A new forecast by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is estimating that an estimated 439,000 net new workers are needed this year to meet anticipated demand for construction services. The forecast also predicted the construction industry will need to bring...
The trade associations representing the nation’s home builders and mortgage bankers offered generous praise for the new Trump administration. However, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) made no public comment on the change at the White House. Carl Harris,...
Rohit Chopra, the Biden administration-appointed director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), was not part of yesterday’s inauguration festivities for President Donald Trump. However, Chopra didn’t take the day off – he was busy on X boasting about his...
In the wake of the ongoing wildfires crisis, State Farm has temporarily halted its homeowner non-renewal policies in Los Angeles County. USA Today reports this reversal of corporate strategy will only apply to residents whose policies had not lapsed by Jan. 7, when...
The Appraisal Foundation is seeking qualified candidates to fill three to four public interest positions on its board of trustees. All three terms begin on Jan. 1, 2026, with one term running for three years and the others spanning four years. One term is a three-year...
The nation’s leading housing and real estate industry trade organizations have written a letter to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs to voice their support of President-elect Trump’s choice of Scott Turner to serve as the next Secretary of...
