Mortgages - Residential Rethinking
American Banker | October 8, 2009
Since peaking in 2004, the U.S. homeownership rate has lost nearly all the gains it had made since the beginning of the decade. Why some experts say this trend will continue in the decade ahead — and how the crisis is reshaping the housing policy debate. Also: Hatching an FHA "eagle" allows Inlanta, a Wisconsin lender, to soar to new heights.
Mulling a Long-Term Drop in Homeownership Rate
If Arthur C. Nelson is right, the homeownership rate is headed for a seismic shift that will reduce it to levels not seen in a generation.
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What It Took to Become an FHA Contender
Two years ago, Inlanta Mortgage faced a conundrum. FHA loans, which had made up a mere 5% of the Waukesha, Wis., company's production a few years earlier, were suddenly in hot demand.
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