September 27, 2017
Fannie, Freddie and Climate Change
The Housing Finance Policy Center at the Urban Institute issued its September 2017 Housing Finance At A Glance Chartbook. The introduction asks what the recent hurricanes tell us about GSE credit risk transfer. But it also has broader implications regarding … Continue reading
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July 5, 2017
First-Time Homebuyer Tips
The Lenders Network quoted me in First-Time Home Buyer Tips and Advice from Top Mortgage & Real Estate Experts. It reads, in part, If you’re in the market to purchase your first home, then you know there’s much for you to … Continue reading
July 5, 2017 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
June 29, 2017
The Hispanic Homeownership Gap
Freddie Mac’s latest Economic & Housing Research Insight asks Will the Hispanic Homeownership Gap Persist? It opens, This is the American story. A wave of immigrants arrives in the U.S. Perhaps they’re escaping religious or political persecution. Perhaps … Continue reading
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June 22, 2017
State of the Nation’s Housing 2017
Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies has released its excellent State of the Nation’s Housing for 2017, with many important insights. The executive summary reads, in part, A decade after the onset of the Great Recession, the national housing market … Continue reading
June 22, 2017 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
June 13, 2017
How Are First-Time Homebuyers Doing?
Genworth Mortgage Insurance Corporation released a a First-Time Home Market Report. The big news from the report is that first-time homebuyers purchased fifteen percent more single-family homes in 2016 than in 2015. The 2 million homes purchased in 2016 was the … Continue reading
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June 2, 2017
Obamas Buy Their Rental
Realtor.com quoted me in Former President Obama Finally Buys the DC Home He’s Renting: 6 Smart Reasons Why. It reads, in part, Former President Barack Obama has decided that buying beats renting. The former first family have surprised many by purchasing the Washington, … Continue reading
June 2, 2017 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
May 30, 2017
Gen Z Eying Real Estate Trends
The Washington Post along with its content partner National Association of Realtors quoted me in Eye on the Future. It reads, in part, The suburbs as we know them are in flux. Many of the country’s bedroom communities have traditionally been … Continue reading
May 30, 2017 in Home Ownership | Permalink | No Comments
