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HUD and Census Bureau Report New Residential Sales in April 2025
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for April 2025:
U.S. House Prices Rise 4.0 Percent over the Prior Year; Up 0.7 Percent from...
U.S. house prices rose 4.0 percent between the first quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025, according to the U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices for
Norton, Duckworth Announce Senate Committee Passage of Bill to Strengthen Consumer Protections Against Fraud...
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) announced that the Senate Committee
MISMO Publishes Enhanced Reference Models
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced that enhancements to the MISMO Version 3.6 Reference Model and the new MISMO Version 3.6.1 Reference Model has reached “Candidate Recommendation”
New Dems Push for Affordable Housing, Public Safety, Border, and Rural Development Funding in...
New Dem Members penned letters to House Appropriations Committee leadership to advocate for critical funding in key areas
ALTA Renews TIAC as 2025 Elite Provider
American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, announced it has renewed TIAC as an ALTA Elite Provider for 2025. ALTA’s Elite Provider Program features distinguished service providers
Existing-Home Sales Edged Lower by 0.5% in April
Existing-home sales slowed in April, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Sales dipped in the Northeast and West, grew in the Midwest and were unchanged in the South.
Congressman Cleaver Announces $4 Million Brownfields Grant Has Been Awarded to Kansas City
U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the City
House Proposals Dismantling Energy Efficiency Incentives Would Threaten Economic Growth, Increase Costs for U.S....
The Alliance to Save Energy (ASE) highlights the shortsightedness of House budget reconciliation proposals that would dismantle key
FEMA Resumes In-Person Trainings at National Schoolhouses to Strengthen State and Local Government’s Ability...
FEMA announced today that in-person training will resume at three national schoolhouses in early June—the Center for
EPA Reinforces Alignment of Clean Water Act Section 401 with “Powering the Great American...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a memorandum clarifying the specific and limited role that states
NYS OASAS ANNOUNCES OPENING OF RENOVATED SOUTH BEACH ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTER ON STATEN ISLAND
The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) officially opened the newly renovated South Beach Addiction Treatment Center (ATC) on Staten Island today.
Rep. Scott Peters’ Statement on Encouraging Point in Time Count Data
Representative Scott Peters (CA-50) made the following statement regarding the data from the Point-in-Time Count released by the San Diego Regional Task Force on Homelessness: “I’m encouraged by the decrease in the number of families and veterans who are unsheltered.
Single-Family Starts Down on Economic and Tariff Uncertainty
Economic uncertainty stemming from tariff issues, elevated mortgage rates and rising building material costs pushed single-family housing starts lower in April.
MOTORISTS ARE ALMOST TWICE AS LIKELY TO DIE IN A WORK ZONE CRASH AS...
Sixty Percent of Highway Construction Firms Report Having at Least One Car Crash into their Work Zones During the Past Year, New Survey by the Associated General Contractors of America
HUD Announces More Than $10 Million to House Families and Youth and Promote Self-Sufficiency
Under the leadership of Secretary Scott Turner, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded more than $10 million in Family Unification Program (FUP)
Habitat for Humanity voices support for AmeriCorps amid concerning actions at national service agency
Habitat for Humanity today expressed concern about recent federal actions impacting AmeriCorps staffing given how critical
IMBs Report Slight Production Losses in First Quarter of 2025
Independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a pre-tax net loss of $28 on each loan they originated in the first quarter of 2025, compared to a
NEW STATE AND NATIONAL DATA TO SHOW DANGERS OF HIGHWAY WORK ZONES TO MOTORISTS...
On Tuesday, May 20 at 2 p.m. EDT, officials with the Associated General Contractors of America and HCSS will unveil new state*
Adams, Figures Introduce Legislation to Protect Federal Funding for Land-Grant HBCUs
Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), founder and co-chair of the Bipartisan, Bicameral Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Caucus, and Congressman Shomari C.
