Homebuyer affordability improved in July, with the national median mortgage payment applied for by purchase applicants decreasing to $2,175 from $2,191 in June. According to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), last month’s national median mortgage...
A federal judge has blocked the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from changing a federal grant program designed to fund housing discrimination investigations conducted by more than 100 nonprofit organizations. Reuters reports US District Judge Myong...
A pair of vacant Connecticut office buildings have been acquired for redevelopment as multifamily housing. A joint venture of the developers Saber-Hightower LLC and Granoff Real Estate closed on the acquisition of 101 and 201 Merritt 7, in the Merritt 7 office park in...
The melodrama regarding the Chicago Bears and their quest for a new stadium took another unexpected turn with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell acknowledging that he recently conducted an unpublicized meeting with several Illinois lawmakers to discuss the team’s future....
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: Are you still using the United States Postal Service (USPS) to send payments and documents? I am, and I feel as primitive as Fred Flintstone for relying on their mailboxes. This summer, I’ve had four pieces of mail lost by the USPS. Two of those...
FHA Opens Multifamily Mortgage Insurance to Build-to-Rent Communities
