The Hill, Dec. 6, 2023-Lydia McFarlaneLawmakers and witnesses at a hearing addressing housing affordability Wednesday morning sounded similar frustrations over the growing divide between affordable housing supply and demand in …
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The Mortgage Market Just Had Its Strongest Week in Months
Housing Wire, Dec. 6, 2023-Sarah MarxFalling mortgage rates last week brought increased demand.Click here for more (subscription)
These S.F. Office Buildings Are the Top Candidates to Convert to Housing
San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. 6, 2023-J.K. DineenCity planning officials have approved San Francisco’s first post-pandemic office-to-residential conversion, and a new report from Moody’s Analytics suggests that 13% of the city’s …
As Offices Sit Empty and Housing Costs Soar, Some Texas Developers Are Converting Workspaces Into Apartments
Texas Tribune, Dec. 6, 2023-Joshua FechterDALLAS — From an 18th-floor apartment smack dab in the middle of downtown, a renter sipping coffee at a quartz countertop would have a view …
Mortgage Refinance Demand Jumps 14% as Rates Fall to Lowest Point Since August
CNBC, Dec. 6, 2023-Diana OlickAfter surging over 8% in October, mortgage rates are falling back toward 7% again, and that is jump-starting the refinance market.Click here for more
Addressing the Affordable Housing Crisis
Barings, December 2023, Daron Tubian and Rich RobertsIn the latest episode of Baring’s Investing Together podcast series, Daron Tubian, Head of Affordable Housing Investments at Barings, sits down with Richard …
Mortgage Refinance Demand Jumps 14% as Rates Fall to Lowest Point Since August
CNBC, Dec. 6 2023–Diana OlickThe rate for the popular 30-year mortgage fell back toward 7% after hitting 8% earlier this fall, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported. Applications to refinance a …
Housing Market Predictions for 2024
Multi-Housing News, December 6, 2023Multifamily experts expand on trends, challenges and opportunities for the industry for the year to come.Click here for more.
Assumable Mortgages Are Having a Moment. Will It Last?
National Mortgage News, Dec. 4, 2023-Kyle CampbellHigher interest rates and rising home prices have breathed new life into an often overlooked option for housing finance: Assumption.Click here for more (subscription)
In Hurricane-Prone Florida, Builders Are Still Making New Homes Out of Wood
The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 4, 2023-Deborah AcostaDevelopers in Florida are rolling out new homes built with wooden frames, undaunted by the risk that wood can be less reliable than …