Responding to recent calls from industry leaders and associations, the Federal Housing Administration announced it will lower its insurance premiums.

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Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of REALTORS®, shares his 2015 forecast and what to expect in housing this year.

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Some of the areas with the highest home-price appreciation are in states where the energy boom has been focused. Will the plummeting costs of oil chip away at home prices?

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The loan product, once blamed for the subprime mortgage crisis, has evolved over the last few years. The changes may ease some of the industry’s fears about its re-emergence.

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Though Americans’ confidence in the economy is growing, there are still a few factors making them uncertain about making a real estate move.
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