In a move the housing industry deems a victory, the U.S. Federal Housing Administration will no longer insure mortgages on homes that also carry liens by the Property Assessed Clean Energy program, PACE. When the Obama administration decided to

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) released a letter Tuesday asking Congress to make three critical changes to the tax reform bill. NAR President Elizabeth Mendenhall calls upon Congressional leaders to “retain current law on the capital gains exclusion for the

While homeownership continues to be a key part of the American Dream, minorities in the United States lag behind the rest of the country in homeownership rates. According to a new report from ABODO Apartments, a national apartment listing

Real estate tech company Compass announced it received a $450 million investment from Japanese company SoftBank Vision Fund on Dec. 7. This investment stands as the largest real estate technology investment in U.S. history and brings the total capital

Photo source: The Howard Hughes Corporation David Weekley Homes will be the builder of the final two phases of the Lakeland Heights neighborhood at Bridgeland. Three collections of home sites will be available in the neighborhood, with the new sections

Congress approved a short-term extension for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which was included in a temporary federal government funding deal made Thursday. The extension ensures the program will operate as normal through Dec. 22. Its future, though, remains

The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) grew to 87.8 in November, a 2.6 point increase from October, nearing September’s all-time high and marking a year-over-year increase of 6.6 points. Four of the six HPSI components increased. The

We see evidence of it everywhere — big pink mustaches on car dashboards, round black “U” stickers slapped on the back of car windows and friends allowing out-of-towners to rent rooms in their homes for a modest price. The

Inventory, the Achilles’ heel of the 2017 housing market, is expected to loosen up in 2018, providing relief for buyers who were edged out of the market this year, according to the realtor.com 2018 Housing Forecast. The report expects

Officials in Harris County approved new regulations on building in flood-prone locations after the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey. These new rules, which will be the country’s toughest for a major metropolitan area, mark the first major change to

First-time homebuyers have an easier entry into the market as the year winds down because of a market sector that is having best quarter since 2000 — despite low housing inventory — largely due to historically low mortgage rates,

Zillow recently released its Q4 Home Price Expectations Survey, which polled 100 housing experts, market strategists and economists on what they think the housing market will look like in 2018, and their expectations were less than optimistic. The study was

Guaranteed Rate has added two new members to its senior executive team, appointing Steve Moffat as chief marketing officer and Brendan Noonan as chief brand officer. “Steve and Brendan both have a depth of experience driving the growth, visibility

As Congress works on creating a new tax bill, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has been vocal about the ways in which the proposals would affect homeowners, home prices and the real estate industry as a whole. However,

On top of playing your favorite music and giving you weather reports, Amazon’s Alexa is adding a new skill to her vast voice-activated repertoire — helping users buy and sell homes. Agent Neo, a new real estate app on

Home prices in the Houston metropolitan area had a year-over-year increase of 3.1 percent in October, while national prices increased 7 percent, according to the recent CoreLogic Home Price Index. The national increase marks the fourth consecutive month of