Housing

Renters struggling in the pandemic can apply for financial assistance to cover their missed payments. Here’s what you need to know about accessing the cash.

Climate disasters across the country have sparked concern about the safety of homes.

Mortgage interest rates rose at the fastest pace last week in over a year, throwing cold water on already cooling demand.

Doma has agreed to combine with Capitol Investment Corp. V, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reports that 8.8M renters and 2M homeowners were “significantly” behind on their housing payments at the end of 2020.

David Rosenberg of Rosenberg Research predicts inflation fears are temporary, and the 10-year Treasury Note yield will return to 1%.

A federal judge in Texas ruled that the national ban on evictions is unconstitutional. Advocates warn of a spike in evictions.

A New York homebuilder has put a 3D-printed home on the market for the first time in the United States, and he is getting a lot of offers.

The CFPB said Tuesday it may rewrite or undo Trump-era rules for certain mortgages. Consumer groups say those rules may lead banks to make riskier loans.

Total mortgage application volume fell 11.4% compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s seasonally adjusted index.

December is usually the slowest month for the housing market, but price gains didn’t slow down one bit in 2020.

The run on Nantucket real estate last summer is now causing a shortage of both homes for sale and rentals, and prices for both are going through the roof. 

After a brief pullback in December, homebuyers returned to the market, although they are still being hampered by record low supply.

Consumers want more newly built, affordable homes, but builders are finding that hard to deliver, especially as prices for framing lumber spike ever higher.

Dubai’s real estate market has made a “hard landing” but lower prices may be a good time for investors looking to buy, said Hussain Sajwani, Damac chairman.

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 2.98% from 2.96% last week. Total mortgage application volume fell 5.1% last week from the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Applications to refinance a home loan fell 5% for the week. Mortgage applications to purchase a home fell 6% for the week. Another week of rising…

Buyer demand for newly built homes continues to surge, and that is keeping builder confidence high even as building material prices climb.

Biden directed federal housing regulators to extend forbearance and foreclosure relief programs for U.S. homeowners on Tuesday.

Struggling homeowners received some welcome news Tuesday, with the Biden administration announcing it will extend forbearance and foreclosure relief.

The project is part of a wider effort to decarbonize the U.K.