Iran war hits housing market as mortgage rates rise to 6% on inflation fears

Mortgage rates are edging up on Thursday amid renewed inflation fears tied to the war in Iran. The average national rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 6%, up modestly from 5.98% last week, the lowest since September 2022, according to new data from Freddie Mac. Home loan costs remain far lower than a year ago, when … Read more

Illegal immigrants could lose public housing under Trump HUD plan to end Clinton-era loophole

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A proposed Department of Housing and Urban Development rule would crack down on illegal immigrants or unqualified people living in public housing, closing a loophole established amid major departmental reforms under President Bill Clinton in 1996. Current HUD rules allow “mixed-status” households to use public housing under … Read more

Woman charged in connection with stolen ambulance driven into building housing DHS

A Boise, Idaho, woman is being charged with malicious destruction of federal property by fire after prosecutors say she stole an ambulance, drove it into a building that houses U.S. Department of Homeland Security offices and then poured accelerant inside BOISE, Idaho — A Boise, Idaho woman has been charged with malicious destruction of federal … Read more