Sales of new single‐family houses slid 6.6% month-over-month in June, with supply concerns still impacting the market.
Read More »SFR Markets See Decline in Annual Profits
With median home prices climbing, listing prices are keeping pace as a record number of homes are selling above their listed price.
Read More »HUD Suspends Face-to-Face Requirement in Response to COVID-19
In place of the face-to-face requirement, the partial waiver outlines that mortgagees must establish contact via alternate methods, such as phone interviews, email, or video conferencing technology.
Read More »The Week Ahead: HUD Reports on U.S. Homelessness
On Monday, HUD will outline to Congress the ways it worked to prevent and end homelessness in the past year. Here’s what else is in store in The Week Ahead.
Read More »Back in the Saddle
FHA Commissioner Brian Montgomery is back for round two, but he didn’t have an easy road getting there. Montgomery sits down with DS News to talk tech, strategy, and serving the American people. Editor's Note: This feature originally appeared in the November issue of DS News, out now.
Read More »HUD’s Budget Looks to “Effectively Administer” Programs
On Thursday, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Dr. Ben Carson testified before the Senate Banking Committee.
Read More »Adolfo Marzol Appointed to Senior Advisor at HUD
Adolfo Marzol has been appointed to the position of Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Following his appointment, he resigned from the Board of Directors of Essent Group Ltd.
Read More »HUD Scorecard Depicts Housing Recovery
Despite the recent increase in foreclosure levels, according to HUD the market is still on the right track.
Read More »HUD OIG: Past Year’s Investigations of Lenders Have Netted Significant Settlements
The Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD OIG) announced that civil investigations of some of the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) largest lenders have resulted in significant settlements in the last year.
Read More »Residential Construction Activity Increases
Residential construction is on its way up, with building permit authorizations for privately owned housing units increasing by 8.1 percent from June to July and rising 7.7 percent from July 2013, according to data released on August 19 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau.
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