On Monday, HUD released a Request for Information in public inspection form to obtain input regarding its Green and Resilient Retrofit Program.

Black Knight, Jacksonville, Fla., said mortgage delinquencies fell in August to near record lows, although foreclosure starts increased by 15 percent from July.

Redfin, Seattle, reported sales of high-end U.S. homes fell 28.1% year-over-year during the three months ending Aug. 31.

On Wednesday, MBA President and CEO Bob Broeksmit, CMB, joined a small group of industry and affordable housing leaders at the White House for a constructive meeting on ways to address housing supply and affordability challenges across the country. On Tuesday, MBA member David Battany, Executive Vice President of Capital Markets at Guild Mortgage, testified before a Senate subcommittee on USDA’s Rural Housing Service lending program.