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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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DTI and What it Means

Your DTI ratio is determined by adding all your monthly debt payments together and dividing that by your monthly income before taxes.

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New Homes Are Getting Larger to Accommodate the New Normal

It's clear that the pandemic drove a change in how people used their houses, with more people using their houses as their offices, home gyms, and more. That shift led a number of people to look for larger houses to accommodate their new normal. And as a result, newly built homes are increasing in size to address that demand.

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Here are 2022's Top Housing Markets

Well, it's that time of year again. As the year comes to a close, it's time to look ahead to what will happen in real estate next year. More specifically, it's time to look at the housing markets that will be the hottest in 2022.

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Existing Home Sales on Track for Best Year Since 2006

The latest data showed that existing home sales have risen in four of the last five months. Now, a new report shows that home sales are likely to continue increasing as the year closes out. If that happens, existing home sales will hit a level not seen in 15 years.

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Mortgage Lending Falling Back from Historic Highs

The first quarter of this year was the best quarter for the mortgage lending industry in 20 years. However, those heights have not been sustainable as mortgage lending has fallen back a bit in each of the two quarters since then.

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