Law Effectively Banning ‘Trigger Leads’ in Mortgage Applications Takes Effect
On March 5, 2026, the practical ban on mortgage industry trigger leads—signed into law in September 2025 with essentially unanimous ...
Tag: Housing Policy
Construction Struggling to Meet Demand as the Housing Supply Gap Widens
Housing construction has faced a plethora of challenges in recent years, as the country falls further behind in the number ...
Massachusetts Association of Realtors Supports New Bill for Required Fair Housing Professional Education
Real estate professionals can be the first line of defense for upholding fair housing laws and principles, and a new ...
Trump Highlights Policies, Priorities With Housing Out of the Spotlight
At his first State of the Union address of his second term last night, President Donald Trump had a lot ...
Mortgage Rates Drop Below 6%
The average top-tier mortgage rates dipped below 6% this week, offering up what economists say could be the “psychological push” ...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Tariffs, Including Those on Key Construction Imports
The first year of the Trump administration saw much back and forth as the President put in place various tariffs ...
Congress Zeroes in on Permitting, Affordability and Supply in High-Profile Housing Hearing
Housing affordability is an issue to be tackled from many directions; which ways are on lawmakers’ radar? The House Financial ...
Illinois Latest State to Float Law Restricting Private Listings
State legislatures across the U.S. have been seeing new bills that would restrict private real estate listings, with mandates that ...
The House Passes the Housing for the 21st Century Act
The House of Representatives has announced the passage of H.R. 6644, known as the Housing for the 21st Century Act, ...
Legislative Round-Up: HUD Proposes Fair Housing Enforcement Change; Bill to Restrict Institutional Investors Reintroduced
Editor’s Note: The RISMedia series Legislative Round-Up looks at pending and passed federal and state-level legislation that impacts real estate ...
3 Ways to Reclaim Your Work-Life Balance
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