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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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Home Prices Keep Rising But No Longer at a Record Pace

Over the last few months, home prices have been rising faster than they have in decades. But it appears that prices may be beginning to calm down a bit. That's not to say that prices aren't still rising, because they are, but the speed at which home prices are increasing seems to be slowing down.

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Home Sales Slowdown Likely to Stretch into Spring

Spring is usually the time of the year when the housing market is the hottest, but that may not be the case this year. Instead of home sales heating up, it's beginning to look like sales will be cooling off as the weather begins to warm up.

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FHA Says No Cut to Mortgage Insurance Premiums Coming

In recent years, the health of the Federal Housing Administration's flagship insurance fund has continually improved, leading to speculation that the FHA could reduce its mortgage insurance premiums to ease the costs for borrowers with an FHA loan. But it appears no such cut is coming…at least not any time soon.

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Lack of Inventory Slows Existing Home Sales

Earlier this month, pending home sales data from the National Association of Realtors showed that existing home sales could be set to slow down due to 'inventory constraints.' The actual sales data for February is out now, and it is just as expected: a slowdown. Read about how the lack of inventory is slowing existing home sales.

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Buying is Better Than Renting in Many Major Cities

Although home prices continue rising at a pace not seen since the mid-1970's, it's still a better bet to buy than rent in many of the nation's biggest cities, according to new research from professors at Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University.

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