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New home sales jump unexpectedly

By Ben Verde | June 24, 2022 - 3:17 pm |June 24, 2022 Uncategorized

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Sales of newly built homes shot up 10.7 percent from April to May, with 696,000 new homes sold over the course of the month, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading →

HUD aims to reduce friction for ex-convicts in need of housing

By Taylor Anderson | April 13, 2022 - 7:43 pm |April 13, 2022 Uncategorized

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The federal housing agency has given staff six months to consider changes to policies that create barriers to people with criminal histories. Continue reading →

New home sales soar by double digits

By Ben Verde | December 23, 2021 - 3:42 pm |December 23, 2021 Uncategorized

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After increasing by a modest 0.4 percent in October, new home sales saw a 12.4 percent increase in November, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development. Continue reading →

What the US climate-risk review means for FHA, VA loans and more

By Daniel Houston | October 19, 2021 - 2:38 pm |October 19, 2021 Uncategorized

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Government agencies are looking to better quantify risks from climate change, a step with implications for government-backed home loans. Continue reading →

New home sales fall to 1-year low

By Veronika Bondarenko | June 23, 2021 - 3:23 pm |June 23, 2021 Uncategorized

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New home sales are still up 9.2 percent year over year but have been falling since March, likely as a result of high home prices due to the rising cost of construction materials like lumber. Continue reading →

New-home sales fall sharply in March

By Veronika Bondarenko | April 23, 2020 - 3:19 pm |April 23, 2020 Uncategorized

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Sales of new, single-family homes fell 15.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted rate of 627,000 in March, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. Continue reading →

New housing construction dives drastically in March

By Veronika Bondarenko | April 16, 2020 - 12:54 pm |April 16, 2020 Uncategorized

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Housing starts fell 22.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1,216,000 in March, according to a new report released Thursday. Continue reading →

What should landlords do when tenants can’t pay rent?

By Jim Dalrymple II | April 2, 2020 - 2:01 pm |April 2, 2020 Uncategorized

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The number of people who have filed for unemployment in the past few weeks is approaching 10 million. This week, many of those people also had to pay rent. Continue reading →

New-home sales surge in January

By Veronika Bondarenko | February 26, 2020 - 3:19 pm |February 26, 2020 Uncategorized

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Sales of new, single-family homes rose 7.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted rate of 764,000 from December to January, according to census data. Continue reading →

7 facts about FHA loans you should know

By Steve Cook | February 16, 2020 - 9:31 am |February 16, 2020 Uncategorized

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Knowing more about how FHA works — and how to work with FHA — helps agents identify opportunities for their first-time buyer clients, who make up one in three buyers today. FHA is not for everyone, but for millions of young families, it is the piece th… Continue reading →

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New home sales jump unexpectedly

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What the US climate-risk review means for FHA, VA loans and more

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