Housing markets

Americans now hold $34.5T in home equity, fueling a surge in home equity loans as lenders race to capitalize on rising property values.

President Trump and his administration have begun to scrap new mortgage lending guidelines that made it easier for home buyers and sellers to dispute property appraisals, finding that homes owned by racial minorities are routinely valued lower than comparable homes with white owners. But despite the promised regulatory relief, many mortgage lenders say the regulatory changes will not impact their lending practices.

The 35% levy on Canadian goods does not include any carve outs for lumber or building supplies, with their costs already rising, Cotality's Selma Hepp said.

New homebuyers found mortgages more affordable last month amid growing supply and softer prices nationwide, new data from the MBA finds.

Freddie Mac boosted its single-family provision because of modeled and observed declines in home prices and future appreciation during the second quarter.

While rising national home values leave close to half of owners on solid financial footing, growth in seriously underwater loans points to pockets of stress.

Home prices rose at the slowest pace in nearly two years, signaling a deeper shift as concerns about the economy and mortgage rates dampen consumer demand

Judge Sparkle Sooknanan granted the National Fair Housing Alliance a temporary restraining order which requires HUD to resume distribution of enforcement funds.

The company was looking to get back into compliance on Nasdaq, but the recent run-up in its stock price has management hitting the pause button.

The agency has a proposed repeal in place, getting ready to be made public on July 28, which would rescind another Biden-era fair housing policy.

Contract signings on new single-family homes increased 0.6% to an annualized rate of 627,000 last month, according to government data released Thursday.

The end of VA foreclosure moratorium is behind a rise in auctions, but bidder hesitancy suggests home prices could fall further.

Choppy market conditions, including mortgage rates which remain elevated, had an impact on profitability at four of the nation's homebuilders in the quarter.

Sales of previously owned US homes fell in June to a nine-month low as potential buyers continued to bristle at record prices and high borrowing costs.

The nation's sixth largest real estate broker has created Elliman Capital in a strategic alliance with Associated Mortgage Bankers.

Horton shares surged as much as 14% after the company released results for the fiscal third quarter, the biggest intraday gain since April 2020.

Opendoor's stock price at one point on Monday was at $4.97, more than double its Friday close, but a large drop late in the day left it with a 96 cent gain.

Housing supply is returning to pre-pandemic levels, but the rise comes as new listings fall, pointing to subdued demand, leading real estate brokerages said.

While existing home sales aren't measured in GDP, many of the things which come along with it are, and those are likely to start trending down, First American said.

New residential construction increased 4.6% to an annualized rate of 1.32 million homes last month, picking up after an almost 10% slide in May, according to government figures released Friday.