By allocating $1.09 billion into the affordable housing sector, the FHFA more than doubled it 2019 amounts to HUD’s Housing Trust Fund and the Treasury’s Capital Magnet Fund. The post [...]

President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will face a Senate confirmation hearing this coming week. Here’s what else is happening in The Week Ahead. The [...]

Experts weigh in: Steps to protect tenants from eviction are "completely appropriate," but it’s "completely unrealistic" to assume landlords can bear 100% of the financial burden of missed rent payments. [...]

Industry pundits expect a recent antitrust settlement will usher in a new era of pricing competition in housing.  The post Buyers’ Agent Fees Could Drop With Updated Transparency Regulations appeared [...]

As federal agencies continue to extend COVID-19-related options for struggling homeowners, forbearance activity is not changing significantly, according to analysts. The post How Many Mortgage Holders Are Still Utilizing Forbearance? [...]

It is the only racial or ethnic group that will experience an increased homeownership rate during this future phase, researchers forecast. The post Number of Hispanic Homeowners Expected to Soar [...]

This Chief Economist digs into data on credit standards, types of loans, 'staggering' home equity, delinquencies, and more. The post Factors That Defined Housing in 2020 appeared first on DSNews. [...]

These days, you can walk through most neighborhoods in the United States and not spot a single zombie foreclosure, but that trend is on "thin ice." Researchers explain. The post [...]

Researchers say recent changes made in the name of risk management limit access to mortgage credit and disproportionately affect Black and Hispanic borrowers. The post Do New PSPA Limits Undermine [...]