Housing industry economists had mixed views of today’s data report from the U.S. Department of Labor that found the economy added more jobs than anticipated. During May, nonfarm payrolls expanded by 272,000, up from 165,000 in April and higher than a Dow Jones...
The Canadian government has introduced a new affordable housing initiative focused on the creation of thousands of co-op housing units. The Co‑operative Housing Development Program is a $1.5 billion endeavor created with the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada...
Residents of Edmonds, Washington, have been receiving hoax letters on the letterhead of the city government announcing their property is being seized to shelter illegal immigrants. The letters begin with this warning: “Upon the Biden administration’s suspending...
U.S. homeowners with mortgages saw their home equity increase by 9.6% year-over-year during the first quarter, according to data from CoreLogic. This represents a collective gain of $1.5 trillion and an average increase of $28,000 per borrower from one year earlier,...
The Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) sank to an all-time low in May with a 2.5-point drop to 69.4. Last month, only 14% of consumers polled for the survey felt this is a good time to buy a home, down from 20% in the previous month, while...
