Real estate investors own almost 900,000 vacant properties nationwide, a share greater than the number of empty homes across the rest of the housing market, Attom reports.  The vacancy rate nationwide is steady in the third quarter compared to past years, according to the property analytics firm’s latest study. The number of homes that have […]

The Community Home Lenders of America is calling for nonbank lender support as it emphasizes the importance of mortgage industry input in any federal decision-making regarding the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  The group representing small and mid-sized independent mortgage banks made its wishes known in a letter this week to Treasury Secretary

Industry veteran Bill Dallas, chairman of Dallas Capital and former president of Finance of America, says accessory dwelling units (ADUs) still face major hurdles before they can become a reliable solution to what he calls the nation’s “largest social challenge:” affordable housing. “One of the challenges… is that the laws are so difficult and varied