• Trump executive orders target housing supply and mortgage credit,Neil Pierson

    Trump executive orders target housing supply and mortgage credit

    President Donald Trump on Friday announced two executive orders that aim to increase the U.S. housing supply and consumer access to mortgage credit. One of the orders directs various federal agencies — including the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finan

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  • Trump executive order targets regulatory barriers to homebuilding,John McManus

    Trump executive order targets regulatory barriers to homebuilding

    The White House announced on Friday afternoon its effort to challenge what it calls “unnecessary regulatory barriers” to homebuilding by issuing a broad executive order to reduce environmental, permitting and programmatic restrictions that federal officials say are contributing to the nation’s housi

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  • Realtor.com data challenges effectiveness of Senate ban on big home investors,Brooklee Han

    Realtor.com data challenges effectiveness of Senate ban on big home investors

    In the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, overwhelmingly approved by the Senate on Thursday, is a provision titled, “Homes Are for People, Not Corporations.” This provision seeks to impose new restrictions on institutional investors in the single-family housing market. Under the provision, entities o

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