Trump Administration Moves To Make Prefab Homes Easier To Build in Factories

Trump Administration Moves To Make Prefab Homes Easier To Build in Factories

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is aiming to update definitions for manufactured housing, in a bid to make prefab homes easier to build. HUD released a proposed rule on... Read more »
Former DC Housing Official Cops to  Million Mortgage Scheme

Former DC Housing Official Cops to $15 Million Mortgage Scheme

A former D.C. housing official pleaded guilty Thursday in a scheme to invent a fake federal housing program for veterans in order to defraud mortgage lenders of $15 million. Richard Cunningham, 55,... Read more »
What To Know as the Housing Bill Returns to Congress This Week

What To Know as the Housing Bill Returns to Congress This Week

Congress will again take up its major bipartisan housing legislation package this week. The 21st Century Road to Housing Act, a wide-ranging housing reform package, will come to the House floor for debate... Read more »
This Change to Credit Scores Could Help Millions Buy a Home

This Change to Credit Scores Could Help Millions Buy a Home

A government change could tip the scale for millions of “credit invisible” Americans and bring hundreds of billions in mortgage loans. In a rule change finalized last month, government-run mortgage giants Fannie... Read more »
Nearly 9 in 10 Voters Say Buying a Home Has Never Been Harder

Nearly 9 in 10 Voters Say Buying a Home Has Never Been Harder

Voters want to see action on housing in Washington, DC, even if they don’t know all the details, a new poll has found. Up to 88% of respondents believe it’s harder than... Read more »
Congress Pushes Back on Trump’s Institutional Investor Ban in Landmark Housing Bill

Congress Pushes Back on Trump’s Institutional Investor Ban in Landmark Housing Bill

Dozens of members of Congress say they don’t support a proposed ban on institutional investors, a bipartisan statement that spells trouble for the controversial idea. Seventy-six members of Congress—members of the Real... Read more »