Mortgages and Banking

FHA Policy Now Allows ADUs to Boost Borrowers’ Qualifying Income

The new policy will in part help first-time buyers, seniors, and intergenerational families to leverage ADUs to attain homeownership.

Mortgage Rates Climb for Fifth Straight Week, Surpassing 7.5%

Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates to 22-Year High

Cash Buyers Reach the Highest Share in Nearly a Decade

Federal Reserve Raises Rates by 25 Basis Points in Wake of SVB Collapse

Forecast: Home Buying Costs Unlikely to Come Down in 2023

Housing Market Update: Recession Likely in 2023

Mortgage Applications for New Homes Fall 28.6% on Year-Over-Year Basis in October

Mortgage Rates Once Again Rise Above 7%

Housing Market Update: Not All Markets Look the Same

How Builders Are Shifting Strategies Amid Market Uncertainty

Housing Market Slows as Fed Takes Aggressive Approach to Combat Inflation

COVID-19 Update: Ongoing Inflation, Rising Mortgage Rates, and Returning Home Price Appreciation

COVID-19 Update: ‘Three Yellow Flags’

COVID-19 Update: ‘The Economy Is Coming Back to Life’

NAHB Officials Cite OSHA Oversight Relief, Potential Continued Tax Boon for Remodelers in 2018

NAHB: Proposed Tax Plan “Slams Middle Class”

Financing Options for the Future: 1st Mortgage Construction and Renovation Loans

Financing Options for the Future: Mortgage Options

Mix Shift: Sized and Priced to Sell

Mix Shift: Sized and Priced to Sell

Financing–It’s Back

Will The Shutdown Affect The Housing Market?

Florida Offers Principal Reductions to Underwater Homeowners

Maryland Faces Second Foreclosure Wave

More rooftops in the works? Maybe … or maybe not

How FHA-Insured Loans Can Help Homeowners Afford to Remodel

Sales Alchemy: Getting Prospects off the Dime

Using Financing to Help Clients Pay: An Interview With Dino Andreakos

Financing Today: An Interview With Bruce Pinsler