Housing

Industry observers have mixed reactions on whether next year's Republican-controlled Congress will finally address long-stalled efforts to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

A community revitalization program in the City of Brotherly Love is connecting potential homebuyers to financial institutions, and some credit unions are among those reaping the benefits.

Despite policy changes that apply to new reverse mortgages, the rights for existing spouses of deceased borrowers remain unclear and subject to change until HUD and litigants agree on a final policy in line with court directives.

TRI Pointe has launched a new platform that is meant to provide homebuyers with end-to-end support throughout the closing process.

We can't really talk about the millennial buyer until we talk about the baby boomer seller.

A U.S. District Court decision this week that blocked the use of a controversial legal theory in a fair housing case on discrimination has ignited industry hopes that the Supreme Court will take a similar stance on a separate, larger case pending before the high court.

It's time for the Federal Housing Finance Agency to make good on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's funding obligations to two affordable housing programs.

The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority's plans to sell $97.5 million of housing mortgage financing this week in transactions that include two private placements.

National home prices are continuing to rise from a year earlier, but the rate of growth is slowing down.

TIAA-CREF and Jonathan Rose Cos. have launched a national fund dedicated to "green" and affordable mixed-income multifamily housing development.

The court asked another governmental entity to remedy the plight of non-borrowing spouses facing foreclosure. So far options appear to give few consumers relief.