Wall Street Journal, March 11, 2024–Deborah AcostaThe challenges swirling around a skyscraper known as One Brickell City Centre, which at around 1,000-feet high would be Miami’s tallest corporate tower, show …
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No Relief This Year for Homebuyers, Industry Insiders Predict
Orange County Register, March 11, 2024–Jeff LazersonHigh home prices. High mortgage rates. No inventory. What is the home price tipping point? What will create more for housing inventory?Today, I’ve asked …
Biden Signs Major Government Funding Bill Just in Time to Prevent a Shutdown
NBC News, March 9, 2024–Kate Santaliz and Sahil KapurPresident Joe Biden on Saturday signed a major government funding bill into law, defusing fears of a partial shutdown. A White House …
Less Money, Less House: How Market Forces are Reshaping the American Home
Washington Post, March 10, 2024–Abha BhattaraiMajor homebuilders are prioritizing narrower houses with fewer doors, windows and cabinets. Median homes sizes are at a 13-year low.Click here for more
How This Sleek Affordable Housing Project in Maryland Became a Reality
Fast Company magazine, March 11, 2024–Adele PetersA sleek new apartment building in a D.C. suburb doesn’t look like public housing. There’s an onsite yoga studio, a theater room, and a …
Home Buyers Rush to Get Mortgages as Rates Drop
Newsweek, March 7, 2024-Omar MohammedMortgage rates declined slightly, helping to spur a rush in new home loan applications, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), after weeks of depressed activity …
Borrowers Still Squeezed as Mortgage Credit Tightness Persists
MPA, March 8, 2024-Candyd MendozaWhile mortgage credit availability increased slightly in February, overall access to loans remained extremely limited, according to the latest Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) released by …
President Biden Wants to Give Homebuyers a $10,000 Tax Credit. Here’s Who Would Qualify.
CBS News, March 8, 2024-Aimee PicchiBuying a home has become increasingly out of reach for Americans, who are grappling with a double whammy of high interest rates and surging home …
Work From Home Data Shows Who’s Fully Remote, Hybrid and in Person
The New York Times, March 8, 2024-Ben Casselman, Emma Goldberg and Ella Koeze The American workplace’s experiment with remote work happened, effectively, overnight: With the onset of the pandemic in …
Slowest Monthly HELOC Originations in Years
Home Equity Lending News, March 4, 2024Monthly originations of open-end home-secured loans slid to the lowest level in at least two years, though a turnaround later this year is possible.Click …