NAR debuts fair housing plan, meets with HUD

The National Association of Realtors’ new action plan will focus on accountability and training for agents, and comes amid an industry-wide discussion about discrimination. Continue reading

HUD unveils fair housing proposal, draws condemnation from housing advocates

A proposed rule change is meant to give local officials more flexibility, but critics condemned the proposal as an attempt to ‘gut’ fair housing efforts. Continue reading

Feds tweak regulations to lure banks back to FHA loans

A decade after the Great Recession, the federal government wants to lure banks back into the Federal Housing Administration program that caters to first-time homebuyers, and this week announced regulatory changes meant to make that program more appealing. Continue reading

Trump admin proposes massive overhaul of FHA, Freddie and Fannie

The Trump administration Thursday released a long-awaited plan to overhaul the way the U.S. government helps homeowners. Separate guidance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the United States Department of the Treasury includ… Continue reading

How the push against single-family zoning will impact agents

Minneapolis and Oregon have led the way, but cities and states across the U.S. are increasingly looking at allowing multifamily units in response to supply shortages. Continue reading

How the push against single-family zoning will impact agents

Minneapolis and Oregon have led the way, but cities and states across the U.S. are increasingly looking at allowing multifamily units in response to supply shortages. Continue reading

HUD moves forward with ‘disparate impact’ proposal

Activists argue the change will make it easier for businesses and landlords to discriminate and harder for tenants to bring lawsuits for housing discrimination.  Continue reading

HUD proposes change that would make proving housing discrimination more difficult

The proposed changes to ‘disparate impact’ rule come at a time when the gap between black and white homeowners is growing, according to a Redfin study. Continue reading

Feds offer $330M to clean up lead paint

Federal officials announced Thursday that they have set aside $330 million to clean up lead-based paint and other environmental hazards in low-income housing. Continue reading