HUD

The plan from the Heritage Foundation, a group the first Trump administration was largely in line with, would shutter CFPB, break up HUD and raise FHA premiums.

Local governments must use funds to address hurdles in zoning, financing and infrastructure to produce new units and preserve others.

The Massachusetts House passed a bill that would ease the process for property owners looking to build accessory-dwelling units.

New notices pointed out how large learning models could lead real estate businesses to unintentionally violate the Fair Housing Act in a marketing campaign.

The Federal Housing Administration removed housing finance firms from the list of permitted interested-party contributors in a new reverse-mortgage rule.

Prevention through new building standards and mapping technology aim to keep home insurance rates down but mortgage bankers see challenges.

In a Senate hearing, Director Sandra Thompson said a raise to the required income threshold provided to affordable housing was on the table, while housing regulators also faced questions related to property insurance hikes and title insurance waivers.

The government mortgage-bond guarantor will require additional information on foreclosure prevention actions, and retire some forbearance reporting.

The new expiration for waivers, which is now set for a date after November, adds uncertainty about the fate of a proposed policy that would replace the temporary, pandemic-era servicing rules.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development agency warned in an online notice that issuers with prepayments exceeding certain limits could face sanctions.