The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization is nearing completion on the first of a three-phase Veterans Affairs loan guarantee modernization effort.

The Coalition for Home Equity Partnership (CHEP), a national non-profit association dedicated to the protection and promotion of the shared equity product (SEP) industry, welcomed ...

In December 2024, HUD published a final rule, “ 30-Day Notification Requirements Prior to Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent ” (2024 Final Rule). The 2024 rule requires tenants to receive a ...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced significant changes to the Green Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) on January 26, 2026 in Notice-H-2026-01 (the “Notice”). For ...

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Data shared with The Post shows that home-buying assistance programs across the U.S. have been raising their income threshold ...

A federal judge has sided with 15 Republican-led states and ​a national home builders group in finding that minimum energy ...

Buying a home is one of the biggest financial decisions most people ever make. Yet many borrowers struggle to find a lender who can work with their credit history, property type, or down payment ...

The rule would allow housing agencies and landlords to impose such requirements "to encourage self-sufficiency." Critics say most who can work already do, but their wages are low.

Learn about the gross debt service (GDS) ratio, a crucial metric for assessing mortgage eligibility, reflecting a borrower's housing debt as a percentage of income.