Yearly Archives: 2026
FHA Opens Multifamily Insurance Programs to Build to Rent Communities
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that its Federal Housing Administration (FHA) will now allow Build to Rent…
Daily Digest: U.S. Housing and Real Estate News, October 14, 2026
Today's housing news centers on a fair housing coalition's pushback against a HUD proposal, a new AI governance certification in the mortgage industry…
MISMO Names First Advisory Partners for Its Responsible AI Framework in Mortgage
MISMO, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, has announced the first organizations to earn its FRAME Advisory Partner Certification…
96 Groups Urge HUD to Withdraw Proposal Ending Disparate Impact Rules Under Title VI
The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), joined by 95 other fair housing, consumer advocacy and civil rights organizations and a former HUD official…
Daily Digest: U.S. Housing and Real Estate News, October 13, 2026
Today's housing news is driven by two data releases from national real estate organizations…
Hispanic Households Drove All Net U.S. Homeownership Growth in 2025, Report Finds
Hispanic households accounted for all of the net growth in U.S. homeownership last year, according to the 2026 State of Hispanic Wealth Report (SHWR).
Existing-Home Sales Rise 1.5% in September, Down 2.2% From a Year Ago, NAR Says
Existing-home sales increased 1.5% month-over-month in September and decreased 2.2% year-over-year, according to the Existing-Home Sales report from the National Association of
Tokenized Real Estate and the Securities Law Challenge
Sit through enough tokenization pitches and you start noticing which problems the deck spends its time on. Settlement speed. Fractional ownership down to a small slice of a building. Programmable distributions.
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…
NAR Launches Online Fraud Guide for Agents and Brokers
The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has launched a new online resource called "Protecting Your Clients and Your Business From Fraud."
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...
NAHB Remodeling Index Edges Up to 62 in Third Quarter
Remodeler sentiment held steady in the third quarter, with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI) rising one point from the previous quarter to 62.
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.
Only 14% of Occupation-Metro Pairings Can Afford a Typical Home, NHC Says
Workers in good jobs are increasingly priced out of homeownership, according to new research from the National Housing Conference (NHC). Its report, Priced Out: When a Good
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
September Jobs Report: Hiring Slows to 29,000 as Wage Growth Lags Inflation, MBA Economist...
Employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics revised job gains for the previous two months
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.
