An affordability challenge in rural America, Canadian and American renters consider the pursuit of homeownership, and Arkansas realtors helping communities facing food insecurity. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week...
The Appraisal Foundation has partnered with the Farm Credit System to create a Rural Appraisal Practicum Model, a new framework designed to address the challenges facing aspiring rural appraisers. According to the organizations, the initiative will create a...
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced that the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) has published plans to extend housing access in rural underserved markets, enhance their support for...
Click n’ Close, an Addison, Texas-headquartered lender serving consumers and mortgage originators through its wholesale and correspondent channels, has introduced its One-Time Close (OTC) loan programs for government-insured mortgage products. According to the company...
CBC Mortgage Agency, a Native American-owned nationally chartered housing finance agency headquartered in Cedar City, Utah, was approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide 30-year mortgage loans for borrowers outside of urban and suburban areas....