The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told lenders to avoid placing illegal burdens on mortgage borrowers who receive Social Security disability income.
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The size of the typical home is shrinking, which may be a sign that a wider array of buyers, including first-timers, are returning to the market.
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The common line in the real estate industry is that 20 percent of agents do 80 percent of the business. That doesn’t mean the rest are doing nothing.
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Online and technology tools have improved the home-buying process and made people more confident in their purchase decisions, the majority of home buyers say in a new poll.
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency says it will propose a new framework early next year for how mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will set their so-called G-fees.
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The latest housing numbers offer more justification for why builders’ confidence is on the rise.
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