HUD rolls back Fair Housing enforcement, internal records show
One Trump appointee reportedly wrote in an email that decades of housing discrimination cases were “artificial, arbitrary and unnecessary.”| HousingWire
One Trump appointee reportedly wrote in an email that decades of housing discrimination cases were “artificial, arbitrary and unnecessary.”| HousingWire
Turner said that withholding federal funds from cities failing to show progress on homelessness "may be a good idea."| HousingWire
The restructuring effort aims to better integrate and administrate responses to the state’s housing and homelessness challenges.| HousingWire
Critics argue that stricter requirements for aid and tying benefits to work or self-sufficiency standards could leave many with few options.| HousingWire
The U.S. government is laser-focused on finding bad actors hiding behind shell companies to engage in money laundering.| HousingWire
Fidelity National Financial argues that FinCEN is overstepping its legal authority and that the new rule unjustly burdens title firms.| HousingWire
Fidelity argues that implementing FinCEN’s 'arbitrary and capricious' anti-money laundering rule would cause it ‘irreparable harm.’| HousingWire
In a proposed amicus brief, ALTA echoes Fidelity’s arguments that the new reporting rules will be a harmful burden on title companies.| HousingWire
FinCEN is pushing back against FNF’s claim that its mandatory reporting rule will cause title companies irreparable harm.| HousingWire
Two mortgage lenders filed suit against Equifax for an alleged monopoly in the market for electronic income and employment verification.| HousingWire
Despite initial concerns, real estate and mortgage professionals say the NAR settlement has not had much of an impact on VA loan buyers.| HousingWire
The VA Home Loan Program Reform Act establishes a permanent partial claims program designed to help veterans avoid foreclosure.| HousingWire
Today's jobs report miss has sent mortgage rates falling because the Federal Reserve was wrong about the labor market.| HousingWire
The VASP program has stopped accepting new applicants, and housing groups want Congress to implement a VA partial claim to fill the void.| HousingWire
President Trump signed the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act in late July, adding a partial claim option to the VA’s loss-mitigation waterfall.| HousingWire
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is ending penalties for domestic companies stemming from a failure to provide ownership information.| HousingWire
Executives weighed in on the FHFA title waiver pilot, as well as M&A and Texas’ new title insurance pricing rules| HousingWire
The orders require title firms to identify the true owners behind shell companies involved in non-financed residential property purchases.| HousingWire
The platform is designed for title companies, escrow officers and settlement agents facing FinCEN's Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule.| HousingWire
Opendoor stock has plunged, but hedge fund manager Eric Jackson says it could stage a comeback like Carvana. Is the risk worth it?| HousingWire
Compared with August 2024, the on-time payment rate is down 216 basis points. That marks the 25th consecutive month of annual declines.| HousingWire
With mortgage rates expected to climb even higher, lenders are cutting closing costs and launching new programs to court buyers.| HousingWire
George Morales describes the work ahead for the MISMO workgroup, which hopes to expand reverse mortgage industry accessibility.| HousingWire
At NRMLA Annual, reverse mortgage industry leaders praised the engagement of FHA, Ginnie Mae and officials like Julia Gordon.| HousingWire
A MISMO working group is targeting January 2025 for a new reverse mortgage standard, according to Mortgage Cadence.| HousingWire
A trio of housing experts discuss proposals to lift zoning regulation to spur supply — and legislation aiming to help first-time homebuyers.| HousingWire
Weekly new single-family home listings in the U.S. reflect the pace of housing supply entering the market.| HousingWire
New listings are more important than mortgage rates in explaining the explosive growth of purchase apps this year.| HousingWire
First-time homeownership is not just about mortgage rates or timing the market. It's about building a life.| HousingWire
Lower mortgage rates have boosted the weekly purchase apps, aligning with the year-over-year growth we have seen for most of 2025.| HousingWire
White will oversee the organization’s national housing investments — which total $30.4 billion to date — with a focus on affordable housing.| HousingWire
Thanks to Federal Reserve policy, data on single-family construction is not improving — in fact, it is getting worse.| HousingWire
New home sales fell short of sales estimates and experienced negative sales revisions, while inventory levels increased.| HousingWire
Housing inventory growth has been a blessing for the existing home sales market, while builders are struggling with greater supply.| HousingWire
The big publicly traded homebuilder stocks have been on fire recently and people are wondering why, given recent negative headlines.| HousingWire
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We're covering Housing and Urban Development (HUD) breaking news and its impact on the housing and mortgage industries.| HousingWire
Personal finance website WalletHub released a new report on Monday in which it ranked all 50 states based on property tax rates.| HousingWire
At NeighborWorks America, lending efforts have approached $700 million annually when including down payment assistance programs.| HousingWire
Two senators have bipartisan support as they aim to bring back a rural housing bill to the Senate floor after it stalled two years ago.| HousingWire
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The work of the MISMO reverse development work group remains on track, according to an RMD interview with its chair.| HousingWire
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Joe Biden unveiled a plan to cap rent hikes at 5% for two years for landlords who manage 50 or more rental units.| HousingWire
Program will be announced during Biden's 2024 State of the Union address on Thursday night.| HousingWire
The Federal National Mortgage Association, commonly known as Fannie Mae, is a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) that was formed during the Great Depression as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. Its purpose is to expand the secondary mortgage market by securitizing mortgage loans in the form of mortgage-backed securities (MBS). In the wake of […]| HousingWire
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is the Democratic nominee for vice president in the 2024 election. These are some of his recent housing policies.| HousingWire
The Mortgage Bankers Association is the United States national association representing all facets of the real estate finance industry.| HousingWire
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, commonly known as Freddie Mac, is a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) that buys mortgages, pools them, and sells them as a mortgage-backed security (MBS) to private investors on the open market. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) placed Freddie Mac and Fannie […]| HousingWire
Kamala Harris spoke to a crowd of 10,000 in Atlanta, mentioning high rents as an issue she wants to tackle if elected president in November.| HousingWire
President Joe Biden’s proposals for the housing and mortgage markets are “dead on arrival or troubling,” according to a BTIG analyst.| HousingWire
President Joe Biden will announce a series of housing proposals in his 2024 State of the Union address, according to the White House.| HousingWire
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris included initiatives to deal with surging housing costs in her economic plan announced Friday.| HousingWire
Compare current mortgage rates today and read daily mortgage rate news from HousingWire's award-winning newsroom.| HousingWire
