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Closing Cost Reform: Long Overdue and Worth the Fight (Part 1)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

For the buyer, closing costs vary significantly by state, reflecting different state regulations and laws. The cost of the lender’s title policy, which is paid by the homebuyer via a single, upfront payment made at the closing, will vary from state to state, reflecting that the states regulate title insurance.

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Faced with Housing Shortages, Policymakers Test New Reforms To Increase Production

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

But in recent years, California’s state government has stepped in to accelerate housing production by reforming zoning regulations, removing some of the red tape that has slowed production, and cracking down on localities that have historically resisted densifying. million units.

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Government Mortgage Interest Rates: A Serious Discussion about the Intertwined Topics of Risk Adjustment and Cross-subsidies

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the regulator and conservator of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), has been very prominently in the news lately. every borrower paying the same interest rate), its regulators would cite it for engaging in an unsafe and unsound practice.