A slow start to the home building market this year has prompted some builders to increase incentives and build on smaller lots.
Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential)
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5 Years On, China’s Property Crisis Has No End in Sight
The government had set out to slow speculation, kicking off a slowdown in real estate values that is still grinding on with wide economic consequences.
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What to Know About the Fed’s Lisa Cook and Mortgage Fraud Allegations
Trump administration officials have accused the Federal Reserve governor of mortgage fraud and called for her to resign.
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Trump Demands a Fed Governor Resign, Escalating Campaign to Remake Central Bank
The administration accused Lisa Cook of mortgage fraud and said it would refer the matter for criminal investigation.
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Gregory C. O’Connell, Developer Who Revived Red Hook, Dies at 83
A former N.Y.P.D. detective, he rejuvenated properties on the Brooklyn waterfront and restored a historic village in upstate New York.
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Trump Seeks to Sell Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Shares to Public Investors
More than a decade after the government bailed out the mortgage giants, the Trump administration is looking for a partial stock-market exit.
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California Supreme Court Requires New Review of Rooftop Solar Policy
The court revived a legal challenge to a 2022 regulation that significantly reduced the compensation utilities paid to owners of home solar systems for the electricity they sent to the grid.
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Triangles, Crescents, Slivers: Can Odd-Shaped Lots Help Ease the Housing Crisis?
As needs escalate, more U.S. cities and states are making it easier to build on irregular and long-overlooked lots.
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Palm Beach Billionaires Battle for Oceanfront Land
Before building the beachfront homes of their dreams, the superrich keep tearing down perfectly good mansions.
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Zillow Is Growing When the Housing Market Is Frozen
Through boom and bust, Jeremy Wacksman says people keep coming to the listings site to “gawk” and “dream.”
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Mortgage Lenders Can Soon Use VantageScore. Is That Good for Borrowers?
A top housing finance regulator announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would allow lenders to use the traditional FICO score or one from a rival, VantageScore.
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Crypto Industry Moves Into the U.S. Housing Market
Americans are finding ways to use digital currencies to help them buy homes, and new companies are forming to help people tap their home’s value to buy Bitcoin.