Georgia Kromrei, Author at HousingWire https://www.realtrends.com/blog/author/georgia-kromrei/ Empowering Real Estate Decisions with Trusted Insights. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 02:40:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2025/03/cropped-RealTrends_bug.png?w=32 Georgia Kromrei, Author at HousingWire https://www.realtrends.com/blog/author/georgia-kromrei/ 32 32 242052225 Hispanic homeownership held back by FHA borrower discrimination, survey says https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2022/03/16/hispanic-homeownership-held-back-by-fha-borrower-discrimination-survey-says/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2022/03/16/hispanic-homeownership-held-back-by-fha-borrower-discrimination-survey-says/#respond Wed, 16 Mar 2022 10:46:41 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2022/03/16/hispanic-homeownership-held-back-by-fha-borrower-discrimination-survey-says/ Latinos are twice as likely to use FHA financing than non-Hispanic white borrowers, but most of the real estate agents surveyed by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals felt FHA borrowers were at a competitive disadvantage.

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2022/03/16/hispanic-homeownership-held-back-by-fha-borrower-discrimination-survey-says/feed/ 0 2940 Construction worker shortage has reached “crisis” levels https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/11/04/construction-worker-shortage-has-reached-crisis-levels/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/11/04/construction-worker-shortage-has-reached-crisis-levels/#respond Thu, 04 Nov 2021 17:44:11 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/11/04/construction-worker-shortage-has-reached-crisis-levels/ To keep pace with current building demand, 740,000 new construction workers are needed each year for the next three years, according to a new report.

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/11/04/construction-worker-shortage-has-reached-crisis-levels/feed/ 0 2622 Most single women households say homeownership out of reach https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/10/13/most-single-women-households-say-homeownership-out-of-reach/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/10/13/most-single-women-households-say-homeownership-out-of-reach/#respond Wed, 13 Oct 2021 20:39:24 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/10/13/most-single-women-households-say-homeownership-out-of-reach/ After the workplace disruptions of the past two years, most single women who are heads of their household now think homeownership is not for them.

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/10/13/most-single-women-households-say-homeownership-out-of-reach/feed/ 0 2566 Racial equity in the mortgage biz goes beyond fancy galas https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/09/28/racial-equity-in-the-mortgage-biz-goes-beyond-fancy-galas/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/09/28/racial-equity-in-the-mortgage-biz-goes-beyond-fancy-galas/#respond Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:17:47 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/09/28/racial-equity-in-the-mortgage-biz-goes-beyond-fancy-galas/ If last year gave rise to a slew of announcements of initiatives to improve racial equity, now is the time to give force to those promises, a panel of experts said. HW+ premium content

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/09/28/racial-equity-in-the-mortgage-biz-goes-beyond-fancy-galas/feed/ 0 2529 Down payment assistance part of $3.5T infrastructure plan https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/11/down-payment-assistance-part-of-3-5t-infrastructure-plan/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/11/down-payment-assistance-part-of-3-5t-infrastructure-plan/#respond Wed, 11 Aug 2021 20:18:25 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/11/down-payment-assistance-part-of-3-5t-infrastructure-plan/ The $3.5T social infrastructure framework includes down payment assistance, but little else to address housing challenges for low-income borrowers. HW+ Premium Content.

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/11/down-payment-assistance-part-of-3-5t-infrastructure-plan/feed/ 0 2425 Biden announces new CDC eviction limits https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/04/biden-announces-new-cdc-eviction-limits/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/04/biden-announces-new-cdc-eviction-limits/#respond Wed, 04 Aug 2021 17:11:16 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/04/biden-announces-new-cdc-eviction-limits/ The Centers for Disease Control on Tuesday issued new limits on evictions for non-payment of rent or mortgage through October 3, 2021.

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/08/04/biden-announces-new-cdc-eviction-limits/feed/ 0 2405 Biden renews push for housing in infrastructure plan https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/12/biden-renews-push-for-housing-in-infrastructure-plan/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/12/biden-renews-push-for-housing-in-infrastructure-plan/#respond Mon, 12 Jul 2021 16:28:42 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/12/biden-renews-push-for-housing-in-infrastructure-plan/ President Joe Biden said this week that he planned to make an “historic investment” in affordable housing, by building and rehabilitating more than two million homes.

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/07/12/biden-renews-push-for-housing-in-infrastructure-plan/feed/ 0 2340 Supreme Court finds FHFA structure unconstitutional https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/06/23/supreme-court-finds-fhfa-structure-unconstitutional/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/06/23/supreme-court-finds-fhfa-structure-unconstitutional/#respond Wed, 23 Jun 2021 17:38:54 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/06/23/supreme-court-finds-fhfa-structure-unconstitutional/ A Supreme Court decision in Collins v. Yellen has found the structure of the FHFA unconstitutional, allowing for the removal of its director.

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]]> https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/06/23/supreme-court-finds-fhfa-structure-unconstitutional/feed/ 0 2311 Biden’s $1.5 trillion budget calls for big investment in HUD https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/04/13/bidens-1-5-trillion-budget-calls-for-big-investment-in-hud/ https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/04/13/bidens-1-5-trillion-budget-calls-for-big-investment-in-hud/#respond Tue, 13 Apr 2021 17:05:24 +0000 https://www.realtrends.com/blog/2021/04/13/bidens-1-5-trillion-budget-calls-for-big-investment-in-hud/ President Biden wants to increase HUD's budget 15% to $68.7 billion. But his overall $1.5 trillion budget is unlikely to make it through Congress intact.

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