Tag: Housing

Arkansas school district to build teacher housing amid nationwide shortage

Breccan F. Thies · September 7, 2023 8:00 am

NYC short-term rental restrictions go into effect, threatening thousands of Airbnb listings

Eden Villalovas · September 6, 2023 4:55 pm

This Friday, March 21, 2014 photo shows roofers installing a roof on a new construction home in Pepper Pike, Ohio. The Commerce Department reports on U.S. home construction in March later Wednesday April 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Neighbors helpless after nearby construction damages properties

Washington Examiner · August 31, 2023 11:52 am

FILE - Tents line a sidewalk in San Francisco, on April 18, 2020.

Gavin Newsom blames progressive advocates and judges for California’s homelessness crisis

Barnini Chakraborty · August 30, 2023 9:16 pm

Federal investigators probe whether Musk used Tesla funds to build glass house

Christopher Hutton · August 30, 2023 8:49 pm

Los Angeles approves spending $150 million in ‘mansion tax’ funds to tackle housing crisis

Eden Villalovas · August 30, 2023 6:47 pm

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, file photo, a home is for sale in San Diego. Private data provider CoreLogic reports on home prices for August on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Mortgage demand hits lowest level in nearly three decades

Zach Halaschak · August 23, 2023 5:41 pm

In this May 21, 2014 photo, a sign sits in front of a new home for sale in West Des Moines, Iowa. The Commerce Department reports on sales of new homes in April on Friday, May 23, 2014.

New home sales pop in July amid mixed housing market

Zach Halaschak · August 23, 2023 2:04 pm

A sale sign stands outside a home in Wyndmoor, Pa., Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Existing home sales plunged in July as fears of a recession grow.

Existing home sales fell in July as owners hold on to lower mortgage rates

Zach Halaschak · August 22, 2023 2:05 pm

Mortgage rates continue to climb, reach highest level since 2000

Zach Halaschak · August 21, 2023 8:36 pm

In this Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 photo, a sold sign is posted outside a house in Long Beach, Calif. Freddie Mac reports on mortgage rates for the first week of September on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

Mortgage rates at two-decade high could rise further and stay there for months

Zach Halaschak · August 20, 2023 9:00 am

A "sale pending" sign is posted outside a single family home in a residential neighborhood, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Derry, N.H. Mortgage rates were mixed this week. The benchmark 30-year loan fell for the third straight week amid lingering concerns over the recent surge in inflation. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reports that the average for the 30-year home loan eased to 2.88% from 2.90% last week, down from its peak this year of 3.18% in April.

Reporter's Notebook

Reporter’s Notebook: Mortgage rates up, jobless claims down

Washington Examiner Staff · August 19, 2023 9:30 pm