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Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro

DeLauro Votes to Pass 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

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U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) voted to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan package of bills to build more affordable housing nationwide. The bill passed the

Nearly 30 New York Credit Unions Urge Albany to Pass the Stop Taking Our...

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On Wednesday, 29 credit unions from across New York State delivered a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, State Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Luis R. Sepúlveda and State Assembly Banks Chair Clyde Vanel, urging lawmakers to crack down on predatory payday loan apps by passing the Stop Taking Our Pay Act (STOP) Act (S8939–Brouk, Rochester/A9644–Raga, Queens).
MBA

Mortgage Application Payments Increased in April

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Homebuyer affordability declined in April, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants increasing to $2,152 from $2,131 in March. This is according to the Mortgage
Congresswoman Linda Sánchez

Bipartisan bill would tackle rental housing shortage, lower costs for families

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Ways and Means Committee members Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.), Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.), Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) and Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) today introduced the Rental Housing Investment

House Passes Transformational Housing Affordability Legislation to Help Restore American Dream for Working Families

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Speaker Johnson released the following statement after an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the House voted to pass H. Res. 1299, an amended version of the Senate-passed 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.
FEMA

FEMA Approves More Than $28 Million in Funding to Help Communities Recover from Recent...

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FEMA announced the approval of more than $28 million in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant

Housing Bill PASSED

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In many Iowa communities, the biggest barrier to growth isn’t a lack of jobs or schools — it’s housing. Too often, the beautiful Victorian on Main Street that should welcome a new family is sitting empty and deteriorating because federal programs designed to help restore and finance rural housing are outdated and buried in red tape.
FHFA

U.S. House Prices Rise 1.7 Percent Year over Year; Up 0.5 percent Quarter over...

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U.S. house prices rose 1.7 percent between the first quarter of 2025 and the first quarter of 2026, according to the U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices for
NAHB

NAHB Publication Offers Remodelers Sneak Peek into Industry Financials

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BuilderBooks, the publishing arm of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released a new edition of its Remodelers’ Cost of Doing Business Study, 2026 Edition, a national study of

Warner, Kaine Announce More Than $5 Million in Federal Funding to Modernize 4 Virginia...

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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $5,693,508 in federal grant funding for infrastructure upgrades to four Virginia airports. This funding is awarded through the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) program for FY26, which is made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that the senators helped negotiate and pass.
ULI

Urban Land Institute Panel Recommends Future Vision for Denver Pavilions and Adjacent Surface Parking...

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Experts from the Urban Land Institute (ULI), in partnership with ULI Colorado, presented initial recommendations today on the
EPA

EPA Provides $944,000 to Mid-Atlantic States to Monitor Water Quality at Beaches and Protect...

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing $944,000 in grant funding that Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia will use to monitor water quality at beaches and to
U.S. Senator Alex Padilla

Following Padilla Push, Bureau of Reclamation Announces $52 Million To Protect Hoover Dam Hydropower...

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Following pressure from U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee,

IBHS’s FORTIFIED Program Surpasses 100,000 Designations

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The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) today announced its FORTIFIED® program has surpassed 100,000 designations nationwide, marking a major milestone in reducing storm losses and strengthening community resilience. The achievement underscores growing adoption of IBHS’s science?based construction and re-roofing standard as states, insurers, manufacturers, and communities align around proven strategies to break the cycle of disaster losses.
HUD - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

HUD Announces Regulatory Best Practices to Unleash Building and Increase Homeownership Across America

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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the State and Local Best Practices for Home

Wagner Supports Transformative Housing Legislation to Lower Costs

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Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Chair of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets, released the following statement on the bipartisan amendment to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act:

Top Performing Latino Mortgage Professionals Defy Expectations

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The National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP®) has released its annual Top 250 Latino Mortgage Originator Awards, recognizing the nation’s top-performing Latino loan originators. Despite a challenging housing market, production among the honorees reached an all-time high, with award recipients collectively closing more than 68,900 transactions and $25.6 billion in funded loan volume.
NAR

NAR Statement on HUD Best Practices to Unleash Building and Increase Homeownership Across America

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Shannon McGahn, executive vice president and chief advocacy officer of the National Association of REALTORS®, issued the

Young Op-Ed: Americans need to be protected from cargo theft

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In the fall of 2024, PFL Logistics — a third-party logistics company in Evansville, Ind. — lost a $60,000 shipment that was stolen after a trusted carrier was compromised. As PFL worked to figure out what happened during the delivery process, it was forced to cover the costs of the missing shipment, a massive blow to this Hoosier company.
NAAHQ

Coalition Statement on House Passage of the Amended 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

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The undersigned housing groups representing thousands of housing providers and tens of millions of residents commend the House of Representatives for its bipartisan passage of the recently

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Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro

DeLauro Votes to Pass 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) voted to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan package of bills to build more affordable housing nationwide. The bill passed the