By KIMBERLEY HAAS Officials at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have awarded funding from a program established by the Inflation Reduction Act to owners of assisted multifamily housing properties and the money is going to climate-related investments. The act, signed into law by President Joe Biden on Aug. 16, 2022, has done…
In a move geared toward improving and streamlining credit access to qualified borrowers, the FHA is getting rid of the Mortgage Credit Reject screen. Up until now, the FHA required lenders to flag information about denied applications due to a provision in its Single Family Housing Policy Handbook. That information was flagged for a six-month…
Prominent political player and lobbyist George Rogers has joined the Mortgage Bankers Association as vice president of legislative affairs, the group announced in a press release. Rogers will advocate on behalf of MBA’s legislative and policy priorities, focusing largely on Republican members of the United States Senate. He holds a Juris Doctor from Indiana University…
By CHUCK GREEN Back in 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were in trouble. In fact, without government intervention, they faced imminent collapse, and on Sept. 6 of that year, both were placed in conservatorship by the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. With those conservatorships hitting their 15th anniversary, William Emmons, an adjunct…
By SCOTT KIMBLER As officials work to address racial bias in home valuations, leaders at a public policy think tank in Washington, DC, are saying recent recommendations made by a federal task force miss the mark. The Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity, or PAVE for short, was created in June of…
By KIMBERLEY HAAS Addressing affordability issues by allowing for creative living solutions may be the key to getting more Millennials into homeownership. According to the 2023 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends Report published by the National Association of Realtors, the share of Millennial buyers has declined. Millennials between 24 and 42 years old made…
By KIMBERLEY HAAS Federal housing officials have pledged to support people affected by the wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui as the state’s governor warns developers to stay away. Officials from Ginnie Mae, the Federal Housing Administration, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the United States Department of…
Freedom Mortgage has been sanctioned by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for providing illegal incentives to real estate brokers and agents for mortgage loan referrals. The CFPB says Freedom offered agents and brokers perks for past and future loan referrals, a violation of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. In at least forty cases, Freedom…
Low-income redevelopment zones continue to benefit from home price appreciation around the country, and some are faring better than their neighbors. ATTOM’s Q2 2023 review of low-income Opportunity Zones targeted by Congress for economic redevelopment found that 61% of the 3,909 data zones saw price increases. In half of those, prices were up 5% or…
By CHUCK GREEN Mortgage rates are hovering around 7% as the summer winds down and with potential homebuyers facing high monthly payments for the few properties for sale, people are wondering when the Federal Reserve will loosen its grip on monetary policy so the housing market can free up again. Last month, Chairman Jerome Powell…
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