Residents Push Back on Landfill Smells Near Proposed Housing

Residents Push Back on Landfill Smells Near Proposed Housing

Irvine city leaders wasted little time in handing over an industrial site to Brookfield Residential Properties for development, but the project is already causing a big stink — and dealing with one. ... Read more »
House scales back proposed VA mortgage fee hike

House scales back proposed VA mortgage fee hike

Just weeks after mortgage trade groups expressed concern about a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would raise fees on U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans, Republicans in Congress... Read more »
Measure ULA Oversight Committee”Concerned” Over Proposed Changes

Measure ULA Oversight Committee”Concerned” Over Proposed Changes

Concern and offense were aired Thursday by members of an oversight committee following an attempt earlier this week to jam amendments to LA’s so-called mansion tax onto the June ballot. Thursday’s vote... Read more »
Proposed California Wealth Tax Scares Away Billionaires

Proposed California Wealth Tax Scares Away Billionaires

Billionaires are leaving California in droves in the face of a ballot initiative seeking to place a 5 percent tax on their wealth.  At least six dozen billionaires left the Golden State... Read more »
Proposed FY2026 HUD Budget Cuts Could Reduce Housing Assistance for Millions

Proposed FY2026 HUD Budget Cuts Could Reduce Housing Assistance for Millions

Get ready, because the numbers being tossed around for the Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) budget are, frankly, eye-opening and a little bit scary. At a glance,... Read more »
California Insurance Official Takes Heat on Proposed Reforms

California Insurance Official Takes Heat on Proposed Reforms

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is in the hot seat. Just before the public official outlined reforms to stave off an exodus of insurance companies from the state, homeowners and consumer advocates... Read more »
Britain’s ultra-wealthy exit ahead of proposed non-dom tax changes

Britain’s ultra-wealthy exit ahead of proposed non-dom tax changes

Street scene in Old Bond Street, Mayfair, London, United Kingdom. Pawel Libera | The Image Bank | Getty Images LONDON — Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Dubai. They’re just a few of the destinations... Read more »
MBA, NMSA suggest fixes to FHA’s proposed loss mitigation option

MBA, NMSA suggest fixes to FHA’s proposed loss mitigation option

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and the National Mortgage Servicing Association (NMSA) are expressing their views on a recently revised Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loss mitigation proposal, stating that it needs additional... Read more »
MBA, CHLA back proposed changes for manufactured home loans

MBA, CHLA back proposed changes for manufactured home loans

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA), and the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) submitted a joint letter advocating for more mortgage financing options for manufactured homes to... Read more »