Tag: Housing
Supported housing is in crisis, letter to PM Keir Starmer says
Eleanor LawrieSocial Affairs ReporterGetty ImagesSupported housing is in crisis, the open letter says (stock image)Supported housing, which helps vuln [...]
March home sales drop to slowest pace since 2009
A "For Sale" sign stands at a house in Miami, Florida, U.S. April 16, 2025.Marco Bello | ReutersHigher mortgage rates and concern over the broader eco [...]
Trump Administration Aims to Sell Housing Department Headquarters
The building has been added to a list of properties that the administration says it is trying to offload in order to eliminate waste.
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White House Eyes Overhaul of Federal Housing Aid to the Poor
The Trump administration has considered sharply curtailing vouchers as part of its budget for the 2026 fiscal year.
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Mortgage rates surge over 7% as tariffs hit bond market
The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage surged 13 basis points Friday to 7.1%, according to Mortgage News Daily. That's the highest rat [...]
How China could crush the U.S. housing market
A new housing development built along a canal near the Mokelumne River is viewed on May 22, 2023, near Stockton, California.George Rose | Getty Images [...]
Mortgage rates slingshot higher as tariff uncertainty roils markets
A completed planned development is seen in Ashburn, Virginia, on Aug. 14, 2024.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesMortgage rates hit their [...]
Mortgage rates tumble on tariffs, but housing costs still high
Mortgage rates fell sharply Thursday following the Trump administration's tariff announcement.The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed loan plung [...]
Manhattan luxury real estate market has best first quarter since 2019
People walk by a view of residential luxury towers along nicknamed Billionaires Row, a stretch of 57th Street that holds the majority of Manhattan’s s [...]
KB Home unveils its first ‘fire-resilient’ community in California
KB Home's new wildfire-resilient neighborhood in Escondido, California.CNBCJust months after raging wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in the Los [...]
Government to fall short of housing target, figures suggest
The government will not get close to the extra homes needed to hit its housing target in England, official figures suggest.Angela Rayner's plan for 1. [...]
FHFA will not cut Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan limits
A sign for Freddie Mac is seen at their corporate headquarters campus on Oct. 9, 2024 in Tysons Corner, Virginia. Kevin Dietsch | Getty ImagesThe newl [...]
Related Group CEO Pérez says tariff fears raising construction costs
Related Group CEO Jon Paul Pérez.Courtesy of Future Proof and Triangle BLVDBuilding contractors are already hiking prices as much as 20% to offset pot [...]
February home resales jump more than expected, despite mortgage rates
Sales of previously owned homes in February rose 4.2% from January to 4.26 million units on a seasonally adjusted, annualized basis, according to the [...]
One of the nation’s top housing regulators places 35 workers on leave, a union says.
One of the nation’s top housing regulators places 35 workers on leave, a union says.
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