Government + Policy Changing Climate May Lead to FEMA Buying More Flood-Prone Homes As climate change fuels more flooding, more Americans will likely be forced from their homes. Many won’t be able to afford such a move, and...
Government + Policy Maryland County Considers Rooftop Solar Requirement on New Homes Proposed legislation may lead to mandatory rooftop solar panels on all new single-family homes in Montgomery County, Md. The populous...
Government + Policy The Case For a First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Mortgage interest rates are declining and in some zip codes home price growth is slowing, but the number of first-time buyers purchasing...
Government + Policy Could a Powerful Affordable Housing Tool Be Unconstitutional? A lawsuit involving homeowners in Marin County, Calif., not only pits Nimbys against affordable housing proponents, but also could...
Economics The Next Threat to Stability of the Financial System Could Be Wet Mortgage providers may be hiding the risk related to lending in areas that are prone to flooding by moving vulnerable mortgages out of the...
Government + Policy Fed Waives Appraisal Requirement Certain home sales of $400,000 or less soon will not require an appraisal. The Federal Reserve Board signed off on the rule change,...
Government + Policy OSHA Has a New Chief for Its Construction Directorate The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has a new head of its Directorate of Construction. The new director, Scott Ketcham,...
Opinion It's Time for Congress to Act on Finance Reform NAHB Housing Policy Briefing | The National Association of Home Builders is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association representing more than 140,000 members involved in home building, remodeling, multifamily construction, property managem
Economics Looking at the Interest Rate Environment NAHB Housing Policy Briefing | What the decline in interest rates means for home builders
Affordability End of ‘Qualified Mortgage Patch’ Could Hurt Low-Income Buyers The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to let the “qualified mortgage patch,” a regulatory loophole that allows low-income buyers to...
