New Home Sales Drop in December
New single-family home sales fell in December, posting an annual rate of 536,000, 10.4 percent below the prior month's figure, ...
Tag: HUD
Window to the Law: Learn About New HUD Guidance
Editor's Note: This is part of a monthly video series from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) to inform and ...
Carson Approved as HUD Secretary
A Senate Committee has approved Ben Carson as Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary. President Trump nominated Carson for ...
Trump Administration ‘Indefinitely’ Suspends FHA Mortgage Insurance Premium Cut
The recent reduction in annual mortgage insurance premiums for Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed mortgages has been "suspended indefinitely," the U.S. ...
Housing Starts Spring 11.3 Percent, Ending 2016 on High Note
Housing starts ended 2016 on a high note, beating expectations and springing 11.3 percent above the prior month's figure. Privately-owned ...
HUD Takes Action in Final Days of Obama Administration
The Obama Administration has taken a slew of steps to cement its legacy in its final days, including addressing issues ...
FHA again Reduces Mortgage Insurance Premiums, Lowering Costs for 1 Million Households
Annual mortgage insurance premiums for Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed mortgages are lowering toward their pre-bust level, with FHA announcing on ...
‘Preserving the Middle Class’: Outgoing HUD Secretary Castro on Housing
Outgoing Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro recently released an exit memo recognizing the agency's efforts ...
How Will the Trump Administration Affect the U.S. Housing Market?
President-Elect Donald Trump made his early fortune in the real estate sector, and his business holdings clearly indicate he is ...
Home Sales Rocket to Second Highest Point Since 2008
In November, sales of new homes hit their second highest peak since 2008, according to data released by the U.S. Census ...
MLS Rules and the Zillow-ChatGPT Integration: What We Know So Far
Essentially, if you type “Zillow” into a ChatGPT query, the chat will bring up the Zillow app, then a user can use the Zillow app and its functionality—home searches, connecting with agents, etc.—as if they had opened the native Zillow app. Read more.
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