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FHFA Lets Lenders Use VantageScore 4.0 for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Mortgages as FICO Shares Tumble

Intended to lower closing costs for borrowers, the directive challenges FICO’s decades-long dominance by introducing an alternative scoring model

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Rent Guidelines Board Approves 3% and 4.5% Hikes for Stabilized Leases

US Homebuilder Sentiment Slides to Lowest Level Since 2022

Airbnb Spends $1 Million on Ads Targeting NYC Mayoral Candidates Opposing Short-Term Rentals

One in Seven Germans Spend Over Half Their Income on Rent

Australia Transfers Housing Oversight to Treasury as O’Neil Targets Red Tape

UK House Prices Slip 0.4% in May After Stamp Duty Holiday Ends

Rising Costs Drive New Housing Output Down Despite Higher Investments in Saxony

S$52,188 Rent Bid for Tampines Clinic Draws Minister’s Criticism, Prompts Quality-Focused Tender Overhaul

Investors Press for Profits at Berlin’s Super Return Conference as Protests Grow

U.S. Housing Market Swings to Buyers as Prices Fall in Top Metro Areas

UK House Sales Fall 64% in April After Stamp Duty Holiday Ends

Germany Extends Mietpreisbremse to End of 2029, Leaving Key Exemptions Intact

UK Government Moves to Fast-Track Small-Scale Homebuilding

A Coruña becomes Galicia’s first zona tensionada to limit rental hikes

Vancouver Abandons Kitsilano Supportive Housing Plan After Court Challenge

Rent Guidelines Board cuts proposed two-year lease hikes to 3.75%-7.75% after rare revote

Rental supply plunges and rents soar two years after Spain enacted Housing Law

Germany’s Social Housing Reaches Record Low as Government Faces Mounting Criticism

UK Government Targets Developers With Tough New Rules to Tackle Housing Crisis