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Freddie Mac: US Housing Market Faces Shortfall Of 3.8 Million Homes
Freddie Mac: US Housing Market Faces Shortfall Of 3.8 Million Homes
April 15, 2021  |  Real Estate

The U.S. housing market is facing a supply deficit, with 3.8 million single-family homes less than buyer demand, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday (April 15). According...

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Mortgage Purchase Applications Rise For Seventh Consecutive Week
Mortgage Purchase Applications Rise For Seventh Consecutive Week
June 03, 2020  |  Loans

One of the few bright spots in the nation’s ailing economy is the housing market. Fueled by the lowest home loan rates in the nation’s...

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Mortgage Payment Deferrals Could Cost Non-Bank Lenders $12B Per Month
Mortgage Payment Deferrals Could Cost Non-Bank Lenders $12B Per Month
April 02, 2020  |  Loans

Non-bank lenders are on shaky ground as they face the prospect of mortgage payment forbearance with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which could end up costing...

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Mortgage Servicers Ready For ‘Liquidity Tsunami’ As Pandemic Hits Wallets
Mortgage Servicers Ready For ‘Liquidity Tsunami’ As Pandemic Hits Wallets
March 24, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Shuttered businesses and missed paychecks are causing panic across the mortgage industry as the coronavirus cripples finances for struggling homeowners. “It’s going to be a...

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Study: US Housing Market Slows Down As Homeowners Stay Put Longer
Study: US Housing Market Slows Down As Homeowners Stay Put Longer
November 04, 2019  |  Real Estate

U.S. homeowners’ decision to stay in their homes longer is keeping much-needed inventory off the real estate market, causing a slip in home sales. New...

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How The Lending Landscape Is Quietly Changing
How The Lending Landscape Is Quietly Changing
April 17, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

The financial crisis that rolled through the economic landscape a decade ago was — among many things — a financial reset button. Interest rates plummeted as the Fed held...

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Twenty Percent Of Mortgage Loans Top 45 Percent Of Monthly Income
Twenty Percent Of Mortgage Loans Top 45 Percent Of Monthly Income
April 17, 2018  |  Loans

New data shows that rising home prices are translating into mortgage loan debt not seen since the housing crisis. According to The Wall Street Journal,...

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FHFA Pushes Back New Credit Score Model For 2019
FHFA Pushes Back New Credit Score Model For 2019
March 30, 2018  |  Consumer Finance

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) won’t be launching its new credit score model until at least 2019. According to American Banker, the annual progress...

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