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Housing Finance — When Helping a Deal Can Cross a Regulatory Line

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Becomes Law: 4 Changes Agents Need to Know

The new ROAD to Housing Act changes mortgage disclosures, appraisals, manufactured housing rules, and institutional home purchases. The post 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Become...

Open letter to FHFA, HUD, CFPB and Congress 

The open letter argues housing affordability remains impaired despite improved supply, citing rates and rising taxes and insurance. It proposes 5 actions, including optional prepay...

California Affordable Housing: HCD’s Final Loan Portfolio Restructuring Guidelines: What Owners and Investors Need To Kn...

The California Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD) final Loan Portfolio Restructuring Guidelines (the Guidelines), adopted June 9, 2026, was intended to create...

Housing Rules of Thumb

This article originally appeared on A Wealth Of Common Sense There are certain financial scripts ingrained in our culture when ... Read more

Gov't to expand housing finance support for young, 1st-time buyers while keeping debt curbs

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) will expand housing finance support for young people, newlyweds and first-time homebuyers while maintaining its overall household-debt contr...

ROAD to Housing’s Community Bank Provisions Broaden Builder Financing Options

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act includes nine provisions designed to strengthen small financial institutions, including community banks, by easing regulatory burdens, reducing...

SBP Announces New Housing Finance Rules, Extends Loan Term to 30 Years

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has introduced important amendments to housing finance regulations, increasing the maximum loan repayment period to 30 years for purchas...

Housing Finance Chief Opens VantageScore System to All Fannie, Freddie Lenders

By Kimberly Hayek The federal official who oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac told the two mortgage companies on Thursday to allow every approved lender to use VantageScore, endin...

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Becomes Law: Implications for Large Institutional Investors

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is Law: Impact on Large Institutional Investors

Condo Buyers Face Tightened Mortgage Reviews Under New Rules

By Bill Pan Condominium buyers may face higher costs and documentation demands under new lending rules from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. For loan applications dated on or after Aug....

Housing Act Arrives with a Thud

Unless you’re a banker, a big builder, or an investor, don’t expect much.

Banks decide if your 3 percent rate moves to the next house

Rep. Tom Kean introduced it August 3 2026. It tells Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy portable mortgages within 180 days if law passes. The exact text says the transfer only happen...

Fannie and Freddie’s New Condo Mortgage Rules Could Mean More Delays and Denials, Experts Say

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are rolling out a new set of rules aimed at making condos safer. But they come with some extra complications.

The ROAD to Housing Act Leads Back to Build-to-Rent With No Divestment Requirement

Landmark federal housing law tries new ways to boost local building

Championed as one of the most consequential and bipartisan federal housing laws in decades, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act enacted this month makes significant changes across...

What the ROAD to Housing Act means for agents, homebuyers

Bill provisions encourage more housing production, cut regulation, expand financing opportunities and increase access to homeownership.

Landmark federal housing law tries new ways to boost local building

Championed as one of the most consequential and bipartisan federal housing laws in decades, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act enacted this month makes significant changes across...

The United States Enacts Sweeping Housing Reform Legislation to Expand Affordable Housing

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a bipartisan United States Senate housing bill, automatically became law on 11 July 2026. Officially the "Renewing Opportunity in the American...

How Louisiana home builders, buyers will be impacted by sweeping new federal housing law

LOUISIANA - A bipartisan federal housing law aimed at lowering home prices and increasing the housing supply is expected to have a direct impact on Louisiana's housing mar...

Condo associations could face sink-or-swim moment under new lending rules

Failing a single Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac criterion could freeze financing for an entire condo association, lender warns

Affordable Housing Owners to Face Faster Loan Recovery Timelines in New Bill

The developments come as the government seeks to expand access to affordable home ownership, with homeowners able to use the units as collateral for getting loans.

New Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Lending Guidelines Take Effect