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[Pulse] The housing market has a growing affordability problem, and here’s why
Mar 13, 2019Since 2012, housing affordability conditions for prospective homeowners have declined. While the causes of this situation are complex, it’s clear financing issues are a leading contributor holding back the market. A lack of available financing for acquisition, development and construction (AD&C) debt is restraining construction and increasing costs, and this means that new construction is not keeping pace with demand, signaling the potential for worsening affordability if policymakers don’t take note.
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[Pulse] Here’s how mortgage lenders can improve the borrower’s journey
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[Pulse] Here are the 10 housing markets where prices will decrease the most in 2019
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[Pulse] Is Zillow’s move into buying, selling and financing homes a betrayal?
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[Pulse] Housing industry reacts to Gary Vaynerchuck’s homeownership slam
Feb 25, 2019 -
[Pulse] What I learned interviewing over 100 of America’s top loan originators
Feb 21, 2019 -
[Pulse] Did Amazon’s about-face on its NY HQ2 plans turn the Long Island City real estate market upside down?
Feb 20, 2019 -
[Pulse] Gary Vaynerchuk says homeownership is BS, but I don’t care
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[Pulse] Don’t buy into the hype over a pending real estate crash
Feb 08, 2019
