Financing Federal Reserve Holds Low Interest Rates Through 2020 Low interest rates have bolstered the housing market, and many waited in anticipation to see what the Federal Reserve would do next after...
Financing Refinancing Resurges As Homeowners Withdrew $36 Billion in Equity Cha-ching. Americans are making serious money moves. Homeowners withdrew $36 billion in equity since the last quarter of 2018, hitting a 12...
Financing California Bans Companies From Dropping Insurance Coverage Due to Wildfires Imagine losing your home to a wildfire only to realize that the insurance company you sent checks to every month was dropping your coverage....
Financing Sky's the Limit With VA Loan Limits Elimination Talk about a good start to a new year: Starting in 2020, veterans will be able to take out Veteran Affairs-backed mortgages without a...
Financing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Will Allow Borrowers to Take Out Mortgages Over $500,000 The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced that it will raise limits on loans to keep pace with changes in home prices. With this move,...
Exclusive Research + Data Pro Builder 2020 Housing Forecast Optimism reigns as the home building industry enters a new decade
Opinion How Concerned Should Home Builders Be About a Recession? There are good reasons for builders to feel cautiously optimistic for 2020
Planning + Development On Your Lot or Not? Advantages, Challenges of a Semi-Custom Approach Somewhere between custom and production, building to suit on a client’s land removes some risk, while keeping your creative juices flowing
Economics Renting a Single-Family Home Is Getting More Expensive Having trouble buying a single-family house due to the high entry-level price tag? It’s going to be hard to catch a break because rents are...
Financing Why 2020 Could Be Big for the Housing Market Cue the Rocky theme song: Fannie Mae thinks 2020 could be a big comeback year for the housing industry. After months of wondering if the...