Housing Policy
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Want to stay current with the latest changes to housing policy? Kirk Willison, our VP-Government and Industry Relations, anchors PolicyCast, a video podcast series featuring his interviews with top housing officials from across the nation. He also authors Capital Commentary, which covers public policy legislation shaping the housing industry’s future.
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March 22, 2023
Growing Risks to Housing Finance System?
This issue of Capital Commentary highlights new potential risks to the housing finance system: reducing the effectiveness of transferring credit risk and eliminating title insurance and full appraisals …
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March 8, 2023
Queen City’s King-Size Problems
Arch MI leaders recently visited Cincinnati, Ohio, to ask local stakeholders about the causes and ramifications of the limited supply of homes available for sale and what should be done to boost afforda…
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March 6, 2023
PolicyCast: Risks and Rewards of Small IMBs
Scott Olson, Executive Director of Community Home Lenders Association, discusses the unique challenges for independent mortgage banks and the association’s mission to keep them competitive….
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February 23, 2023
Rising Homeownership Barriers
We’re a month from spring, which traditionally kicks off homebuying season. But mounting barriers are delaying or canceling the American dream of homeownership for growing numbers of prospective buyers….
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February 13, 2023
PolicyCast: Housing’s Big Picture
Industry veteran Dave Stevens joins the Arch MI PolicyCast to talk about predictions and perspectives for 2023’s mortgage market and thoughts on where the GSEs need to focus their affordable housing ini…
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February 8, 2023
Housing Policymakers to Watch
In our previous Capital Commentary, we asked leading advocates about their top housing priorities in 2023. This issue examines which policymakers will decide housing’s future, both as regulators and l…
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January 25, 2023
Will Hill Help Housing?
What are the housing problems policymakers will confront over the next two years? Who better to ask than leading housing trade groups and housing advocates? They shared their insights with Capital Comme…
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January 11, 2023
One Big Thing: Housing’s Cloudy Forecast
Capital Commentary asked leading housing authorities to give their insights on the upcoming year from the perspective of looking back on 2023 from the end of the year rather than the beginning. Their ve…
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December 12, 2022
Midterms Were Good News for Housing
Welcome to our end-of-the-year review of the 2022 midterm elections and their impact on housing and homeownership in America….
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About Arch MI’s Capital Commentary
Capital Commentary newsletter reports on the public policy issues shaping the housing industry’s future. Each issue presents insights from a team led by Kirk Willison.
About Arch MI’s PolicyCast
PolicyCast — a video podcast series hosted by Kirk Willison — enables mortgage professionals to keep on top of the issues shaping the future of housing and the new policy initiatives under consideration in Washington, D.C., the state capitals and the financial markets.
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