Housing inventory

Since the launch of vacant-loan sales, a majority have come from properties located in 10 states, HUD reported.

In the four years since February 2020, rents have risen overall by approximately 28%, Corelogic found.

Even with the recent pickup, builder sentiment may remain below its longer-term average until borrowing costs fall more significantly.

Listings of existing homes rose 12% in February compared with a year earlier, and one in five of them are seeing price cuts, according to Zillow Group Inc. 

Some potential sellers are realizing that waiting for lower rates might not be worth it given the amount of equity they have, Zillow said.

Voters approved Proposition C, which offers a tax break for developers to convert up to 5 million square feet of commercial space by 2030.

High rates and home inventory shortages have increased the importance of builders as referral partners. Here's how some mortgage lenders partner with them.

Sales of new homes in the U.S. edged higher in January as builders and buyers capitalized on lower mortgage rates at the start of the year.

Significantly more Americans own a home now than a decade ago, but the disparity between Black homeownership rates and those of other racial and ethnic groups has grown wider, according to the National Association of Realtors.

The rebuff Tuesday ends months of deliberations over the cases, which had been fully briefed since late September. The court as a whole gave no explanation for either the rejection or the unusually long delay.