Why an Increase in Higher-Risk Loans May Mean Growth for the Housing Economy
When interest rates rise, people involved in real estate begin to buzz about how this will likely to reduce the [...]
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The Gender Gap in Homeownership Might Not be What You Expect
When one hears the phrase “gender gap,” it’s not uncommon for a scenario to practically spring to mind: a generalized [...]
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November 2018’s Rise in Housing Inventory
Every market has its two sides. Depending on which side you’re on, a market may be either great for you [...]
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Fannie Mae’s Predictions on the Housing Market Through 2019-2020
In the January 2019 Economic Outlook released by Fannie Mae’s Economic and Strategic Research Group (which includes its Economic Developments [...]
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Refinance Rates on the Rise
The latest Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Refinance Report reveals that, in concordance with the rise of interest rates in [...]
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How the Housing Slowdown May Help First-Time Homebuyers
While for investors and the upper echelon of the housing market a cool-down in the rise of housing prices may [...]
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What Sorts of Homeownership Options are Available for the Self-Employed?
In a recent report detailing the ongoing impact of the 2008 financial crisis on self-employed households, the Urban Institute uses [...]
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Ways to Take Title
Title in a parcel of real property is what we convey in order to pass ownership between one person (or [...]
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Ellie Mae’s September Millennial Tracker Shows They Still Want to Buy Homes
Every Millennial Tracker report released by Ellie Mae in the past few months point to what appears to be a [...]
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What the FHFA Has in Store for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2019
On December 20, 2018, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) produced its “2019 Scorecard for Fannie Mae, Freddy Mac, and [...]
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More Common Issues We Find in Curing Title
In an earlier post, we detailed four of the most common issues we find when we are practicing our title [...]
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How to Buy a House if You Can’t Afford a Down Payment
If there’s one unfortunate truism about the financial health of American families, it’s that, these days, a startling number of [...]
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