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What the Housing for the 21st Century Act means for real estate agents, lenders

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The Housing for the 21st Century Act — a sweeping housing reform package moving through Congress — is the boldest step yet in a broad federal push to increase housing supply and improve affordability. The legislation directs the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to publish “best practices” for states and local governments […]

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DR Horton defends practices in RICO mortgage case

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D.R. Horton and its lending arm are defending their underwriting practices as lawful, after borrowers sued the companies for saddling them with mortgage payment shocks.  Processing Content The homebuilder’s motion to dismiss, filed Monday in a Nevada federal court, is its first response to a class action suit, which raises racketeering claims. Home buyers say

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FHFA’s Pulte plans pricing changes for builders, lenders

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Large construction companies and their lender partners could see imminent changes in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s terms, according to Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte’s social media posts. Processing Content Pulte confirmed follow-through on plans to track the government-sponsored enterprises’ builder-related business in posts on X, noting that he has reviewed “pricing and terms,

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Barrier to entry: builders’ first challenge is to work through a glut

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For builders, particularly in the Sun Belt, the challenge from the get-go in 2026 will be to work through surplus entry-level inventory. As monthly-payment affordability pressures from high mortgage rates and home prices plague first-time buyers, solving this supply imbalance will only occur gradually.  The wait, however long, will be both a test of patience

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Why antitrust talk may be a pressure tactic — not a probe — against homebuilders

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A Friday-morning news report suggesting that the Trump administration is exploring an antitrust probe into U.S. homebuilders landed with its intended shock value. The implication? Washington, having rattled its saber, may be preparing to treat large builders as a concentrated market actor whose behavior is contributing to America’s housing affordability crisis. By late Friday afternoon,

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A spring selling eve – pre-game – note to homebuilding leaders

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Homebuilders — many we talk with — are calling today’s selling environment one of “demand uncertainty.” The phrase is clear. Traffic is uneven. Conversions are harder to forecast. Buyers hesitate longer, ask sharper questions, and walk away more often. The label itself may quietly misdirect leadership’s attention toward forces builders cannot control — and away

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White House explores opening antitrust probe on homebuilders

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Trump administration officials are exploring opening an antitrust investigation into US homebuilders as the White House sharpens its focus on tackling the country’s housing affordability crisis. Processing Content The Department of Justice could open the probe in the coming weeks, according to people familiar with the discussions. No decision has been made and the administration

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Offsite building faces scalability hurdles as Builders First Source expands

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Offsite construction is often hailed as the panacea for housing shortages and labor constraints. In practice, it faces the realities of a cyclical, regional business. Builders who buy these companies outright often end up tying capital to rigid factories that can’t flex with demand. Recent experiences at PulteGroup and Veev make this clear. Why is

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The best offense is a leaner, meaner next drive: Century’s playbook

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With a third or so of the public homebuilders’ first 2026 earnings cycle complete, the theme and variations – guidance misses, land impairments, margin compressions, even a net-negative-earnings or two, with the rare upside surprise – confirm it’s one of the most grinding, grueling selling environments in more than a decade. Step back from the

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Builders push ‘Trump Homes’ in pitch for a million houses

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Builders are working on a plan for a massive program to develop “Trump Homes” that would address the US affordability crisis while allowing private capital to deploy many billions of dollars. Processing Content Lennar Corp. and Taylor Morrison Home Corp. are among the firms that have worked on the proposal, which calls for builders to

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