New-Home Sales Decline in April; Inflation, Rates and Iran Tensions Cited
Sales of newly built single-family homes fell 6.2% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 622,000, according to ...
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New-Home Sales Rose Sharply in March as Builders Burn Through Inventory
Sales of new single-family houses in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 682,000, according to estimates released ...
HUD Delivers Rebuke to NAR on School and Crime Data Sharing, Updates ‘Steering’ Guidance
“Steering” buyers to or from a particular neighborhood is a practice most often associated with the history of racial discrimination ...
Builders Defy Market Uncertainties as Housing Starts Rise Again in March
Homebuilders appear to be showing some signs of measured optimism as new construction showed significant gains against the tide of ...
HUD and USDA Roll Back ‘Overly Burdensome’ Energy Code Mandate
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) have announced they have rescinded the ...
New-Home Sales Hit Significant Low Amid Winter Weather and Market Challenges
Winter weather and market constraints put significant downward pressure on new-home sales to start off 2026, according to the latest ...
Housing Starts ‘Unseasonably High,’ but Overall Data Is a ‘Mixed Bag’
Housing starts saw quite an unexpected jump this January—however, overall construction data paints an unsure picture for the coming months, ...
Delayed New-Home Sales Data Shows Large Year-Over-Year Pick-Up
Due to last year’s government shutdown, the latest new-home sales data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of ...
Judge Temporarily Blocks HUD Layoffs During Shutdown
A federal judge yesterday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from laying off thousands more workers during an ongoing government shutdown, ...
New Home Sales Clock Surprising 20% Surge for Summer’s End
After lackluster growth in the housing market throughout most of this past summer, the season ended in August with a ...
How Real Estate Pros Defuse the Stressors of Today’s Real Estate Industry
RISMedia asked several longtime pros to share their thoughts about how they perceive the profession now, as well as their coping strategies. Read more.
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