The Las Vegas-headquartered modular housing manufacturer Boxabl announced that its flagship product, the Casita, was approved under the Residential Building Code in the State of Nevada. The Casita is a factory-built dwelling that covers a 361-square-foot layout that...
Even though it’s unclear how quickly mortgage interest rates will fall this year, mortgage lenders are already preparing to capture the new business that falling rates will surely bring. For many, that means tweaking or investing in new marketing automation systems....
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...
The newly inaugurated Trump administration is reportedly mulling the sale of two-thirds of the federal government’s office properties to the private sector. The Wall Street Journal, sourcing its coverage from unnamed “people familiar with the transition operations,”...
The fourth quarter of 2024 closed with 2,466 down payment assistance programs to help US homebuyers, up by 75 or 7% from one year earlier, according to the Q4 2024 Homeownership Program Index report published by Down Payment Resource (DPR). Grants accounted for the...
British Columbia’s provincial government is creating a registry for short-term rental housing that is designed to crack down on speculators operating illegally. Canadian Press reports all British Columbia-based short-term rental operators on platforms including Airbnb...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 27-May 1
