Housing

Supporters of an unreleased bill to revamp the housing finance system say the plan strikes a middle ground that can gain support from both sides of the aisle.

Area campgrounds reported a rush on bookings in the immediate aftermath of the fires.

Fewer people own their homes, and that's squeezing the rental market as more families sign leases instead of mortgages.

Craig Phillips, a top aide to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, said his department "broadly" agrees with the FHFA plan, which would return Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the private market and provide them an explicit government guarantee.

The HUD inspector general is conducting a wide-ranging audit into how Buffalo's public housing authority spent tens of millions of dollars over the past two years.

The state's housing crisis is back on the agenda as California lawmakers return to work after a months-long recess.

Efforts to secure funding for Florida Keys housing in the wake of Hurricane Irma rank among priorities for Monroe County's state representative in the upcoming legislative session.

The St. Louis region appears to be preparing for the wave of elderly baby boomers with a boom in construction of assisted living and senior care facilities.

One night in January, volunteers across the country counted 40,056 veterans living on the streets or in transitional housing and shelters — 585 more than in 2016 and the first increase of homeless veterans since 2010.

Stephanie W. Cowart, former executive director of the Niagara Falls Housing Authority, admitted to working with her son and daughter-in-law to steal $17,580 from the authority and the state.

The plan is up from the previously announced 200,000 homes.

Sonoma County, Calif., renters, property managers and housing advocates say the October wildfires grabbed hold of a constrained rental market and squeezed it by the throat.

As Congress debates tax reform and which deductions to remove, a majority of homeowners from both parties worried that rising property taxes could force them to sell.

As the economy improves and millennials move around the country in search of jobs, some are finding themselves far from the youth culture they learned to expect from city life in other parts of the country.

Renita Barbee has begun packing up the belongings in her rented South Los Angeles home. She was trying hard to hold her composure as she told her story the other day.

Pricey U.S. housing markets, from the New York suburbs to California's coastal cities, could take a direct hit under the tax-reform bill released by House Republicans.

From Secretary Carson easing lending concerns to Fannie Mae announcing its expansion of Day 1 Certainty, here's a look at seven things we learned at the 2017 MBA Annual.

A House Republican tax proposal that infuriated housing groups and sent homebuilder stocks sliding would only have a modest impact on the market for new homes and could end up being a net positive for the industry, according to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analysts.

Hopes that tax reform might soften a weakening of the mortgage interest deduction were quickly dashed as the GOP plan landed a double punch on the incentive cherished by the mortgage and housing industries.

Orlando theme-park worker Daisy Hernandez was struggling to find an affordable rental even before Hurricane Irma squeezed Central Florida housing options and Hurricane Maria pushed Puerto Ricans to the mainland.