HousingWireHousingWire In one of his first acts as President, Donald Trump has repealed numerous Biden administration diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) executive orders. Especially for the Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) Task Force, this reversal could not have come soon enough. President Biden’s housing DEI push was largely inspired…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The MBA Opens Doors Foundation announced yesterday the launch of the MBA Opens Doors Disaster Relief Program, which aims to support children and families affected by the wildfires in the Southern California area. The foundation will provide an additional $100,000 to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). As one of…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire In today’s housing market, rentals should no longer be treated as the “dirty little secret” of real estate. Far too often, rentals are overshadowed by for-sale properties, yet they play a critical role in the broader housing ecosystem. Rentals are not only essential for millions of Americans who rely…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Scott Turner, President Trump’s secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) nominee, is an inspired choice to lead the department. I first met Scott in 2019, shortly he began leading the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council. He had an unenviable task. Scott would need to wrangle 17 federal…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Ginnie Mae’s complementary Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed Securities (HMBS) program, dubbed “HMBS 2.0,” released a final term sheet in November which proved to be the final major policy work of former acting Ginnie Mae President Sam Valverde prior to his departure from the company. It has been roughly…
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