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Don’t Disrupt Lending or Increase the Cost of Housing: Civil Rights Coalition Warns Against...
Yesterday, in response to a Presidential Memorandum on Federal Housing Finance Reform, the U.S. Department of Treasury and U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development released
Habitat for Humanity: Presidential debates must address housing affordability
More than 100 Habitat for Humanity organizations throughout the country are calling on debate organizers and presidential candidates to address the nation’s urgent housing affordability needs
FHJC Settles Race Discrimination Case
Today, the Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) announced the settlement of a fair housing lawsuit against Charm Equities LTD; its principal officers Howard and Michael Kohn; building superintendent Michael D’Antonio
CONSTRUCTION SPENDING EDGES HIGHER IN JULY BUT DECREASES YEAR-TO-DATE AS DECLINE IN SINGLE-FAMILY HOMEBUILDING...
Association Survey Finds Contractors Remain Eager to Hire but Report Continuing Difficulty in Filling Hourly Craft Positions; Officials Urge Increase in Career and Technical Education, Greater Immigration for Qualified Workers
Realtor® Good Neighbor Awards Finalists Honored for Impactful Volunteer Work
The National Association of Realtors® has honored 10 Realtors®, members of the National Association of Realtors®, as finalists for its 2019 Good Neighbor Awards.
Mortgage Production Profits Rise in Second Quarter of 2019 to Highest Since 2016
Independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a net gain of $1,675 on each loan they originated in the second quarter of 2019
Kelli Burke Joins MBA as Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Finance
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced today that Kelli Burke has joined MBA as Vice President of Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF). Burke's responsibilities will include leading MBA's CREF member
Bipartisan housing finance reform possible, NHC white paper says
The National Housing Conference has released a new white paper on housing finance reform that calls for bipartisan cooperation between Congress and the Trump administration to complete housing finance reform leading to the release of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from conservatorship
MBA Inaugural Study: Modest Growth Anticipated in Home Equity Lending
Home equity loan debt outstanding and borrower utilization rates declined in 2018, and mortgage lenders anticipate mixed activity this year and only modest increases in originations in 2020.
Pending Home Sales Decline 2.5% in July
Pending home sales fell in July, reversing course on two consecutive months of gains, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Of the four major regions, each reported a drop in contract activity, although the greatest decline came in the West
Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications decreased 6.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 23, 2019.
July Construction Unemployment Rates Remain Low, Though Not as Low as a Year Ago,...
In July, estimated not seasonally adjusted construction unemployment rates rose nationally and in 38 states, fell in eight states and remained unchanged in four on a year-over-year basis, according to an analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor
Home Construction Slowing in Manufacturing Areas
In a possible sign of economic softening in the industrial heartland, home construction in the nation’s major manufacturing areas registered declines on a year-over-year basis in the second quarter of 2019
Appraisal Institute, Fannie Mae Join Forces to Foster Diversity in Valuation Profession
The Appraisal Institute is partnering with Fannie Mae to promote appraisal careers and to foster diversity in the valuation profession, the nation’s largest professional association of real estate appraisers announced today.
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 40 STATES AND D.C. FROM JULY 2018 TO JULY 2019,...
Forty states added construction jobs between July 2018 and July 2019, while construction employment increased in 25 states from June to July, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department
Interactive Exhibit “Undesign the Redline” Explores History of U.S. Housing Policy, Race, Segregation and...
Enterprise Community Partners, Designing the WE, City Life/Vida Urbana and Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation present the exhibit and related programming through December
Community and Environmental Organizations Push Michigan Public Service Commission to Reject DTE’s Long-Term Energy...
Environmental and community organizations today are calling for Michigan’s Public Service Commission to reject the proposed long-term energy plan from DTE following testimony from experts revealing how DTE’s plan
Community Development and Wealth Building Are Front and Center for Capital Impact in the...
In the first two quarters of 2019, Capital Impact Partners’ activities aimed to build the power of our community members by leveraging their community assets alongside our flexible capital and capacity building.
Bath Planet and Habitat for Humanity enter national partnership
Acrylic bath remodeling company Bath Planet is donating $250,000 in bath tubs, showers and associated bath accessory products to Habitat for Humanity as part of a new partnership that will help support the construction of Habitat homes across the country
Apartment and Condominium Market Bounces Back to Positive Territory in Second Quarter
Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing improved in the second quarter of 2019, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released today by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
