HUD Sec. Ben Carson wants more cities to ditch single-family zoning

Carson — who leads the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) — made his comments Tuesday during a visit to Minneapolis, where lawmakers voted last year to ditch single-family zoning, which had previously dominated the city limits. Spea… Continue reading

Google vows to invest $1B on new housing in Silicon Valley

The search giant wants to use Google land to build 15,000 homes, and spent $250 million on a fund to support affordable housing. Continue reading

Should more American cities do away with single-family zoning?

As housing costs price more people out of the market, some regions want to allow more multifamily development Continue reading

Quicken Loans agrees to pay HUD $32.5M

Quicken Loans confirmed today it has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development $32.5 million to resolve a multi-year legal battle between the lender and HUD. Continue reading

Trump admin blocking undocumented immigrants from FHA loans

A Trump administration official confirmed this week that the Federal Housing Administration is not providing mortgages to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as children. Continue reading

NY lawmakers agree on comprehensive rent reform

New York State lawmakers agreed Tuesday on a massive overhaul of state rent regulations days before the laws protecting rent-stabilized tenants were set to expire.  Continue reading

California Realtors group warns agents to stay away from lawyer solicitations

There have been questions over the employment status of real estate agents in California — and possible ramifications or ripple effects nationwide — in the wake of a labor ruling by the California Supreme Court over a year ago. Continue reading

Keller Williams joins other top brokerages in supporting the Equality Act

Keller Williams is the latest company to join in support of the Equality Act, legislation that would codify gender and sexual orientation protections into the Civil Rights Act, including the Fair Housing Act.  Continue reading

Lender slapped with $1.75M fine for bungling demographic data

Freedom Mortgage reported inaccurate information on race and sex between 2014 and 2017. The firm originated 50,000 mortgages per year during that period. Continue reading

EXCLUSIVE: Compass, eXp Realty and Redfin voice support for Equality Act

Just in time for Pride Month, the annual June celebration of LGBTQ rights in the U.S., three major real estate brokerages – Compass, eXp Realty and Redfin— all confirmed to Inman this week for the first time that they support the Equality Act, a propos… Continue reading