• GSEs boost foreclosure prevention as forbearances surge,Sarah Wolak

    GSEs boost foreclosure prevention as forbearances surge

    Foreclosure prevention activity increased in October as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed more than 17,000 actions to help struggling homeowners, according to a Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) report released Thursday. The government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) completed 17,032 foreclosure

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  • The rental market is normalizing, but “normal” still depends on where you live,Michael Lucarelli

    The rental market is normalizing, but “normal” still depends on where you live

    After years of volatility, the U.S. rental market is settling into something closer to equilibrium. Nationally, rent growth has slowed to near zero, vacancy has risen, and the intense competition of the pandemic era has eased. But normalization does not mean uniform relief, and it certainly does not

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  • What D.R. Horton’s dominance means for every U.S. homebuilder,John McManus

    What D.R. Horton’s dominance means for every U.S. homebuilder

    We’ve said it before. When D.R. Horton reports its quarterly earnings, what you’re watching isn’t just the scoreboard of America’s largest homebuilder. You’re watching a business model operating at a different altitude — and with different oxygen — than almost every other homebuilding enterprise in

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