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Daily Digest: U.S. Housing and Real Estate News, October 12, 2026
Today's housing news includes a new fraud-prevention resource for real estate professionals, federal grant funding for homeless housing in Florida…
When Austin Luxury Homes Sell Fastest in Spring
Ask anyone who has sold a house in Central Texas when the market opens and you get the same answer. March. Late February if...
Daily Digest: Housing & Development, October 9, 2026
Today’s housing and development coverage looks at congressional oversight of public housing and at local discussion of a new federal housing law.
Daily Digest: Laws & Taxes, October 9, 2026
Two federal stories today deal with the legal and tax side of housing: a court fight over fair housing funding and a new bill that would give renters a tax credit.
DC Opens $74 Million Infrastructure Academy Campus at Former Spingarn High School
Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Department of Employment Services (DOES) and the DC Department of General Services (DGS) have opened the new DC Infrastructure Academy (DCIA) campus at the former Spingarn High School in Ward 5. The ribbon-cutting marks the final stage of the $74 million Spingarn renovation project.
Daily Digest: Grants, October 7, 2026
Federal grant funding was in focus today, with House members pressing HUD over delayed housing renewals and a California freeway project winning new transportation money.
Choosing the Best Modern Timber Frame House Designs: 5 Plans With Glass Walls
Modern timber frame houses with glass walls sell a simple picture: exposed wood, floor-to-ceiling glass, and the view as the main decoration. But a big glass wall changes a lot of other things
Gottheimer Secures $500,000 in Federal Funds to Protect Future Andover Train Station on Lackawanna...
At the future site of the Andover station on Friday, October 2, 2026, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced $500,000 in clawed-back federal dollars, secured through the Transit Security Grant Program, to improve security and safety at the planned park-and-ride station.
Min, Olszewski Introduce Community Disaster Protection Act to Expand Insurance Access in High-Risk Areas
Rep. Dave Min (CA-47) and Rep. Johnny Olszewski (MD-02), Co-Chairs of the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC) Building Resilient Housing Task Force, today introduced the Community Disaster Protection Act.
Cammack Secures New VA Contract to Keep Homeless Veterans Housed in Ocala and Gainesville
Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) today announced that veterans experiencing homelessness in Ocala and Gainesville will be able to stay in their housing after she worked directly with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to secure a new contract for Volunteers of America. Starting October 1, the VA’s Contract Emergency Residential Services (CERS) program will fund 36 beds at the Ritz Veterans
Nadler, Pappas, Goodlander Lead 50 House Members in Pressing HUD to Release Delayed HIV/AIDS...
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) led 50 House members in urging U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner to release the delayed Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) grants and to speed up awarding the funds.
Rep. Tran Backs TIPS Act to Make Tax Deduction on Tips Permanent for Service...
U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) has signed on as a co-sponsor of H.R. 1314, the Tipped Income Protection and Support Act (TIPS Act), which would let service industry professionals deduct their tips when filing taxes. The bill would raise the maximum adjusted gross income at which service workers can claim the deduction from $25,000 to $112,500 and make the change permanent nationwide
Liccardo Presses Treasury to Investigate Russian-Owned Menlo Park Property, Weigh Sanctions
In a letter to Treasury, the congressman asks federal agencies to examine who owns and funds the 80 Willow Road project, citing reported ties to Kremlin officials and organized crime figures
NAR Launches Online Fraud Resource to Help REALTORS® Protect Clients and Their Business
The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) today introduced "Protecting Your Clients and Your Business From Fraud," a new online resource that helps members prevent, detect, and report
Fifteen Realtors® from across South Carolina graduate from top real estate leadership class
The 2026 SC REALTORS® (SCR) Leadership Academy class graduated during the board of directors meeting at the association's legal conference, Business Unusual, in September at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.
Thompson: Low-Interest SBA Loans Now Open to Business Owners, Nonprofits and Homeowners After July...
U.S. Representative Glenn "GT" Thompson (Pa.-15) announced that businesses, private nonprofits, homeowners, and renters affected by the severe storms and flooding of July 28, 2026, can now apply for low-interest federal disaster loans through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to help cover physical damage.
Booker Pushes $300 Billion Plan for Affordable Housing Near Transit
U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today introduced the Transit-Oriented Housing Development Act, legislation to increase affordable and workforce housing near major transit hubs across the country. The bill is projected to create more than two million new housing units and expand access to affordable homes for low-income families.
Pallone Urges Storm Damage Survey in New Jersey Ahead of Possible Federal Disaster Declaration
After a powerful nor'easter brought heavy rain, tidal surges and coastal flooding to New Jersey, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today asked state and federal agencies to promptly assess the damage in anticipation of a federal disaster declaration.
SC REALTORS® celebrate award winners, install 2027 incoming leadership
South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) celebrated its 2026 award winners and installed officers at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in September. Approximately 300 Realtors® from across the state attended the ceremony during the association's second legal conference, Business Unusual. Throughout the conference SCR presented awards to the following Realtors®.
Young, Bennet Reintroduce Legislation to Combat National Eviction Crisis
U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), members of the Senate Finance Committee, reintroduced the Eviction Crisis Act of 2026. This legislation would address our urgent national eviction crisis, creating an emergency rental assistance program to reduce preventable evictions and making it easier for American families to stay securely housed.
