Ginnie Mae MBS outstanding increases to $1.960 trillion
Ginnie Mae today announced that issuance of its mortgage-backed securities (MBS) totaled slightly more than $35 billion in May. A breakdown of May issuance includes $33.431 billion of Ginnie Mae II MBS and $1.890 billion...
HUD approves agreement settling housing discrimination complaint against two San Francisco real estate companies
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has approved a Voluntary Compliance/Conciliation Agreement settling a complaint filed by a family whose infant has a disability against San Francisco,...
Risk levels of rental applicants improving, but property managers still face challenges
Risk levels of renters continued to improve at the beginning of 2018, especially in cities where jobs are strong and rental prices remain affordable. These findings from TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) Rental Screening Solutions were...
More than 30 percent of multifamily development cost attributable to regulation, according to new...
Regulation imposed by all levels of government accounts for an average of 32.1 percent of multifamily development costs, according to new research released today by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the National Multifamily Housing...
Nearly 40 percent of renters passed on an apartment because they couldn’t find time...
Over 40 percent of U.S. adults have searched for an apartment in the last two years, yet four in 10 have passed on an apartment because they couldn’t find time to see it, and...
Federal government reaches historic agreement with New York city housing authority to improve health...
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today announced a historic agreement with the nation’s largest public housing authority to correct dangerous lead-based paint and other health and safety hazards. HUD, the...
Secretary Carson kicks off Envision Center demonstration
U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson traveled to his hometown of Detroit today to announce the first round of ‘EnVision Center’ designations in 17 communities around the nation. One of Secretary...
SVA Architects receives three “Awards of Merit” in Gold Nugget Competition
After announcing its recent move to a larger office in Santa Ana to accommodate its growing demand, SVA Architects, Inc. is celebrating another success upon learning that it earned three 2018 Gold Nugget Awards...
HUD awards nearly $20 million to support homeless programs in Puerto Rico and US...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded nearly $20 million to support to dozens of local homeless housing and service programs in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Continuum...
NAHB releases salary, bonus and benefit data for 39 jobs across the home building...
BuilderBooks, the publishing arm of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recently released The Single-Family Builder Compensation Study, 2017 Edition. The study includes data collected on compensation and benefits for 39 common positions at single-family home building...
Homeownership Is Primary Driver of U.S. Household Wealth
As the nation's home builders celebrate National Homeownership Month in June, new research shows a household's primary residence is its largest asset and continues to provide an important building block for long-term financial security. The latest edition of...
Secretary Carson kicks-off national healthy homes month
June is National Healthy Homes Month. This year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is focused on protecting current and future generations of children from exposure to lead-based paint hazards in...
HUD approves agreement between Nevada real estate companies and applicant resolving claims of disability...
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has approved a Conciliation Agreement between Delta House Investments, LLC in Reno, Nevada, and Premier Realty, Inc., of Carson City, Nevada,...
Multifamily builders and developers remain positive about the apartment and condo market as demand...
Confidence in the multifamily housing market remained positive in the first quarter of 2018, according to the Multifamily Production Index (MPI) and the Multifamily Vacancy Index (MVI) released today by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)....
Equifax survey highlights biggest pain points for property managers in today’s rental marketplace
Today’s property management processes are often burdened with many common issues and inefficiencies, and nearly 95 percent of landlords and property managers are experiencing pain points in their standard practices, according to a recent...
