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Mortgage applications decreased 1.6 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 13, 2016.

Working to build strong and stable homes and communities, nearly 400 Habitat for Humanity AmeriCorps members from across the country will travel to select cities in North Carolina, South Carolina and Colorado to build or repair 36 homes during Habitat’s annual AmeriCorps Build-a-Thon

On Thursday, May 19th at 10:30 EDT, Investors Unite Executive Director Tim Pagliara will host a teleconference featuring law professor Saikrishna Prakash who will discuss his new analysis of the government’s efforts to conceal deliberations related to the Net Worth Sweep

The Energy Department released the On the Path to SunShot reports, a series of eight research papers examining the state of the U.S. solar energy industry and the progress made to date toward the SunShot Initiative’s goal to make solar energy cost-competitive with other forms of electricity by 2020. The solar industry is currently about 70 percent of the way towards achieving the Initiative’s 2020 goals, but as solar has become more affordable, helping the industry grow by an astonishing 23-fold since the beginning of the Obama Administration, new challenges and opportunities have emerged.

Analysts and researchers at the Energy Department's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) played a significant role in a suite of studies released today by DOE's SunShot Initiative that identify the progress made by the U.S. solar energy industry toward SunShot's goal of achieving cost parity with traditional energy sources by 2020.

Ed Brady, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Bloomington, Ill., issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Labor’s final overtime rule that was released today

Twenty-six extraordinary developments from around the globe have been selected as finalists in ULI’s 2016 Global Awards for Excellence, widely recognized as one of the land use industry’s most prestigious awards programs. This year’s finalists include two in Asia, six in Europe, and 18 in North America.

A new guide co-published by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the International Code Council (ICC) provides critical answers to the most frequently asked residential construction jobsite code questions. Available through BuilderBooks, NAHB’s publishing arm, the 2015 Home Builders’ Jobsite Codes: A Quick Guide to the 2015 International Residential Code, is a portable guide for home builders, contractors, inspectors, architects, engineers and other construction professionals.

CEDIA and Coldwell Banker Real Estate have collaborated to offer a home technology certificate program to Coldwell Banker Real Estate independent agents. The newly developed curriculum, which will be taught by CEDIA representatives, will help agents better represent the value of home technology.

The Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers (HAND), celebrating its 25^th Anniversary, is pleased to announce the 2016 slate of HAND Housing Achievement Awardees. The awards program is designed to recognize the most outstanding and innovative housing developments, programs and solutions across the metropolitan region. The winners will be honored at the organization’s upcoming 2016 Annual Meeting & Housing Expo on June 21, 2016 at the Crystal City Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia.

Nationwide housing starts rose 6.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.17 million in April, according to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Commerce Department. Overall permit issuance was also up 3.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.12 million

Millennials are bucking trends, changing the landscape of America, and sharply different from previous generations in many different ways. One of the most visible and consequential ways is through millennial homeownership numbers, according to experts on generational trends and homeownership presenting at the 2016 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo.

The Mortgage Bankers Association Opens Doors Foundation (MBA Open Doors) today announced that it is accepting "Text-to-Give" donations. MBA President and CEO David H. Stevens, CMB, made the announcement during his opening remarks to the conference. MBA Opens Doors is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing assistance to families with a critically ill or injured child by making their mortgage or rent payment.

David H. Stevens, CMB, President and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association delivered the following remarks at the opening general session of MBA's National Secondary Market Conference and Expo in New York City.

Mobile and online technology and evolving consumer tastes are changing the dynamics of renting property, and the debate on whether the regulatory response from state and local governments clashes with individual property rights will likely continue, according to speakers at a panel discussion on the current issues surrounding short-term rentals at the 2016 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (RealEstateRama) — Spurred by a modest reduction in mortgage interest rates and favorable home prices, nationwide housing affordability in the first...

More homebuyers are reviewing their mortgage documents prior to their real estate closing under new federal regulations according to results of a Home Closing Survey conducted by the American Land Title Association (ALTA). The survey, conducted in March 2016, included title agents, real estate attorneys and escrow agents.

USDA Rural Housing Service Administrator Tony Hernandez today announced a series of changes that will make it faster and cheaper for homeowners to refinance USDA mortgages.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is awarding more than $6 million to Habitat for Humanity International through its Self-help Homeownership Opportunity Program, or SHOP. Known as “sweat equity” grants, this funding will allow Habitat to partner with more families across the country to help them build a decent and affordable place to call home. The $6,188,868 awarded to Habitat represents 63.3 percent of the total $9.9 million SHOP budget.

Realtors® specializing in commercial real estate expressed confidence in the continued recovery seen in the market but concern over the availability of commercial financing, during a commercial economic issues and trends forum at the 2016 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo.