Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte has ratcheted up his criticism of Jerome Powell by calling on Congress to “immediately” investigate the Federal Reserve chairman. In a statement, Pulte called for a congressional investigation of “Chairman...
Rental housing property managers can sign new tenants with greater speed by being pet friendly, according to a new data report by Zillow (NASDAQ: Z, ZG). Nearly six in 10 of today’s renters have a pet, up from 46% before the pandemic, and nearly half said they passed...
Mortgage application activity revved up for the week ending June 27 thanks to an increased level of refinancing, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased...
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has launched the Housing Accountability and Production Office (HAPO) to address the state’s housing shortage. HAPO was created last year through Senate Bill 1537 and will investigate complaints of non-compliance and work with local governments...
A Florida scammer was sentenced to 18 years in prison followed by 12 years of probation for hijacking control of a company to commit multiple incidents involving deed theft and loan fraud. According to the charges brought against him, Robert Houston fraudulently...
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) respectively cheered the US Senate-amended passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, declaring the legislation would positively impact the US housing market. “We’ve worked for...
