Housing

Homebuilder confidence fell to a 13-month low in August as higher material costs and home prices hurt sentiment.

The real estate industry spent over $100 million lobbying Congress during the coronavirus pandemic against eviction moratoriums.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell blasted President Biden for caving to the "far left" by extending an eviction moratorium for millions of tenants that he compared to "socialism."

GOP lawmakers lambasted the White House and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for issuing a fresh ban on certain evictions nationwide, even though President Biden conceded the new, targeted freeze may not stand up in court.

A coalition of housing groups led by the Alabama Association of Realtors on Thursday filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington, D.C., challenging the latest eviction moratorium.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday announced a fresh ban on evictions for certain renters just days after the White House allowed a nationwide moratorium to expire, putting millions of tenants at risk of losing their homes.

The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a new ban on evictions for many renters just days after the White House allowed a nationwide moratorium to expire on Saturday, infuriating progressive House Democrats who warned that millions of Americans could lose their homes.

A nationwide ban on evictions ended over the weekend, but 10 states still have protections in place for renters as housing advocates warn that millions of Americans could be on the brink of homelessness.

Progressive lawmakers took aim at President Biden over the weekend after the White House let a nationwide ban on evictions expire and an eleventh-hour push by Democrats to extend the moratorium failed.

The Biden administration announced Thursday it will allow a nationwide ban to expire. It argued that its hands are tied after the U.S. Supreme Court signaled the moratorium would only be extended until the end of the month.

The White House allowed a federal eviction moratorium to expire Saturday, urging Congress to take legislative action to keep it going and pushing for the distribution of billions of dollars of relief to help those who could now face being pushed out of their homes.

Six months after Congress approved billions in emergency rental assistance, just a fraction of the aid has reached tenants across the country – even with millions at risk of homelessness as an eviction ban expires on Saturday.

A federal ban on evictions is poised to expire on July 31, putting millions of renters at risk of being thrown out of their homes in coming weeks as state and local officials struggle to distribute $46 billion in rental assistance to tenants and landlords across the country.

Republican lawmakers issued a letter Wednesday accusing Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen of “dodging” public hearings regarding programs she oversees while opting for “partisan, closed-door meetings” with Democrats.

U.S. home prices soared by the most on record for a second consecutive month in May as the COVID-19 pandemic caused buyers to move from city centers to the suburbs.

New home sales unexpectedly fell for a second straight month in June as buyers grappled with record- high prices.

Larry Kudlow discussed various hot topics in his monologue including Maxine Waters' race-based housing aid, inflation and the push to defund ICE.

U.S. homebuilding accelerated for a second month in June despite an ongoing materials shortage.

Homebuilder confidence slipped in July as supply shortages showed no signs of improving.

Homebuilders are not out of the woods just yet despite lumber prices plunging off historic highs and into negative territory for the year.