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HUD announces $2.5M in disaster recovery across three states

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) this week announced the allocation of $2.48 million in new disaster recovery funds, which will be distributed to three states and one city to “assist Americans impacted by recent hurricanes and severe storms,” according to the announcement. The funds are being distributed under the department’s Rapid…

Home sale cancellations hit record high in January

Home sale cancellations in the U.S. surged to their highest level for this time of year, with 14.3% of pending deals falling through in January, according to a new analysis by Redfin. The figure, which represents over 41,000 failed home-purchase agreements, marks an increase from 13.4% a year earlier and is the highest rate recorded…

HUD secretary to NAHB: Costly regulations will be terminated

In one of his first official appearances as the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Scott Turner spoke at the 2025 International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas and addressed the National Association of Home Builders‘ (NAHB) Leadership Council on the need to bolster the nation’s housing supply. Key to…

Tuesday is tariff day for homebuilders

Steel. Lumber. China. Mexico. Europe. Reciprocal. These are just some of the goods, countries and methods slated for tariffs by President Donald Trump since he assumed office in January. Each proposal has its own degree of percentage and timeline, all of which can change without warning from a president who seems to thrive on uncertainty….