As housing affordability continues to decrease nationwide, an effort is underway at the local and federal level to prevent landlords from discriminating against those who pay for housing using government subsidies, such as Section 8 vouchers. Continue reading
A Trump administration official with a six-figure salary is planning to move from her Trump Tower condo into public housing. Continue reading
Home prices are up 1.3 percent in the third quarter, according to the latest Home Price Index compiled by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Continue reading
Permits for new construction, housing starts and housing completions were all below 2017 levels, in October, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Continue reading
New residential home sales dropped 5.5 percent in September to the lowest growth in almost two years, according to the Census Bureau and the HUD. Continue reading
Wisconsin homeowners are being charged with discrimination by HUD for denying the rental application of a family with five children. Continue reading
Homeowners looking for a reverse mortgage may have to undergo a second appraisal in certain circumstances, thanks to new guidance from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Continue reading
Privately-owned housing starts jumped 9.2 percent month-over-month and 9.4 percent year-over-year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,282,000, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Census … Continue reading
Sales of new single-family homes dipped slightly in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 627,000, a 1.7 percent decline, month-over-month. Continue reading
Surging demand and limited development have created an affordable-housing crisis for seniors that’s only expected to worsen in the years ahead. Continue reading