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Meet Ben Lane

Ben Lane

Ben Lane

Managing Editor, New American Funding

Ben is the Managing Editor for New American Funding. In this role, Ben helps with content creation, news coverage, and serving our audience of borrowers, real estate agents, loan originators, and other housing professionals. Prior to joining New American Funding, Ben worked at HousingWire, a top housing media outlet. Ben joined HousingWire in 2014 as a reporter and was later promoted to Senior Financial Reporter, Editor, and eventually to Managing Editor. During his time at HousingWire, Ben helped elevate HousingWire to national acclaim and record traffic growth. He was also honored with multiple awards for his work, including an Eddie Award from Folio Magazine and a Gold Award for Best Trade Magazine Story from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.

Ben Lane Articles

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Homebuilders Shift Focus to Suburbs and Beyond

Over the last 16 months, people's attitudes towards where they live have shifted dramatically, driven by the rise of remote work. For many, gone are the days of living in the bustling metropolis. Instead, they are drawn to more land and more home for their money in the outlying areas. And that's exactly where homebuilders are building more homes.

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Home Sales Slowdown Likely to Continue

April was not a great month for the housing market, as sales of both newly built homes and existing homes slowed down. And now, it looks like that slowdown likely continued into May and perhaps beyond.

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How to Buy a Home in a Seller's Market - Infographic

In many parts of the country, potential homebuyers are noticing the low number of homes for sale. According to many real estate analysts, the situation looks like it's not going to change any time soon, as more Millennials decide they are ready to make their move into homeownership. Learn how to buy a home in a seller's market!

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New Home Sales Reverse Course, Decline in April

April is an even-numbered month, which means that new home sales fell again. In each of the odd-numbered months this year (January and March), new home sales rose. However, it was just the opposite case in the even-numbered month of February, when new home sales fell. And they fell again in the fourth month of the year.

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Existing Home Sales Fall for Third Straight Month

Even though many people are looking to buy a new home, the lack of available inventory is keeping many of those would-be buyers on the sidelines for the time being. As a result, existing home sales just fell for the third month in a row.

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