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The Tradeoff Shaping First-Time Buyer Decisions
In an era of high returns and high housing costs, renters are recalibrating the value of turning their savings into a down payment.
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Rent vs. Own: How FHA Down Payments Can Alter the Ownership Equation
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2026 Ivory Prize Finalists Announced
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Bridging the Capital Gap: How 621 Capital Is Helping Private Builders Scale
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Senate Banking Committee Advances Sweeping Bipartisan Housing Package
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Introducing the 2025 Ivory Prize Winners
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Pretium Commits Up to $5 Billion to Help Home Builders Navigate Tight Lending Market
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FHFA and FHA Loans: 98% of Counties Get an Increase in Loan Limits in 2025
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FHA Loan Limits to Increase Again in 2025
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Median-Earning Families Now Devote 38% of Their Income to Mortgages
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FHA Supported Homeownership for More Than 790,000 Americans in 2024
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Smith Douglas Homes and LoanDepot Announce New Joint Venture Ridgeland Mortgage
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Decade Down: Century Communities Reflects on 10 Years as a Public Builder
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Chief Economist Ali Wolf Takes a Deep Dive on Debt and Consumer Spending
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62% of Gen Z and Millennials Want to Be Homeowners Despite Concerns
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Visionary Homes Joins Forces With Japan-Based Misawa Homes Co.
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54% of Americans Think Mortgage Rates Are Record High
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Meet the Winners of the 2024 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability
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Hovnanian Enterprises and GTIS Partners Announce Expansion of Home Building Joint Venture
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The Numbers Behind the Nation's Top Home Builders
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68% of Americans Say Housing Costs Are Causing Financial Anxiety
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The Top 10 U.S. Home Builders With the Most Closings in 2023
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Landsea Homes Launches Exclusive Financial Services Platform for Buyers
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M/I Homes Hits First Quarter Records
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NVR Starts 2024 Strong With Year-Over-Year Profit Increases
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11 Organizations Recognized for Innovative Solutions to the Housing Crisis
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Värde Partners and David Weekley Homes Launch Land Banking Venture
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Ivory Innovations Selects Top 25 Finalists for the 2024 Ivory Prize
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Commercial Real Estate Continues to Feel Pinch of Tightened Credit Conditions
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Digs Raises $7 Million for Collaborative Home Building Platform
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Frigid Winter Conditions Keep Buyers and Sellers on Ice
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Why Zonda’s Millennial Survey Matters
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CoreLogic: Mortgage Delinquency Rates at All-Time Low Levels
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Lennar Acquires Failed Modular Construction Startup Veev
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How Are Tighter Credit Standards Impacting Builders and Developers?
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What Market Conditions Should Home Builders Expect Going Into 2024?
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Over 84% of U.S. Counties See Increased FHFA and FHA Loan Limits for 2024
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FHA Loan Limits to Increase in 2024
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Former Unicorn Veev Nears Closure After Failed Financing Round
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Why Post-COVID Has Been a ‘Challenging Period’ to Model Builder Earnings
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FHA Helps Over 765,000 Families Buy Homes in Fiscal Year 2023
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Eye on Housing
Credit Conditions Continued to Tighten in Third Quarter
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Only 30% of Veterans Know About Their Zero Down Payment Benefit
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Multifamily Executive
NewPoint Launches Build-to-Rent Financing Program
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Mortgage Rates Reach Highest Level in Almost 23 Years
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From Family Business to Multigenerational Empire: The Tony Avila Story
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Racial Disparities in Homeownership
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High Mortgage Rates Spur Concern for Housing Demand
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Mortgage Applications Drop to Lowest Level Since April 1995
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New-Home Mortgage Applications Increase 35.5% YOY in July
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Shifts, Trends, and Opportunities in Financing Master-Planned Communities
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Mortgage Rate Locks Dropped 7% in July
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Access to Credit Tightens Across the Economy
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Is 5% the Mortgage Rate-Lock Tipping Point?
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Where Can Buyers Find the Cheapest First Year of Homeownership?
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New-Home Purchases Increase 26.1% YOY in June
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Midyear Mortgage Checkup: What Does the Rest of 2023 Hold?
