Trump-backed affordable housing overhaul clears Senate, while House GOP raises red flags

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A massive bipartisan swell advanced a Trump-backed affordable housing package out of the Senate on Thursday, but its fate in the House is up in the air. The bill, renamed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act to incorporate a previous Senate housing bill that stalled last … Read more

Bipartisan housing push advances, but Trump-backed investor ban faces resistance

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Senate moved closer Wednesday to advancing a sweeping housing package aimed at boosting affordability, but a Trump-backed provision banning institutional investors from buying single-family homes is emerging as a flashpoint. Lawmakers cleared another procedural hurdle for the bill on Wednesday, setting up a likely final vote … Read more

CBS News price tracker shows how much food, gas, utility and housing costs are rising

As consumers cope with lingering cost-of-living pressures and the potential impact of tariffs, CBS News is tracking the change in prices of everyday household expenses — from food to utilities and rent. Use the tool below to explore price changes in dozens of items across different categories. About the data The categories in this tracker … Read more

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