A Phil Hall Op-Ed: For too long, the question of increasing affordable homeownership opportunities has been ignored by government leaders. Lately, however, it seems that everyone has an idea on how this elusive goal can be obtained. But all the latest plans being...
California recorded 256,550 closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in during January, a 10.8% decline from the downwardly revised 287,570 sales from December and down 1.3% from one year earlier. According to the California Association of...
Most American homeowners faced unexpected repairs in 2025, but over half didn’t have any funds saved up to fix these problems. In a new survey of 1,000 homeowners conducted by Clever Offers, a platform owned by Clever Real Estate, roughly 85% of homeowners spent money...
The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) announced it will allocate up to $45.7 million in voluntary grant funding for 2026, doubling its voluntary contribution rate from approximately 5% to 10% of prior-year net income. For the fourth...
Lowe’s Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) is calling on communities across the US to nominate “bucket list” renovation projects that will improve nonprofit, municipal and community spaces. The home improvement retail company will award Lowe’s Community Impact...
Single-family housing starts in December were at a rate of 981,000, according to data from the US Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 4.1% above the revised November figure of 942,000. Privately-owned housing starts in December were...
