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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

simi valley, california

How 2020 Has Changed Californians' Views on Buying a Home

If there's one thing that's clear in this crazy year, it's that a home just being a home isn't enough anymore. And that's leading to a lot of people thinking much differently about what they need from their home than they used to. Here is a look at how Californians changed how they think about their homes in 2020.

sacramento, california

Here Are 2021's Top Housing Markets

A few weeks ago, New American Focus brought you a look at the top 10 housing markets for next year. Now, a new forecast from realtor.com suggests that the top 10 housing markets in 2021 will be much different than those earlier predictions.

interest rates

Are Mortgage Rates Above 4% Truly a Thing of the Past?

Before this year, the prevailing market interest rate had never been lower than 3.3%. But not only did interest rates fall below that level for the first time ever, they’ve since fallen to new record lows more than a dozen other times over the course of the year. That leads to the obvious question: just how long are these low rates going to last?

fha loan

FHA Loan Limits Set to Increase in 2021

In late November, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced that they were increasing their maximum conforming loan limits in 2021, but the GSE loan limits aren't the only ones going up. The Federal Housing Administration announced that it is increasing the loan limits for FHA mortgages in 2021.

house for sale

Wait, Are Home Sales Actually Slowing Down?

Every bit of recent news indicated that the nation’s housing market was going gangbusters with no signs of a slowdown, but maybe things aren’t quite as rosy as they appear. Here's a look at the latest data and what it may mean.