Government

Professors at Princeton University have found that a modest adjustment to eviction filing costs had a “clear and powerful effect” in the study, especially in majority-Black neighborhoods. 

The Senate Banking Committee recently hosted a hearing discussing competition in the property insurance marketplace and the role climate change is playing on policy holders’ premiums.

HUD takes additional action to evaluate and reduce residential health hazards in public housing by eliminating lead-based paints, mold, and asbestos, among other threats.

Continuing its role as provider of counsel to the U.S. financial services industry, Weiner Brodsky Kider promotes 17-year industry veteran to lead group serving clients facing government actions and private suits.

According to Ginnie Mae, August 2023’s new mortgage-backed securities issuance has supported the financing of more than 123,000 households, including 59,000 of that number comprised of first-time buyers.

The Senate Banking Committee will host a panel of experts who will share ideas on how to bolster the nation’s housing inventory, as buyers seek more options in an increasingly shrinking marketplace.

Michael J. DeVito will move on from the role of CEO in the first quarter of 2024, as the GSE is set to begin its search for a successor to the position.

Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index revealed that home-selling and homebuying sentiments are up year-over-year, a welcome sign that raised the index as a whole by 4.9 points.

After Hurricane Idalia hit the southeastern U.S., President Biden declared that a major disaster exists in Florida, having ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in areas impacted by the storm.

The Department’s latest round of Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants will be used to transform public and other HUD-assisted housing while investing in surrounding neighborhood and resident services.