As ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Advances, What Housing Issues Are Addressed?
The so-called Big Beautiful Bill undeniably lives up to the first part of its name, coming in at 887 pages ...
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U.S. Senate Passes Bill Restricting Trigger Leads
One challenge that your buyer clients may face when applying for a mortgage are “trigger leads,” where after a lender ...
National Housing Conference Outlines Goals of GSE Privatization
Since assuming office in January 2025, President Donald J. Trump and his administration have maintained their goal of releasing Freddie ...
Federal Reserve Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged in June Meeting
At the latest Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on June 18, the Federal Reserve board of governors once more ...
Michelle Bowman, Potential Powell Successor, Becomes Fed Vice Chair
Jerome Powell, current chairman of the Federal Reserve board, will see his term end in 2026. A possible replacement for ...
DEI Under Fire: Real Estate Industry Confronts New Reality as Federal Rollbacks Hit Fair Housing
The housing industry has weathered commission lawsuits, scandals and lackluster home sales in recent years. With the Trump administration’s aggressive ...
Report: 30-Year Mortgage Rates Will Hit 6.4% by September
The April edition of the Mortgage Monitor Report—published by global financial services firm ICE—finds that home prices are cooling heading ...
Judge Blocks HUD’s Cancellation of Fair Housing Grants
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has seen its efforts to cancel several Fair Housing Initiatives Program ...
Opportunity Zones Brought Local Home Prices Higher in 2024
Current Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner previously worked in housing during the first Trump administration—specifically overseeing so-called ...
Fed Chair Testimony Part II: Independence, Inflation and International Banking Regulations
Appearing before The Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity Task Force—established by the House Financial Services Committee in ...
4 Hidden Costs of Homeownership Clients Should Understand
First-time buyers could not know all the expenses that go along with owning a property. Obvious ones like taxes and insurance can skyrocket year over year. Read more.
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