President Donald Trump has called on homebuilders to boost construction of new homes and bring prices down, suggesting that some large builders are limiting production to keep home prices elevated. In a post on his Truth Social site on Sunday night, Trump compared...
The federal government shutdown stretched past the one-week mark, interrupting data releases and likely delaying some home closings. Mortgage lenders have received guidance from Fannie and Freddie on adaptations they can make to minimize disruption, which will help....
Homebuyer sentiment remained subdued in September despite a drop in mortgage rates, with nearly three-quarters of consumers saying it’s a bad time to buy a house. Overall consumer sentiment toward housing as measured by Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment...
A bipartisan bill aimed at making housing more affordable has passed the Senate in the middle of the federal government shutdown, in a sign that the urgency of the housing crisis is a rare issue that Democrats and Republicans can agree upon. The Senate passed the ROAD...
A group of condo unit owners in Florida just won a legal victory against their own board in a fight over a whopping special assessment, after a judge ordered the association leadership to hand over all records and control to a new board. The owners and condo board at...
A federal judge has temporarily blocked thousands of layoffs of federal workers, including deep cuts in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development office dedicated to investigating discrimination in the housing market. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston on...
