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HUD Proposes Eliminating Green Housing Mandate
“At HUD, we’re mission-minded and focused on helping to put affordable housing within reach for hardworking Americans,” said Secretary Scott Turner. Continue Reading HUD Proposes Eliminating Green Housing Mandate
Refinancing Fuels Mild Uptick in Mortgage Application Activity
“The average loan size for purchase applications declined to $436,300, the lowest level since January 2025,” said MBA’s Joel Kan. Continue Reading Refinancing Fuels Mild Uptick in Mortgage Application Activity
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New Rental Home Community Opening in Phoenix
Rents start at $2,710 per month. Continue Reading New Rental Home Community Opening in Phoenix
HUD and Interior Team to Identify Federal Lands for Developing Affordable Housing
20% of the nation’s landmass is owned by the Department of Interior. Continue Reading HUD and Interior Team to Identify Federal Lands for Developing Affordable Housing
Tariff Agita Drives Down Builder Confidence Levels
“Construction firms are facing added cost pressures from tariffs,” said NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz. Continue Reading Tariff Agita Drives Down Builder Confidence Levels
What to expect as Spring Real Estate Market is about to kick into high gear
Source: Boston 25 News --- Mass — This is the time when home buyers and sellers come out of hibernation. The spring real estate market is the busiest time of year. Melissa Philley and her husband just hit the jackpot: they had an offer accepted on a single-family home...
Boise Housing Market Forecast
Source: US News --- Located near the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Boise, Idaho consistently ranks highly among other metro areas for its quality of life and fast growth. Boise is a hub for many industries and a growing tech sector has helped boost the small...
Nearly 9 in 10 first-time sellers think they could have gotten a higher price by making different choices
An overwhelming share of Americans who sold a home for the first time in the past two years wish they had done something differently (84%). A new Zillow® survey conducted online by The Harris Poll finds that even in a sellers' market, many recent first-time sellers...
Opteon Announces Expanded Consumer Appraisal Offerings
Opteon, an international provider of valuation, advisory, and property services, has announced the expansion of its direct-to-consumer business model. This expansion will provide homeowners and buyers, as well as real estate, legal, and tax professionals, with the...
260 Acres in Bel Air: Greater Los Angeles’ Largest and Last Private, Undeveloped Parcel, is For Sale
Senderos Canyon, an undeveloped land opportunity in Los Angeles, CA, USA, comprised of approximately 260 pristine acres in the heart of prestigious Bel Air, is for sale by auction until the deadline of 4pm PT, March 15, 2023. Situated across three contiguous...
Home remodeling is slowing down, but ‘historic boom’ is coming
Source: Yahoo! News --- Americans looking to remodel their home are pulling back, but better days are ahead for the industry. "Remodeling is slowing, but there's a historic boom coming," Eric Finnigan, VP of research & demographics at John Burns Real Estate...
Equifax Adds More Monthly Payments to Consumer Credit Files
Equifax is now offering additional insight into consumer credit by including certain telecommunications (telco), pay TV and utilities attributes available to the mortgage industry. The company says this will help create greater home ownership opportunities for more...
Credit Union Documentary Racks up Festival Wins
A documentary film produced by the digital media division of PenFed Credit Union, the nation's second-largest federal credit union, has been winning awards on the film festival circuit. The documentary short film "The Shot" has won numerous awards and screened for...
S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller Index Declined Again in December
Home price gains continued to drop across the United States according to the latest results for the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices. Before seasonal adjustment, the U.S. National Index posted a -0.8% month-over-month decrease in December, while the 10-City and...
Republicans: Affordable housing isn’t just the Democrats’ issue
Source: The Hill --- Expanding affordable housing is commonly considered a Democratic issue. But the issue is tailor-made for Republican approaches to policymaking — and Republicans in Congress should seize this opportunity. A renewed Republican focus on affordable...
