A total of 2,619 down payment programs were active during the fourth quarter of 2025, according to a new data report from Down Payment Resource (DPR). While the total count is five programs fewer than during the third quarter, it is also 6% greater than the 2,466...
Sometimes, it doesn’t pay to dream big. Case in point: a fraudster was caught attempting to sell a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home on Zillow. The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, which maintains the legacy of the iconic architect, reported that a Jan. 15...
Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte accommodated President Trump’s announcement of a federal purchase of $200 billion in mortgage bonds by making a unilateral and unpublicized policy change that enabled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to raise the...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is now requiring all Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) and owners participating in HUD-funded housing to immediately begin verifying the citizenship of their tenants. The new directive follows an audit that found...
Alabama recorded 5,604 home sales during December, an increase of 157 transactions from last year for a 2.9% uptick. But compared to November, sales were down by 3.0%. According to data from the Alabama Association of Realtors, the 19,808 active listings at the end of...
President Trump’s recent focus on restricting large institutional investors from purchasing single-family homes has sparked a new wave of questions: Who is competing for inventory? How does that competition affect affordability? And what happens if the biggest players...
