The Senate confirmed Department of Housing and Urban Development Chief of Staff Andrew Hughes as deputy secretary. Hughes also worked under former Secretary Ben Carson
Workforce cuts, the rescission of Fair Housing initiatives and COVID assistance, and multiple pathways for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are all under discussion at the federal housing agencies
Lenders are no longer under orders to keep a sharper lookout for appraisal bias or have a process for helping borrowers who suspect appraisal bias to ask for a 'reconsideration of value'
Trump administration silent on details but disputes the accuracy of a Feb. 18 report by Bloomberg Law that at least 40% of FHA's workforce are set to be laid off as part of cost-cutting initiatives
President Trump's 2nd term is a chance to overturn Obama-era housing discrimination policies. Housing advocates fear Trump will succeed, undermining 56 years of fair housing progress
As a Project 2025 author, Carson advocated raising FHA premiums and for a 'reset' of HUD to reverse 'corrosive progressive ideologies across the department’s programs'
Private mortgage insurers are hoping to head off a repeat of the 35% reduction approved by the Biden administration last year, which is projected to save homebuyers $5.1B over 10 years
Housing policy has gotten short shrift in the debates, with a tight focus on immigration and inflation. But the candidates' platforms — and Project 2025 — provide more details
New artificial intelligence technology can recommend real estate listings based on neighborhoods' ethnic makeup. Experts are worried about the tech's potential for discrimination
The Department of Housing and Urban Development plans on rescinding the Trump administration's protections for lenders accused of inadvertent discrimination
The former HUD Secretary is expected to bring 'new perspectives' to D.R. Horton
Fudge, whose district includes parts of Cleveland and Akron, Ohio, lobbied to become the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to Politico
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, National Low Income Housing Coalition President Diane Yentel and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms are among the potential HUD appointees
The president and former vice president have sharply divergent views of how to handle things like housing affordability, discrimination and homelessness
Judge says Trump administration housing discrimination rule appears to 'make it easier for offending defendants to dodge liability and more difficult for plaintiffs to succeed'