Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer slammed President Donald Trump’s announcement that he planned to take Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) public, claiming it would only “line the pockets of the wealthy” while jacking up mortgage costs. The...
Salt Lake City-based Arrive Home has unveiled two new iterations of its Earned Equity Program (EEP) that seeks to expand homeownership access to underserved communities. According to the company, the new EEP Pathway designed for “ITIN and certain Visa statuses...
Groupe Mach has unveiled its plans for the Langelier project, a $3.5 billion mixed-used development in Montreal that will encompass 7,000 residential units. The 1.45 million-square-foot project will encompass 5,700 market-rate residential units, 1,300 social and...
The condo market has become so bad – pause for a “Match Game”-style response of “How bad is it?” – that nearly seven in 10 (68%) condos sold below list price in the first quarter, the lowest share in five years. Furthermore, new data from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) found...
Mortgage application activity fell for the second consecutive week as home prices were on the rise. The Market Composite Index, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 1.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the...
The Common Council in Buffalo, New York, voted 6-2 to pass an amended $622 million city budget that includes Acting Mayor Christopher Scanlon’s proposed 8% property tax increase. WGRZ reports the budget increases municipal spending by 1%. The budget also...
Fed Raises Rates for First Time Since 2023 as Housing Faces Renewed Pressur…
