The national housing market may be approaching its most buyer-friendly stretch of 2026, but the opportunity has less to do with a sudden affordability breakthrough than with the seasonal combination of more listings, slower competition and softer asking prices....
Fannie Mae is moving toward letting mortgage servicers proactively contact homeowners who may be able to eliminate private mortgage insurance, a policy shift that could put monthly savings in front of borrowers who otherwise may not know to ask. Federal Housing...
President Donald Trump has nominated Matthew Jones to serve as assistant secretary for housing at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, a position that carries the responsibilities of commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration. The nomination, sent...
Mortgage demand for newly built homes weakened again in August, extending a five-month slide even as builders continued to convert enough buyers to keep estimated new-home sales above July’s pace. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Builder Application Survey showed...
Some of the housing industry’s biggest companies, trade groups and nonprofits are joining forces around a message that has often splintered across local zoning fights and national affordability debates: the United States needs to make it easier to build homes....
Federal Realty Raises 2026 Outlook After 14% Retail Rent Gains and $508 Mil…
