New platform aims to aggregate and streamline access to a wide range of assistance programs, with a focus on making homeownership more attainable for first-time and repeat buyers.
Lew Sichelman
Lew Sichelman has been covering the housing and mortgage sectors for 52 years. His syndicated column appears in major newspapers throughout the country. He also has been the real estate editor at two major Washington, D.C., dailies and spent 30 years on the staff of National Mortgage News, formerly National Thrift News.
Economists from the Mortgage Bankers Association anticipate a gradual recovery in the mortgage sector, with rates expected to dip and origination volumes set to surge by 2025.
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Different approaches could help boost home ownership
In a dwindling market, cash really hurts appraisal business
Modern innovations include conversational responses
Economists tell real estate editors to expect some improvement in the housing market in 2024.
A mind-boggling array of deceptive fees punishing homeowners
A disturbing trend of disappearing values
Bad actors reported by financial institutions seeking level playing field