HousingWireHousingWire Retirement benefits for recipients of the U.S. Social Security program must be scaled back by 2033 if there is to be any chance of sustaining full retirement benefit payouts, but a consistent lack of attention by both chambers of Congress could necessitate a benefit cut if inaction persists over…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire According to ATTOM’s third quarter 2024 Home Equity and Underwater Report, 48.3% of mortgaged residential properties in the U.S. are considered equity rich. In the first quarter of 2024, homeowners across the U.S. saw a remarkable surge in their equity, gaining an impressive $28,000 on average. According to CoreLogic,…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund announced on Wednesday that it has awarded 48 organizations a total of $246.4 million to develop affordable housing and community facilities. The funding is expected to result in some 26,400 new housing units, which will primarily serve…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWireUWM has debuted a new cash-out refi product without mortgage insurance. Is the juice worth the squeeze? United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) has the mortgage industry abuzz over its latest product, a higher-risk, cash-out refinance that it might not be able to sell to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. On Wednesday,…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire What had previously been a surprisingly mild 2024 hurricane season closed with two devastating storms that hammered Florida and North Carolina. While assessing the full scale of the damage could still take months, the short-term effects on the two state’s housing markets were immediately visible — the markets came…
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