HUD and Census Bureau Unveil Latest American Housing Survey

New homes in the US may have gotten smaller in the past decade, but the average price per square foot has skyrocketed.  Now LendingTree’s analysis of Census Bureau data on new-home sizes and...

HUD just got some fresh leadership. The U.S. Senate recently confirmed Craig Trainor as the new Assistant Secretary at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)—a move that could shape...

In 2023, over one-third (34%) of older households were cost burdened, paying more than 30% of their income for housing, per the Joint Center for Housing Studies’ recently released housing...

A recent Mortgage Professional America (MPA) report highlights a Washington Supreme Court decision that could have major implications for mortgage servicers. The ruling in Luv v. West Coast...

According to reporting by Atlanta News First and a recent court filing, more than 4,000 federal employees have been laid off as a result of the ongoing government shutdown, including 442 people...

Former U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Larry Lindsey has removed his name from consideration for the Fed Chair post, saying, "I have a very full, varied, and enjoyable life right now that I don’t...

Industry veteran Ed Delgado, Chairman Emeritus of Five Star Global and Managing Director of Mortgage Policy Advisors has been selected to lead a group of prominent industry executives during the...

While government-guaranteed mortgages like from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Veterans Administration (VA) and loans not requiring a government guarantee are continuing as if the...

According to published reports, the Treasury Department has laid off the entire staff of the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. A spokesman for the White House Office of...

According to the ICE Home Price Index, home price growth reversed direction in September, after falling for eight months previously. Here's what else the latest data reveals. The post Home Price...

"State-level data makes it clear why the U.S. economy is on the edge of recession," wrote Mark Zandi, Chief Economist of Moody in a post on X. The post Report Reveals Which U.S. State Economies...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and colleagues urged details on possible GSE reprivatization, but FHFA Chair Pulte says the board is meeting regularly and exempt from disclosure rules. The post FHFA, Senate...

Mortgage fraud is on the rise, according to the Cotality Mortgage Application Fraud Risk Index. The index increased 6.1% from the second quarter of 2024 and was up 1.4% from the first quarter of...

The Federal Finance Finance Agency (FHFA) reports that the Enterprises completed 17,929 foreclosure prevention actions in July 2025, according to FHFA’s latest data. July’s transactions bring the...

Federal Reserve Governors and other Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) members discussed the weakness in housing, commercial real estate, and other markets before making their decision to...

New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Virginia on one account of bank fraud and one count of making a false statement to a financial institution. The...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is heading into the peak of hurricane season with fewer workers and leaders than in past years, according to a new report from the Government...

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) are looking to codify the removal of reputational risk their supervisory programs, and to...

ATTOM's Q3 2025 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report has announced the share of U.S. homes that had foreclosure filings in the third quarter of 2025, showing decreases from the previous quarter and...

As reported by the Pew Charitable Trusts, in 2025, state legislatures across the country took major steps to make housing more available and affordable. From Texas to Washington to Montana,...