10 Outdoor Pavilions for Savoring Summer (10 photos)

With its solid roof, a pavilion offers more protection from sun and rain than a pergola typically does. It’s usually larger too, meaning more space for lounging, noshing and sometimes even cooking. Here you’ll see just how designers decked out both freestanding and attached pavilions to make them...

Have slightly lower mortgage rates stabilized the housing market?

Mortgage rates have been slowly decreasing, but is this drop significant enough to influence our weekly housing data? Keep in mind that our weekend tracker reports provide insights months ahead of the reports most Americans typically read. Therefore, we closely monitor changes in our data trends whenever mortgage rates fluctuate. The last two weeks have been particularly noteworthy, and I wanted to discuss...

As rates dip and policy shifts, is the housing market about to wake up again?

It’s been a strange season for the housing market, caught somewhere between post-pandemic exhaustion and pre-election caution. And yet, in the quiet shuffles of financial markets and whispered policy pivots in Washington, signs are emerging that something may be stirring beneath the surface. Just last week, mortgage rates unexpectedly improved by as much as 0.25%, fueled by the weakest private-sector...

Updated list of all Trump’s actions that impact housing

Below is a timeline of the actions the Trump administration or Congressional Republicans have taken that impact housing since President Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2025, along with additional coverage of those topics. Opinions on Trump administration actions CFPB Trump fires CFPB Director Rohit Chopra  Feb. 1 Trump names Scott Bessent as new acting CFPB director Feb. 3 New CFPB...

Key Measurements for Your Kitchen Design (8 photos)

Whether you are moving into an existing kitchen, remodeling the one you have or building a new one, understanding a few key building measurements and organizational guidelines can help your culinary life run more smoothly. Kitchens provide storage for your food and cookware, give you room...

Tech Pulse: Fannie, Freddie move on fintech, crypto, fraud prevention

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology — including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac jointly create U.S. Financial Technology Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have launched U.S. Financial Technology LLC to replace Common Securitization Solutions....

It’s official: DOGE cuts are impacting the DC housing market

When Elon Musk was given control over much of the federal government staffing levels at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, real estate professionals in Washington, D.C., wondered if the sweeping layoffs would impact the housing market. While everyone has taken a wait-and-see approach, it’s getting hard to deny that people are moving because of the actions of the U.S. DOGE...

FHA rescinds 12 policies as Trump administration pushes to cut red tape

As part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to cut regulatory burdens, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on Friday announced the rescission of 12 policies related to appraisal protocols, underwriter employment, flood risk management and other areas.  Scott Turner, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which oversees the FHA, said in a statement...

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