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Housing Market 2020 Forecast: Will It Crash or Recover?

Marco Santarelli

During this pandemic, the real estate activity has been continuing (at a slower pace) with some buyers & sellers merely shifting their timing down the line. During this pandemic, the real estate activity has been continuing (at a slower pace) with some buyers & sellers merely shifting their timing down the line.

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Reducing the racial wealth gap by expanding down payment assistance

Housing Wire

In 2019, White families had 8 times the wealth of Black families ($188,000 vs. $24,100), and five times more wealth than Hispanics ($36,100). Now is the time to double down on diversity and inclusion efforts. With home equity accounting for a quarter of total U.S. With home equity accounting for a quarter of total U.S.

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Opinion: The risk in cutting FHA insurance premiums

Housing Wire

There has been a flurry of recent articles prognosticating a decrease to Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insurance premiums. Several trade groups including the Mortgage Bankers Association have corresponded with the HUD Secretary in support of cuts. At least 137,000 of those borrowers have FHA-insured loans.

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