There is perhaps no greater real estate redemption story than that of the classic American brownstone, a once-humble row house that now represents extreme wealth and architectural prestige in some of the... Read more »
The landmark housing bill winding its way through Congress could change the banking system and make it easier for small banks to return to mortgage lending. The House and Senate announced a... Read more »
Congress appears poised to give a final nod to a comprehensive housing reform package after months of stalled progress, setting the stage for President Donald Trump to sign it. The Senate voted... Read more »
In an era defined by deep political polarization, a major housing package cleared the House of Representatives with an overwhelming bipartisan majority of 396 votes. Yet despite its popularity, it remains stalled... Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »