Lew Sichelman

Fannie Mae extends its $2,500 credit for very low-income borrowers for another year, while both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac align their manufactured housing programs to promote consistency in lending standards

Ultra-luxury home sales surged in 2025 and expanded into new markets, while prices in the broader luxury segment outpaced the rest of the housing market amid tight inventory and sustained wealth-driven demand

A new Redfin report finds Black Gen Zers and millennials are half as likely as their white peers to own homes, as wage, wealth, credit, and systemic barriers continue to widen the racial homeownership gap among younger Americans

A new study finds pandemic-era boomtown housing markets are stuck in pricing gridlock, as seller expectations and buyer payment realities collide, pushing time on market to multi-month highs in 2025

Growing HOA costs are becoming a bigger share of monthly housing expenses, especially in Florida, according to new data

Pending home sales are falling apart at a record pace, with more than 16% of December contracts canceled as higher costs and increased inventory give buyers greater leverage to walk away before closing

Downpayment assistance is expanding and loosening eligibility nationwide, with more programs, higher income caps, broader property support, and deeper benefits that improve borrower qualification and loan quality

Washington, D.C. reclaimed the top spot in RentCafe’s 2025 Most Livable Metro Areas ranking, edging out Portland, Maine, as Midwestern cities dominated the broader top 20 on affordability and quality-of-life measures

Falling mortgage rates are driving a surge in buyer interest and mortgage applications, even as home sales remain slow and buyers gain negotiating power amid rising inventory, according to Redfin

Despite owning fewer homes, millennials are outspending every other generation on maintenance, emergencies, and renovations as high mortgage rates push them to improve rather than relocate