FHFA releases three-year plans to improve housing access

FHFA releases three-year plans to improve housing access

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Monday unveiled its three-year plan for the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to improve housing opportunities in underserved areas. Key pillars of... Read more »
How are mortgage rates affecting housing demand?

How are mortgage rates affecting housing demand?

It has been almost two months since mortgage rates spiked again, and my initial thought was this would tank housing demand. We had a positive 18-week period with purchase applications before mortgage... Read more »
How the second Trump administration could affect the housing market

How the second Trump administration could affect the housing market

Across Southern California, and for that matter much of the country, housing is unaffordable for many, whether someone is trying to buy a house or rent an apartment. Voter concern over the... Read more »
NAR’s free-spending is unrivaled among housing trade groups

NAR’s free-spending is unrivaled among housing trade groups

NAR’s volunteer leaders receive financial benefits that no other nonprofit in the housing space comes close to matching, 990 filings reveal. Earlier this week the National Association of Realtors(NAR) made headlines for... Read more »
Tri-Pointe Homes CEO on what Trump 2.0 could mean for the housing market

Tri-Pointe Homes CEO on what Trump 2.0 could mean for the housing market

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Doug Bauer, CEO of Tri Pointe Homes, joins CNBC’s ‘The Exchange’ to discuss what’s next for housing and homebuilders,... Read more »
What to expect from the 2025 housing market

What to expect from the 2025 housing market

Frankly, it feels like the housing market is contracting a bit now in November. After the hurricanes, we got hit with spiking mortgage rates and then the election. We saw a little... Read more »
What to expect from the 2025 housing market

Credit data shows no housing crash

Credit stress data When the next job-loss recession happens, we will see a rise in credit stress data and I am 100% sure the doomers of America will sit on their useless... Read more »
Workers turn to van life amid Eastern Sierra housing crunch

Workers turn to van life amid Eastern Sierra housing crunch

MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif.  —  Emily Markstein, a sinewy rock climber and skier who has spent seven years living and working in the Sierra resort town of Mammoth Lakes, opens a large sliding... Read more »
Auction.com looks at election-driven housing market trends in 2025

Auction.com looks at election-driven housing market trends in 2025

In the latest episode of the Power House podcast, HousingWire‘s Diego Sanchez sits down with Daren Blomquist, vice president of market economics at Auction.com. In this conversation, Blomquist explores the impact of... Read more »
‘Why us?’: Housing nonprofits are paying millions in ‘mansion tax’

‘Why us?’: Housing nonprofits are paying millions in ‘mansion tax’

Since the “mansion tax” took effect last April, a bevy of groups have aired their grievances. Developers claim the tax eats into their profit margins, stifling new housing projects. Commercial property owners... Read more »