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CONSTRUCTION SPENDING SHRINKS 2.9 PERCENT IN APRIL AS PUBLIC AGENCIES, PRIVATE OWNERS HALT WORK;...
New Federal Investments in Transportation, Other Types of Infrastructure Will Help Offset Expected Declines in State and Local Funding as State Budgets Suffer Impacts of Coronavirus
Short-Term Rentals: Why You Shouldn’t Pick Airbnb
In recent years, short-term rental companies have taken over heavily touristed cities like San Francisco, Tokyo, and Vienna—as well as here in Toronto. But with the outbreak of COVID-19, the popularity of home-sharing platforms like Airbnb
Wyden Outlines Affordable Housing Priorities For Next COVID-19 Relief Package
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today outlined policies to preserve and expand affordable housing that he will push to include in the next COVID-19 relief bill.
COVID-19 Pandemic Concerns Cause Weakening in Multifamily Builder and Developer Confidence in First Quarter
Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing weakened significantly in the first quarter of 2020, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released today
VA encourages donations to help homeless Veterans or those at risk of homelessness during...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today a new initiative requesting the public to make donations to help provide emergency relief and facilitate remote access
VA, multiple agencies launch Joint Mortgage and Housing Assistance website for Americans impacted by...
To ensure homeowners and renters have current and accurate housing assistance information during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today
HOUSE DEMOCRATS FIGHT FOR STRONGER SECURITY MEASURES IN NURSING HOMES AMID COVID-19
This week, as nursing homes and long-term care facilities across the country continue to be ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families (TFAF) leadership took steps to promote maximum safety for nursing home residents
Builder Confidence Posts Solid Gain Following Last Month’s Historic Drop
In a signal that the housing market is showing signs of stabilizing and gradually moving forward in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes increased seven points to 37 in May
Homeless Plaintiffs Seek Emergency Federal Court Order to Stop Towing and Impoundment of Vehicle...
People living in vehicles in the City of San Diego—many with disabilities that increase the risk of serious illness or death from COVID-19—seek an emergency court order preventing the City
Prices increase, inventory tight through April
South Carolina REALTORS® (SCR) today released its April market data. The report reflects some expected downward trends due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but showed positive ones as well. South Carolina saw a 7% decrease in year-to-date closed sales according to the latest data with 26,734 homes sold compared to 28,732 at this time last year.
Ways To Sell Your House Real Fast During COVID-19
The real estate market has certainly experienced some drift in America owing to COVID-19, which is simultaneously good and bad news. On the one hand, there’s a very high likelihood the market will rebound.
3 Tips for Selling Your Home During the Coronavirus Crisis
The economic fallout of the coronavirus is affecting many sectors of the economy, and we can expect the effects to last far longer than the pandemic itself. One of the biggest effects is the spike in unemployment rates, which is going to slow down the housing
HUD INCREASES AND EXPANDS FLEXIBILITY OF FUNDS FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITIES TO FIGHT COVID-19
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson today announced the allocation of $380 million in supplemental administrative fee funding to all Public Housing
Nearly 3 in 4 Realtors® This Week Report Sellers Haven’t Lowered Listing Prices to...
Nearly 3 in 4 Realtors® currently working with sellers this week – 74% – reported their clients haven’t reduced listing prices to attract buyers, according to a new survey from the National Association of Realtors
NHC joins organizations to call for a suspension of federal rulemaking procedures during the...
NHC joined a diverse coalition of organizations in housing and community development to call for federal regulatory agencies to temporarily suspend housing-related rulemaking procedures
NAHB Calls for a Pause on Construction Sites to Educate Workers on Coronavirus Safety
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is urging members, and all residential construction companies, to halt work for at least 10 minutes on Thursday, April 16, to educate workers on what they should do to keep themselves safe from coronavirus
CONSTRUCTION LAYOFFS SPREAD RAPIDLY AS CORONAVIRUS SHUTS DOWN PROJECTS, IN CONTRAST TO JOB GAINS...
More than a quarter of construction firms responding to an online survey conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America last week reported they had furloughed or terminated
CSBS: Fed Should Establish Liquidity Facility to Support Mortgage Servicers
Conference of State Bank Supervisors President and CEO John W. Ryan today sent a letter to Federal Reserve Board Governor Jerome Powell and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin encouraging the creation
CONSTRUCTION FIRMS TO HOLD NATIONWIDE CORONAVIRUS SAFETY STAND DOWN ON THURSDAY, APRIL 9th TO...
On Thursday, April 9th, hundreds of construction firms from across the country will stop work and hold coronavirus-focused safety stand downs as part of a nationwide safety campaign
What Building 1,000 Homes Means to the U.S. Economy
A new study from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) shows that housing stands poised to lead the economic rebound once social distancing and other virus mitigation efforts show success in containing the coronavirus pandemic
