MBA: Mortgage applications press forward Mortgage applications rose 2.9% from last week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 21, 2018. On an unadjusted basis, the Mortgage Composite Index inched forward 2% from the previous…
NPR: Can rent control save California's struggling renters? Affordability continues to haunt homeowners and renters nationwide, especially Californians navigating one of the nation’s most unaffordable markets. As Californians struggle to afford their homes, state legislators are scrambling to make the…
Fannie Mae launches challenge for healthy affordable housing solutions It's long been apparent, but it's now safe to say that the housing industry is becoming increasingly unaffordable. As more homeowners and renters struggle to afford homes, the quest to discover…
[Expert commentary] As demand booms, cash in single-family rental market flows When Blackstone took Invitation Homes, its single-family rental company, public by filing for an IPO, the SFR asset class was born. Single-family rentals began to be seen as having…