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Senate confirms Bill Pulte to lead FHFA

Bill Pulte promised to be "laser-focused on ensuring Fannie’s and Freddie’s safety and soundness."

• Rebecca San Juan
• Mar 13, 2025

Thousands of home sales at risk if Congress doesn't reach budget deal by Friday

Funding for the National Flood Insurance Program expires Friday.

• Moira Ritter
• Mar 13, 2025

Lawsuit says Rhode Island town is taking land unjustly to block housing

Single-family homes are OK, the mayor of Johnston says, but not apartments.

• David Holtzman
• Mar 13, 2025

Homes designed for families with kids don’t cost towns more money, New Hampshire report says

The report seeks to counter the perception that certain housing drives up property taxes.

• David Holtzman
• Mar 12, 2025

After wildfires, the first design project for these LA architects was a website

Industry members create Rebuild LA as resource for peers, clients

• Madeleine D'Angelo
• Mar 12, 2025

Like midcentury modern homes? Meet the atomic ranch.

These post-war homes boast expansive windows, organic designs and a built-in community.

• Madeleine D'Angelo
• Mar 11, 2025

Purple cabinets, teal toilets: Designers go bright with color

Daring hues suggest homeowners are done with white and 'millennial gray.'

• Caroline Broderick
• Mar 10, 2025

‘Yes in God’s back yard’ movement makes slow gains in push to build housing

Religious groups see revenue potential in vacant properties they own.

• David Holtzman
• Mar 10, 2025

Saving architectural history from the LA fire rubble one tile at a time

Save the Tiles is helping residents rescue their valuable and architecturally significant materials from the rubble.

• Madeleine D'Angelo
• Mar 07, 2025

'The down payment I had wasn’t there anymore'

Single women are delaying homeownership longer. Experts cite pay gap among reasons.

• Rebecca San Juan
• Mar 07, 2025