The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has updated the appraisal process regarding Minimum Property Requirements (MPRs), the standards that determine if a property is eligible for a VA-guaranteed home loan. According to the department, the updates address issues that...
House Speaker Mike Johsnon (R-LA) will send President Trump the 21st Century ROAD to Housing bill today, days after the president abruptly canceled a Capitol Hill signing ceremony last week. Speaking yesterday on Fox News, Johnson offered assurance that the...
A Trump about-face on the bipartisan housing bill, a lack of natural gas services in a Brooklyn housing project, and an unlikely real estate advisor for Perez Hilton. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of June...
The national mortgage delinquency rate rose 15 basis points to 3.50% in May, according to data from Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE: ICE). However, that uptick was attributed to a calendar anomaly. Andy Walden, head of mortgage and housing market research at ICE,...
New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board has fulfilled a campaign promise by Mayor Zohran Mamdani by voting 7-1 for freezing rent increases on the one- and two-year leases for nearly one million rent-regulated apartments. According to the Wall Street Journal, the freeze...
Illinois recorded 12,555 home sales in May, a 1.5% decline from the 12,750 sold one year earlier. According to data from Illinois Realtors, the 19,719 homes available for sale statewide last month were 7.7% less than the 21,356 homes available in May 2025. However,...
