10 Cities That Stand To Gain From Grants To Spur Homebuilding

10 Cities That Stand To Gain From Grants To Spur Homebuilding

Recent changes to a popular federal grant program could help bring new housing to areas that need it most, a new Realtor.com® analysis shows. The 21st Century Road to Housing Act, the... Read more »
Texas Governor Threatens To Strip Funding From Cities Blocking Housing Development

Texas Governor Threatens To Strip Funding From Cities Blocking Housing Development

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is putting cities on notice that stalling housing development could mean losing tax revenue. In comments at a press event in Round Rock, the Republican governor took aim... Read more »
Using Retirement Savings for a Down Payment Could be ‘Financial Boon’

Using Retirement Savings for a Down Payment Could be ‘Financial Boon’

Federal policymakers have been debating whether Americans should be able to pull money from their retirement accounts in order to afford a downpayment on a new home. While financial experts have cautioned... Read more »
Why Red Tape Reform Is Key To Solving the Housing Shortage

Why Red Tape Reform Is Key To Solving the Housing Shortage

With the landmark 21st Century Road to Housing Act now law, local governments may finally rein in the red tape that is choking off the construction of new homes. The new law... Read more »
Heartland’s Affordable Innovation Oasis Emerges as a Real Estate Powerhouse

Heartland’s Affordable Innovation Oasis Emerges as a Real Estate Powerhouse

Best known as the home of a world-class public university, Champaign-Urbana, IL, is capturing national attention well beyond the halls of academia thanks to an unexpected housing market surge. Located two hours... Read more »
New Housing Model Gives St. Louis Artists an Affordable Path to Ownership

New Housing Model Gives St. Louis Artists an Affordable Path to Ownership

A St. Louis organization is working to revitalize lower- to moderate-income neighborhoods through art—but with a radical twist. ​Traditionally, artists move into underinvested neighborhoods, add cultural value, and are subsequently priced out... Read more »
New Home Sales Tick Up in June Despite Elevated Mortgage Rates

New Home Sales Tick Up in June Despite Elevated Mortgage Rates

Sales of new-construction homes bumped up a bit in June, as median sales prices slid and gave buyers an affordability boost. Contract signings for newly built homes hit a seasonally adjusted annual rate of... Read more »
Massachusetts Considers Eliminating Single-Family Zoning

Massachusetts Considers Eliminating Single-Family Zoning

Lawmakers in Massachusetts are eyeing a change that could mean the end of single-family zoning in the state. Lawmakers inserted a provision into a major economic development bill, S.3178, that would allow... Read more »
What ROAD to Housing Act can — and can’t — do for affordability

What ROAD to Housing Act can — and can’t — do for affordability

What ROAD to Housing Act can — and can’t — do for affordability Skip to content © 2006-2026 HW Media, LLC. All rights reserved.Powered by WordPress VIP What’s New? Updated 7 hours... Read more »
How ROAD to Housing aims to boost supply and cut red tape

How ROAD to Housing aims to boost supply and cut red tape

How ROAD to Housing aims to boost supply and cut red tape Skip to content © 2006-2026 HW Media, LLC. All rights reserved.Powered by WordPress VIP What’s New? Updated 14 hours ago... Read more »