Housing

White House will reportedly cut most of HUD’s disaster recovery office

The Office of Community Planning and Development inside the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is poised to be drastically reduced in size through cuts to a vast majority of its...

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The best real estate CRM for every budget in 2025

Is the best real estate CRM the one you use or the one you pay the most for? To find out, we reviewed dozens of real estate CRMs to curate this list of the best CRMs for every real estate professio...

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Chase Home Lending announces limited-time refinance rate discount

Chase Home Lending recently announced a limited-time, nationwide interest rate discount that is designed to help homeowners save on their monthly mortgage payments. The offer is in effect through M...

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Compass acquires luxury brokerage in Washington, D.C.

Compass has added to its roster in the nation’s capital. The brokerage has acquired Washington Fine Properties (WFP), a luxury real estate brokerage located in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan ar...

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Fannie Mae economists say that tariffs will negatively impact GDP growth, inflation

Despite gross domestic product (GDP), labor market and inflation data that points to a strong economy to kick off 2025, the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group now expects bleake...

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Alexander brothers seek more than $50M for their Miami waterfront mansions

The Alexander brothers are quietly shopping their Miami homes. Tal and Oren Alexander have employed former agents at their defunct brokerage, Official Partners, to solicit bids for waterfront mansi...

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Home price growth has slowed. But high costs, economic worries have some buyers retreating

High prices and economic uncertainty are factors pulling homebuyers back out of the housing market, experts say.

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Trump makes move to control independent regulatory agencies

A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday gives him unprecedented control over independent regulators such as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Depos...

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CrossCountry’s reverse mortgage VP joins NRMLA board of directors

The National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) board of directors is poised to grow by one member. Richard Thorpe, the divisional vice president of CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM)’s reverse ...

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Mortgage demand for new homes is down 6% in the past year

Mortgage applications for newly built homes decreased 6% year over year in January 2025, according to a report released Thursday by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). But application volume in...

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In the Pipeline: Belmont Village Opens Latest California Community; Maplewood Completes Inspir Embassy Row in D.C.

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ subscription In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting...

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What should homebuilders and investors do as Trump tariffs loom?

President Donald Trump’s chaotic style of governing and use of tariffs is causing uncertainty for real estate investors and homebuilders, according to a report by John Burns Research and Consulting...

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ServiceLink’s Melinda Maloney on the next generation of housing leaders

The HousingWire award spotlight series highlights the individuals and organizations that have been recognized through our Editors’ Choice Awards. Nominations for HousingWire’s 2025 Rising Stars Awa...

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NAHB to Congress: Ease regulatory burdens for builders

The Trump administration wants to improve housing affordability and availability, as emphasized by an executive order signed by the president on his first day back in office. The order called upon ...

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Milwaukee housing authority owes $5M to the city, officials say

The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee (HACM), an independent agency in Wisconsin’s largest city that was already embattled following the discovery of millions of dollars in misappropriated...

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Why mortgage originations should pick up in 2025

U.S. mortgage originations are projected to grow moderately in 2025, despite continued economic uncertainty and elevated interest rates, according to TransUnion’s newly released credit insights in ...

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Inside the Rapidly Evolving Landscape for Senior Living Sales and Marketing

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription In 2025, senior living sales and marketing leaders are adapting to the rise of grandchildren as decision-drivers; pondering new strategies f...

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Fewer first-time homebuyers emerged in 2024, but Black Americans bucked the trend

While the share of first-time homebuyers has declined across the country, Black homebuyers are bucking the trend and showing resilience in an increasingly difficult housing market. A rec...

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Gen Z seeking inventive homeownership paths

While affordability challenges persist, Gen Z is proving resilient, carving out traditional and non-traditional paths to homeownership — particularly in the Midwest. New data from LendingTree and C...

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Senior Living Rental Rate Growth Diverges as IL, AL ‘No Longer in Lockstep’

Rental rates for assisted living and independent living are “no longer in lockstep” due to shifting market forces and consumer needs. In December 2024, independent living properties saw a 1...

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Massachusetts AG sues Hometap over ‘illegal reverse mortgage’

The Attorney General of Massachusetts has filed suit against home equity contract provider Hometap, alleging that the company “pervasively and systematically violated the state’s consumer protectio...

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