to fund more than $70 billion in loans aimed at helping low- and moderate-income borrowers in July.

Seeking to reverse a decades-long disparity in homeownership, the Urban League of Greater Madison has launched a $5 million initiative to help more Black Madisonians own their own homes.

After an initial fizzle, the stock at one point was trading above the original expected price range.

The American Dream Down Payment Act would let states establish and manage accounts, which would be similar in structure to 529 college savings plans.

An industry coalition wants to ensure borrowers who took out certain types of loans to fund their education aren’t locked out of access to historically low mortgage rates.

For 32 years, the Bay Area city of Sausalito has used strict zoning restrictions to protect its scrappy industrial waterfront, banning both housing and offices in the 225-acre Marinship district, which stretches for about a mile north of downtown.

Google has allocated $115 million out of a $250 million investment fund for affordable housing projects in the Bay Area.

From affordable housing policy to GSE conservatorship, the next president will wield a heavy influence on mortgage and housing policies.

He co-founded California Rural Legal Assistance, Public Advocates and the Greenlining Institute.

Down payment assistance programs remain an important tool for increasing minority homeownership, but especially more so because of the pandemic.