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    Ten years after: Schaefer Homes revs up its engines for growth

    After spending much of its first decade laying the groundwork for growth, Maryland-based Schaefer Homes emerged as the eighth-fastest-growing homebuilder by residential sales volume in HousingWire’s inaugural HousingWire Homebuilder Rankings.  Jim Schaefer, CEO of Schaefer Homes, founded the company

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  • NALHFA: HUD cuts would worsen housing affordability challenges,Jonathan Delozier

    NALHFA: HUD cuts would worsen housing affordability challenges

    Affordable housing advocates are warning that proposed reductions to several key U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs could make it harder for communities to address persistent affordability challenges and expand housing supply. The National Association of Local Housing Fi

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  • Secondary mortgage market waits for data, creates workarounds amid shift to alternative credit scores,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    Secondary mortgage market waits for data, creates workarounds amid shift to alternative credit scores

    Mortgage lenders are rolling out new credit scoring models, but in the secondary market, investors and credit rating agencies are awaiting additional performance data while developing workarounds to keep loans moving through the system. Susan Hosterman, senior director for North America RMBS and cov

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