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HUD Secretary Faces Congressional Scrutiny Over Housing Policies and Investor Sales
22 Jan 2026 20:42 GMT
… a large focus on affordable housing and President Donald Trump … dollars worth of distressed properties directly to corporate … fiscal house in order, bringing interest rates down, mortgage … a means to build affordable housing across the country.
Representative …
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‘Strong Start’ to Mortgage Market as Rates Remain Around 6%
22 Jan 2026 20:42 GMT
… mortgage rates are a welcome development for households looking … weeks.
The latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS … latest National Association of Realtors®’ (NAR) report … mortgage rates reached their lowest level of the year in December, affordability …
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2026 Housing Market points to continued weakness; says Michael Eisenga CEO of 1st American Properties
22 Jan 2026 17:54 GMT
… Based on December housing data released to … Association of Realtors reported that existing … mortgage rates alone are unlikely to meaningfully revive demand. Affordability … Properties
First American Properties is a privately held investment and real estate …
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Robotised Modular Factories Might Make Housing Cheaper: Solving the Affordability Crisis by Scaling Sustainable Industrialisation
22 Jan 2026 20:54 GMT
… Solutions for the Global Affordable Housing Crisis
Affordable housing is no longer just a … results from small-city sustainable real estate strategies offer a clear look … ?
Legacy zoning laws and traditional mortgage models aren’t designed for …
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This Kansas City Neighborhood Is Transforming Neglected Housing and Keeping Control Local
22 Jan 2026 19:42 GMT
… neighborhood association also provides a mortgage, which the new owner … community-governed real estate company that develops and rents out housing in … Capital Management, a property management firm focused on affordable housing, became the general …
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Homes should be affordable in 20 major markets by year’s end, data shows
22 Jan 2026 20:02 GMT
… Affordability in this case means a mortgage payment on a typical house that … sharply in 2022, when mortgage rates doubled. Affordability reached all-time lows … Share of
Median
Household
Income Spent
on Mortgage
(Affordability)
Expected
Affordability
by End of …
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REPORT: Moderated Housing Market Performance for December and 2025
22 Jan 2026 18:01 GMT
… REALTORS® Association released its December 2025 Real Estate Report today, showing Wisconsin’s housing … 2025, it’s clear that mortgage rates have consistently moved downward … 12 months, helping the Wisconsin Housing Affordability Index rise 1.5%
READ …
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VP Vance says administration is committed to taking on institutional investors in the housing market
22 Jan 2026 20:29 GMT
… do to improve access to affordable housing, Vance said President Donald … Baltimore, bought 115 residential properties for $8.2 million … purchased about 150 Cleveland properties during the same time … than offers that rely on mortgage financing.
In addition, …
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Analysis-Trump's mortgage-backed bond purchases not moving needle on housing costs
22 Jan 2026 21:15 GMT
… to make housing more affordable by purchasing mortgage-backed bonds … making homes more affordable is to bolster housing supply. … Meanwhile, data from the Mortgage Bankers Association showed its … a lot of the housing affordability challenges are about more …
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Rent reforms throw a brick at housing targets
22 Jan 2026 20:35 GMT
… in the housing market is dissipating. Affordability for first- … planning regime restricted supply. House prices soared. Then, … prices and higher mortgage rates.
• Property sales collapsing as … has already made letting property less attractive. The resulting …