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The hearing focused heavily on interpretations of Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements and their impacts on affordable housing development.
Home values declined in half of the largest markets analyzed by Zillow in 2025, as of October. That number is projected to drop to 12 in 2026.
First-time buyers now make up only 21{5518640a4815b3f8bfe0851dd9d43b76da669c3561934f763caa6c0387ef3f34} of home purchases, with the median age rising to 40 and the under-35 homeownership rate at 37.1{5518640a4815b3f8bfe0851dd9d43b76da669c3561934f763caa6c0387ef3f34}.
Ohio’s median home price reached $279,000, up 5.3{5518640a4815b3f8bfe0851dd9d43b76da669c3561934f763caa6c0387ef3f34}, as active inventory rose 22.1{5518640a4815b3f8bfe0851dd9d43b76da669c3561934f763caa6c0387ef3f34} and price cuts hit 45.1{5518640a4815b3f8bfe0851dd9d43b76da669c3561934f763caa6c0387ef3f34} in November.
The move aims to reduce manual review work for lenders and appraisal management companies while improving consistency and appraisal quality.
Tech100 2025 winners advanced AI-driven appraisal, agent, servicing and location tools. Companies expanded reach, partnerships and product features in 2025.
PulteGroup’s 2026 Design Trends Forecast predicts longer-lasting home design trends, with a focus on multigenerational living, wellness, and quality. The report notes a move toward intentional, anti-consumerist choices.
Kind Lending appointed Brett Stubbs as chief financial officer, with current CFO Gary Fabian set to retire at the end of 2025.
Formal agreements and smarter phasing allow builders to defer, share, and recover infrastructure costs in tight markets.
The transaction is the 28th issued by the company that involves its own collateral, and it\'s the 19th offering to be rated by Fitch Ratings using collateral originated and serviced by AD Mortgage under its Imperial Fund Mortgage Trust.