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At the Low Income Housing Forum, Treasury Department Deputy Secretary Adeyemo reports that nearly 10.8 million Emergency Rental Assistance payments have been made to keep families in their homes.

The Hartford Home Fire Index, published by The Hartford, a property and casualty insurance provider, has released its third index tracking the probability of home fires in the top 150 metropolitan areas.

“Home prices fell in February, the first year-over-year decline in the national median home price in more than two decades,” said Bright MLS Chief Economist Dr. Lisa Sturtevant.

January marked the lowest rate of home appreciation since the spring of 2021, declining for the ninth straight month to 5.7%. Meanwhile, Orlando, Florida posted the country’s largest annual gain for the third consecutive month.

The MBA reports that servicers’ portfolio volume in February dropped four basis points to 0.60% month-over-month, as approximately 300,000 homeowners nationwide remain in forbearance plans.

Going green is all the rage, be it to reduce your carbon footprint, increase the efficiency of your home, or just be a better global citizen, Americans across the country have joined the green movement in several aspects of their lives, and their homes are no exception.

According to the RE/MAX National Housing Report for February 2023, the median sales price experienced a slight rise over January, ending a seven-month streak of price declines.

SVB Financial Group has announced that its strategic alternatives process for SVB Capital and SVB Securities Operations are underway. SVB Securities and SVB Capital's Funds and general partner entities will not be included in the Chapter 11 filing.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced it will rescind the 2020 Fair Housing Act rule and restore 2013 policy to help eradicate discriminatory practices from housing market.

While many homebuyers remained on the sidelines, home sales and competition leveled off in February, as the median U.S. home sale price fell 1.2% in February, marking the first year-over-year decline since 2012.