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FHFA

U.S. House Prices Rise 2.1 Percent Year over Year; Up 0.3 percent Quarter over...

National
U.S. house prices rose 2.1 percent between the second quarter of 2025 and the second quarter of 2026, according to the U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) House Price Index (FHFA HPI®).

NFHA strongly condemns HUD’s rollback of rights for disabled residents

National
“More than 32,000 housing discrimination complaints were filed in 2024, and disability-related complaints made up 54.6 percent of all complaints. Decades after the Fair Housing Act amendments and the Americans with Disabilities Act, too many residential buildings continue to be built inaccessibly and in violation of the law, preventing people with disabilities from living there comfortably.

Warnock Meets with Gullah Geechee Community Members, Visits Historic Harrington School

National
Last week, Senator Reverend Warnock met with Gullah Geechee community members at the historic Harrington School in St. Simons Island to discuss environmental health concerns, land ownership, and cultural preservation. Community members discussed high levels of toxic chemicals found in the blood of Glynn County residents living near Brunswick Superfund sites
NAHB

New York Housing Leader Warns Congress Gas Bans Undermine Affordability

National
Michael Fazio, executive director of the New York State Builders Association, told Congress today that energy mandates are driving up construction costs and deepening the housing

New York State Announces $2.2 Million to Help Upgrade Homeless Shelters in Erie and...

National
The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) today announced that $2.2 million has been awarded to help extend the life of a homeless shelter in Erie County and two shelters in Suffolk County. The funding was awarded by OTDA's Homeless Housing and Assistance Program.
Congresswoman Amata Coleman Radewagen

Amata Welcomes Final Passage of Government Funding Extension That Prevents Shutdown

National
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming Tuesday’s final passage by a bipartisan vote of 370-48 of the government funding extension, which was necessary to keep the federal
Habitat

Wells Fargo invests $1.5 million with Habitat for Humanity to scale innovative home construction...

National
ells Fargo announced today at the Iowa State Fair that it is making a $1.5 million investment to Habitat for Humanity to focus
MBA

Mortgage Application Payments Decreased Slightly in July

National
Homebuyer affordability improved in July, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants decreasing to $2,175 from $2,191 in June. This is according to the Mortgage

Back-To-School Season Costs More This Year: How Trump Is Driving Up Prices On Groceries,...

National
As Trump continues to claim affordability is a “hoax” and a “con job,” Americans are feeling the strain of Trump’s policies on their pocketbooks. Headlines from across the country this summer lay bare Trump’s cost-of-living crisis as families get ready to send their kids back to school.
DOE

National Alliance for Water Innovation Seeks Proposals for Industrial Water Reuse Technologies and Public...

National
The National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI), a public-private partnership led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)
HUD - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

HUD Takes Action to Make Housing More Affordable

National
Secretary Turner took action to make housing more affordable by rescinding burdensome guidance that made building, buying, and renting a home more expensive.

Heinrich Joins Grand Opening of DreamTree’s New Resource Center & Housing Shelter in Taos,...

National
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, joined a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grand opening of DreamTree’s NEST Resource Center, a new space in Taos dedicated to helping New Mexicans access emergency housing, basic necessities and internet access, employment opportunities, connections to healthcare providers, case management services, and help navigating federal and state benefits.
AGC

Construction Spending Declines In July From June And A Year Earlier As Contractors Cope...

National
Construction spending declined by 0.5% from June to July and by 3.8% compared to a year ago, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of a new government
FEMA

FEMA Kicks Off National Preparedness Month 2026, Empowers Americans to Stand Ready to Protect...

National
RealEstateRama – FEMA’s Ready Campaign launches National Preparedness Month 2026. This year’s theme—Americans Stand
Congresswoman Amata Coleman Radewagen

Amata Highlights National Park of American Samoa During National Park Week

National
Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is highlighting the beautiful National Park of American Samoa during National Park Week. Typically held in April, park week was moved to August this year

NAIC Summer National Meeting Highlights Collaboration and Advances Priorities

National
On Aug. 11–14, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Members gathered in Columbus, Ohio, for the organization’s 2026 Summer National Meeting, where they continued addressing the regulatory opportunities and challenges of the modern insurance marketplace.
NAR

Nearly Two-Thirds of REALTORS® Volunteer Monthly, New NAR Report Finds

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Nearly two-thirds of agents who are REALTORS® (64%) volunteer in their communities every month and 84% made charitable donations over the past year, according to the 2026 Community

Michigan Delegation Urges Swift Approval of Major Disaster Declaration

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U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) led members of the Michigan Congressional Delegation in calling on President Trump to swiftly issue a Major Disaster declaration for Michigan following the severe thunderstorms, tornadoes, high winds, large hail, and torrential rainfall across the state in April. In their letter, the lawmakers supported Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s request for assistance for Alcona, Allegan
ALTA

ALTA and AARP Applaud Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes for Action Against MV Realty

National
The American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, and AARP today commended Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes for taking legal

Fair Housing Groups Nationwide Will Stay Open After Federal Court Ruling

National
A federal judge today blocked a HUD plan that would have radically altered a decades-old fair housing grant program and defunded more than 100 private, community-based nonprofit fair housing enforcement organizations, which between them handle three in four housing discrimination complaints filed in this country.

Business Real Estate Press Releases

This is the day Sept 30

Three Top Real Estate Books Unite on Sept. 30 to Benefit...

Real estate professionals buying three new and newly updated industry books on Wednesday, Sept. 30, will be supporting Wounded Warrior Project, with all profits from that day’s sales

Recent Gov & Nonprofit Real Estate Press Releases

NHC

Only 14% of Occupation-Metro Pairings Can Afford a Typical Home, NHC...

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