New Home Sales Down 10.5% as Markets Waver on Affordability
The latest numbers, released jointly by the U.S Census Bureau and Housing and Urban Development, show sales of new single-family ...
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New Residential Construction Trends Down Almost 10% in January
This year kicked off with a downturn in construction—seasonally adjusted, there were only 1,366,000 privately-owned housing starts in January, 9.8% ...
Opportunity Zones Brought Local Home Prices Higher in 2024
Current Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner previously worked in housing during the first Trump administration—specifically overseeing so-called ...
HUD to Cut 50% of Employees Amid Trump and DOGE Crackdown
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) appears to be joining the roster of government agencies facing cuts. ...
New HUD Secretary Confirmed by U.S. Senate
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Scott Turner, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development ...
2024 New-Home Sales Reach Highest Level Since 2021
Persistently high mortgage rates hovering near 7%, coupled with equally high home prices, have created an affordability crisis that many ...
Legislative Round-Up: Housing Supply at the State and Local Level
Editor’s Note: The RISMedia series, Legislative Round-Up looks at pending and passed federal and state-level legislation that impacts real estate ...
HUD Secretary Nominee Pledges to ‘Take Inventory’ of Existing Programs If Confirmed
President-elect Donald Trump will take office on Mon., Jan. 20, but the U.S. Senate has already been hearing from some ...
NAHB, 15 State Attorneys General Sue HUD, USDA Over Energy Codes
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and 15 state attorneys general are suing the U.S. Department of Housing and ...
Court Report: NAR Settlement Appealed; Rocket Sues HUD
The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. ...
3 Ways to Boost Your Local Community Exposure
Real estate business success often results in part from simple actions that accumulate in the “bank” over time. Read more.
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