USDA lowers interest rates on single-family direct home loans

USDA lowers interest rates on single-family direct home loans

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Friday that it has lowered the interest rates for its single-family housing (SFH) direct home loan programs as of March 1, according to an... Read more »
The apartment boom is officially dead, but single-family housing is holding up

The apartment boom is officially dead, but single-family housing is holding up

Today, housing starts fell more than anticipated, but the more important story in today’s report is that even though the apartment boom is dead, single-family permits are rising. The U.S. housing apartment... Read more »
Housing starts flexes single-family muscle

Housing starts flexes single-family muscle

Boom! Housing starts had an epic beat Tuesday, which usually means the data will get revised lower at some point, but one thing is for sure: the housing starts and new home... Read more »
Democrats introduce bills to ban hedge funds from single-family housing market

Democrats introduce bills to ban hedge funds from single-family housing market

Democratic lawmakers in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate have introduced bills in their respective chambers designed to ban hedge funds from participating in the single-family housing market,... Read more »