For the first time since he took office, President Biden openly confronted the challenges facing the U.S. housing industry and offered several proposals aimed at homeownership and rental housing. A Last-Minute Acknowledgment Housing market issues were conspicuously...
The MBA chief’s calling out the Biden administration’s housing policies, the Toronto mayor’s contemptuous defense of a massive residential property tax and an unlikely setting for weddings. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are the Hits and Misses for...
Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) President and CEO Bob Broeksmit took the Biden administration to task for housing policies that he considered unwise and onerous. In remarks delivered today before the MBA’s 2024 Commercial/Multifamily Convention and Expo,...
A Taylor Swift-inspired auction, two cities scoring major international events and a surprising number of people wishing for the housing market to crash. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are the hits and misses for the week of Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. Hit:...
Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) President and CEO Bob Broeksmit expressed unease over the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) request that servicers pause foreclosure proceedings of VA-guaranteed loans. Earlier this month, the VA asked mortgage servicers for a...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
