The letter was signed by NRMLA President Steve Irwin. “We commend the sponsors for introducing this bill as it provides necessary clarity and common-sense regulatory relief that directly supports the core function... Read more »
A new bill aimed at tackling the housing affordability crisis has advanced out of committee in the U.S. House, renewing hopes that the federal government will take action to address soaring costs.... Read more »
Pro-development organization YIMBY Law is taking Gov. Gavin Newsom to court for his executive order banning Senate Bill 9’s application in Los Angeles neighborhoods burned by the Palisades and Eaton fires. YIMBY... Read more »
The trigger leads bill has become a 2025 priority for the mortgage industry after failing to pass the House of Representatives last week, despite Senate approval. Mortgage trade groups, however, remain optimistic... Read more »
In a recent episode of the HousingWire Daily podcast, Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sits down with Bill Emerson, president of Rocket Companies, to discuss its recent lawsuit against the U.S. Department... Read more »
Mortgage trade groups recently came closer to achieving a legislative victory by curbing a longstanding practice: the abusive use of credit trigger leads. However, the outcome of recent elections has cast uncertainty... Read more »
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state’s commercial developers have drawn battle lines over a bill he signed to regulate construction of warehouses. After the governor signed Assembly Bill 98, commercial real estate... Read more »
The Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act of 2024, a U.S. Senate bill introduced this past December that targets mortgage trigger leads, has been incorporated into the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act... Read more »
Republican members of the U.S. Senate have introduced new legislation designed to expand the oversight of federal housing programs, make changes to loan officer compensation for the origination of small-dollar mortgages, and... Read more »
Last year, amid a drum-tight rental market, Sydney Wright pondered leaving California. With her $72,000 salary, the thirtysomething from La Crescenta said the only one-bedroom apartments she could find were either too... Read more »