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Health of the Housing Market Depends on More Inventory
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Realtor.com
Today's Buyers Wouldn't Have Wanted to Buy in 1981
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For the Capitalized, Now Is the Time to Move on Build-to-Rent Projects
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What the End of the Student Loan Forbearance Means for Housing
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5 Ways Midsize Builders Can Fill Their Projects' Capital Stack
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Many Americans Feel They Need to Win the Lottery to Own a Home
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1% Down Payment Programs Give Buyers an Opportunity
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Ali Wolf: Gen X Continues to Play Key Role in Housing Market
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Tracking the Evolution of Build-to-Rent
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Home Buyer Affordability Deteriorates Further in April
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Ivory Innovations Recognizes Four Housing Innovators with the 2023 Ivory Prize
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Where Are Home Prices Headed in 2023?
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What Is the State of U.S. Lending?
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Home Buyers 40 and Younger Undeterred by a ‘Seller's Market’
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Ali Wolf: Baby Boomers Remain Vital to the Housing Market
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How Has Fair Housing Advanced in 55 Years?
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FHFA Announces Updates to GSEs' Equitable Housing Finance Plans
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5 Tips for Selecting a Preferred Lender
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New-Home Mortgage Applications Increase for Second Consecutive Month
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Build-to-Rent Reset: Navigating Investors and Opportunities
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Could the Bank Failures Help Bring Home Buyers Off the Sidelines?
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72% of Gen Zers Want to Buy a Home Within the Next Six Years
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Are Buyers Put Off by Too Many Mortgage Options?
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Ivory Innovations Reveals the 2023 Ivory Prize Top 25
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Homeownership Less Affordable in January
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Buyers Are on a Mortgage Rate Roller Coaster
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FHA to Lower Mortgage Insurance Premiums by 30 Basis Points
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New-Home Mortgage Applications Rebound in Response to Lower Rates
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Borrowers Show 'Great Reliance' on Permanent Rate Buydowns
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Are Romantic Partners Moving in Together for Love or Saving Money?
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The Washington Post
All-Cash Buyers Are Pricing Out First-Time Home Buyers in Some Markets
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Ali Wolf: Persistent Inflation Impacts Housing Affordability Across the U.S.
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FHFA Redesigns and Recalibrates GSEs' Single-Family Pricing Network
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New-Home Mortgage Applications Drop 25.2% Year-Over-Year in December
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Realtor.com
Nearly Half of Buyers With an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Regret It
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Increase Slightly
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MBA: New-Home Mortgage Applications Decreased 25.2% YOY in November
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Majority of U.S. Counties Will Start 2023 With Higher FHFA and FHA Loan Limits
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Multifamily Executive
Origin Investments Expects Rent Growth to Rebound in 2024-2026 and a BTR Boom
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What's Driving the Behaviors of Home Buyers and Sellers?
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Report: 8% of All 2022 Mortgage-Purchased Homes Are Underwater
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Employment Growth Can't Save Some Housing Markets in the Near Term
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FHA-Insured Mortgage Loan Limits to Increase in 2023
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Pandemic Boomtowns Are Cooling Dramatically
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Payment-to-Income Ratio Sheds Light on Regional Housing Trends
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MBA: Mortgage Application Payments Rise in October
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Mortgage Applications for New Homes Fall 28.6% on Year-Over-Year Basis in October
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98% of Metro Area Home Prices Rise Year-Over-Year in Q3
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Survey: Search for Affordable Housing a Top Concern for Active-Duty Servicemembers Returning to Civilian Life
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Report: Only 16% of Consumers Say Now is a Good Time to Buy a Home
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The Share of First-Time Home Buyers Is Smaller and Older
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Eye on Housing
All-Cash Sales Outnumbered FHA-Backed New-Home Sales in Third Quarter
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MBA: Home Buyer Affordability Takes 'Enormous Hit' in September
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Higher Mortgage Rates Push Builders Toward Flexible and Impactful Incentives for Buyers
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage Rates Slow Upward Trajectory, Move Closer to 7%
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Mortgage Applications for New Homes Decline 7% in September
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Bloomberg.com
Where Are Home Prices Headed?
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