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The big buydown bet
Hallam Bullock, Business Insider
Mortgage rate buydowns have become a mousetrap for homebuyers.
Aug 20, 2025, 3:11 PM
Trump Is Trying to Make It Easier to Evict People From Public Housing
Jessica Washington, The Intercept
The Trump administration is pushing a rule change that would speed up the eviction process by providing tenants less notice. The post Trump Is Trying to Make It Easier to Evict People From Public Housing appeared first on The Intercept.
Aug 15, 2025, 5:25 PM
D.C.'s homeless need housing, not jail, says legal advocate wary of Trump plan
Obed Manuel, NPR
Details on President Trump's plan to get unhoused people off Washington D.C. streets are sparse. A legal advocate for the vulnerable population worries that means the focus will be on criminalization.
Aug 14, 2025, 9:03 AM
Average rate on a 30-year mortgage drops to lowest level since April
ALEX VEIGA, Yahoo Entertainment
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage has fallen to its lowest level in four months, welcome news for prospective homebuyers who have been held back by...
Aug 7, 2025, 4:06 PM
How property taxes are forcing Americans out of their homes...
Mark Nichols, Tonya Simpson, Maia Rosenfeld, Jared Kofsky, Tommy Brooksbank, ABC News
How property taxes are forcing Americans out of their homes... (Second column, 3rd story, link)
Aug 3, 2025, 11:04 AM
Don’t blame Jerome Powell — or the Fed — if you can’t afford to buy a house right now
Aarthi Swaminathan, MarketWatch
Trump says the Fed’s high interest rates are keeping Americans from buying houses. There’s more to it than that.
Aug 2, 2025, 12:03 PM
The Trump administration attack dog you should pay attention to
Andrew Prokop, Vox
The Trump administration’s loudest attack dog of late holds an unlikely position: director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The FHFA’s 37-year old director, Bill Pulte, has been pounding the drums to get Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell fired. He’s …
Jul 29, 2025, 2:48 AM
Billionaire Jeff Greene predicts house prices will soar once rates fall — and warns the US faces a 'downward spiral'
Theron Mohamed, Business Insider
Real estate billionaire Jeff Greene sees a housing boom once interest rates fall, and says he's worried about the US debt and a lack of immigration.
Jul 23, 2025, 9:31 AM
Thousands of veterans get help from Congress to save their homes from foreclosure
Chris Arnold, NPR
A bipartisan Congress has come to the rescue of vets at risk of losing their homes, after administrations from both parties tore up VA safety nets for homeowners.
Jul 17, 2025, 12:24 AM
Mexico's president calls march against mass tourism 'xenophobic.' Critics blame government failures
MEGAN JANETSKY and MARÍA VERZA, Yahoo Entertainment
A fierce protest in Mexico City railing against gentrification and mass tourism was fueled by government failures and active promotion to attract digital...
Jul 8, 2025, 4:51 AM
Mortgage Predictions for July: Will Rates Continue Falling?
Katherine Watt, CNET
Fed rate cuts are still on the table this year, but stronger-than-expected job data will keep policymakers on hold this month.
Jul 3, 2025, 12:51 PM
The Trend Disrupting Conventional Housing Wisdom
Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic
A conversation with Rogé Karma about whether the Sun Belt is going the way of Los Angeles and San Francisco
Jul 2, 2025, 10:10 PM
Billionaires shouldn't exist, says Zohran Mamdani, as he runs to be mayor of the world's billionaire capital
Nora Redmond, Business Insider
Democratic candidate for New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani said, 'what we need is a city where every single person can thrive.'
Jun 30, 2025, 11:01 AM
Flint's still-unfinished lead pipe replacement serves as cautionary tale to other cities
MICHAEL PHILLIS and TAMMY WEBBER, Yahoo Entertainment
Jeffrey Bell watched as crews dug up and replaced neighbors’ lead water pipes, hoping his mother’s house would be next. Workers told him it wasn’t on their ...
Jun 29, 2025, 1:12 PM
Your Bitcoin Might Soon Get You a Mortgage—No, Really
Luc Olinga, Gizmodo.com
The new head of the U.S. housing regulator, a crypto investor with deep ties to Trump, wants to study using your digital coins for home loans. This is not a drill.
Jun 24, 2025, 3:34 PM
Trump's VA cut a program that's saving vets' homes. Even Republicans have questions
Chris Arnold, NPR
NPR has heard from more than 50 veterans around the country who are upset about the VA cutting a program that was helping vets avoid foreclosure. Veterans now have worse options than most Americans.
Jun 19, 2025, 9:00 AM
Fed Rate Cuts Unlikely This Summer. Are Lower Mortgage Rates Still Possible?
Katherine Watt, CNET
The Fed's impact on mortgage rates isn't direct, but it matters. Here's what to know about the central bank's latest decision.
Jun 18, 2025, 8:47 PM
Mortgage Rates and the Fed: Everything to Know Before This Week's Meeting
Katherine Watt, CNET
Don't expect big changes to mortgage rates soon, as the Fed maintains its cautious approach.
Jun 16, 2025, 3:44 PM
Could this city be the model for how to tackle the housing crisis and climate change?
Julia Simon, NPR
Vienna has a way to make affordable housing and combat climate change all at the same time. Now U.S. cities want in, and they're building their own green housing.
Jun 15, 2025, 10:00 AM
Trump says he’s seriously considering taking Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public
The Globe and Mail
Mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were placed in conservatorship after housing collapse in 2008
May 21, 2025, 11:56 PM
Trump administration throws hundreds of affordable housing projects into limbo after contract cuts
The Associated Press
The Associated Press has found that the Trump administration has stalled at least $60 million in funding intended largely for affordable housing developments nationwide.
Mar 7, 2025, 11:31 PM
US Domestic Shift: From Wildfire Battles to Supreme Court Showdowns
Devdiscourse
US domestic news covers a spectrum from progress in Los Angeles' wildfire containment to the Supreme Court's agenda on contentious cases. Highlights include Trump-era immigration changes, Supreme Court deliberations on educational religious freedom, and the real estate market facing mortgage struggles.
Jan 24, 2025, 11:52 PM
Kamala Harris, Donald Trump Plans for Housing, Child Care, Taxes Compared
Newsweek
For many voters, housing, childcare and taxes are deal-breaker issues. Here's a rundown of what each has said.
Sep 25, 2024, 10:30 PM
How an empty apartment complex in Colorado became a national battleground over immigration
Cable News Network
1568 Nome Street sits empty these days, with windows and doors boarded up and signs warning of danger posted outside. No one lives here anymore – the city of Aurora, Colorado, evicted several hundred tenants and shuttered the apartment complex last month, citing numerous code violations. But presidential candidate Donald Trump keeps bringing it up.
Sep 11, 2024, 10:35 PM