Ivory Innovations, a nonprofit academic center based at the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business, is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability. The Ivory Prize recognizes ambitious, practical. and scalable solutions...
The delinquency rate for commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) was up for the sixth consecutive month in August, rising six basis points to 7.29%. Year-over-year, the overall CMBS delinquency rate has increased by 185 basis points from 5.44%. According to data...
A new report by the Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT) division Redfin is speculating housing costs could return to “normal” by 2030 – but only if home-price growth stabilizes and mortgage rates fall to 5.5%. Redfin defined “normal” as the July 2018 housing market when...
The number crunchers at WalletHub are back with a new survey, and today’s report focuses on 2025’s Best and Worst Places to Retire. In an analysis of 182 cites across 45 key measures of affordability, quality of life, health care and availability of recreational...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has announced President Trump is considering the declaration of a national housing emergency. Bessent stated in an interview with the Washington Examiner that the declaration could occur as early as this fall, adding that housing...
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner has informed the nation’s public housing authorities that households receiving a Section 8 voucher or residing in HUD-funded housing must provide proof of US citizenship or eligible immigration status. In a...
