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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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Want More House for Your Money? Move to a New City

With home prices continuing to rise at a record-breaking pace, there are quite a few housing markets where homebuyers' money is not going as far as it used to. Luckily, there appears to be a solution: moving to a new city where you can get more for your money.

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FHA Now Backs Mortgages for Dreamers

The Federal Housing Administration is now officially backing mortgages for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, also called Dreamers. This ends years of confusion about whether DACA recipients could get an FHA loan.