The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of Canadian housing starts in November was up 9.4% in November (254,058 units) compared to October (232,245 units), according to data from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The year-to-date total was 219,077...
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Inspector General has begun to audit the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) on how it verifies residents’ immigration status and criminal backgrounds. According to documents and reviewed by the Chicago...
The nonprofit National Trust for Historic Preservation has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia to stop ongoing construction of the White House’s East Wing ballroom, claiming it is unlawful. The lawsuit also asks the court to...
The Hudson Companies, the real estate developer focused on New York City and the surrounding metro area, hired Ellen Kackmann as principal and co-head of development, where she’ll oversee Hudson’s affordable housing portfolio. Kackmann, who will be a member of...
QuadReal Property Group, the Vancouver-headquartered real estate investment, development and operating company, announced the appointment of R. Scott Hutcheson as its new board chairman. Hutcheson, who joined the board in September 2023, is the executive chairman of...
Homebuyers not shopping for the best mortgages, foreclosure levels on the rise, and Zohran Mamdani’s very un-socialist new home. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Dec. 8-12. Miss: A Missed Opportunity. A new...
