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FHFA Allows Use of VantageScore 4.0 for Government-Backed Mortgages

The FHFA’s change seeks to expand credit access through a rival score that factors rent payments as well as utility data into mortgage decisions

California’s New CEQA Exemptions Take Effect as Agencies Revise Procedures

Canada Must Double Homebuilding Over Next Decade to Restore Affordability

Four in Ten Canadian Renters Delay Home Purchases as Prices and Rents Soften

US Homebuilder Sentiment Slides to Lowest Level Since 2022

Spanish Housing Bill Faces Coalition Divide and Industry Pushback

U.S. Mortgage Rates Climb Above 7% Following Moody’s Credit Downgrade

German Housing Approvals Edge Higher in Early 2025, Reversing Decline

Rising Housing Costs Drive 'Boomerang Generation' Back Home

U.S. Homebuyers Face Record Income Hurdles as Costs Soar 70% Since 2019

Family Support Drives Earlier, Higher-Priced First-Time Home Purchases in UK

Gipuzkoa Expands List of Tensioned Rental Zones to 23 Municipalities

Income Needed to Afford U.S. Homes Soars, Bay Area Tops $370,000

Over-60s Hold Majority of UK Housing Wealth, Leaving Younger Generations Behind

German Apartment Approvals Drop in February, Highlighting Housing Challenges

Homebuilder Sentiment Stays Negative as Tariff Costs and Policy Uncertainty Persist

Adelaide Joins Australia’s Million-Dollar Property Club

Berlin Housing Crisis Deepens as Affordability Gap Widens

Australian Housing Market Sees $230K Median Value Rise Over Five Years

UK Buyers Rush to Finalize Home Purchases Before Stamp Duty Hike