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As the country marks the anniversary of D-Day, we remember one of history’s great acts of mobilization and sacrifice. But what we often forget is that when World War II ended, America faced another test of mobilization—this time at home. Millions of veterans returned expecting to begin the lives they had fought to protect. Instead

A former D.C. housing official pleaded guilty Thursday in a scheme to invent a fake federal housing program for veterans in order to defraud mortgage lenders of $15 million. Richard Cunningham, 55, pleaded guilty to making false statements to a mortgage lending business. In a plea agreement filed this week, the private developer who'd formerly

Simon Century, NHB CEO, Amy Rees, chief executive, Homes England, Pat Ritchie, Homes England chair, and Peter Vernon, NHB chair. The National Housing Bank is a new government public finance institution designed to accelerate the delivery of new homes and communities, and to enable the regeneration of towns and cities across England. Backed by the

A major Midlands housing association has revealed it will shut down its loss-making offsite housing business after failing to find a buyer. Last September, GreenSquareAccord (GSA) announced plans to sell or close its subsidiary LoCaL Homes. However, in an update late last week, GSA confirmed it will close the business, which it called a “necessary decision

Southern Housing has selected 10 contractors to deliver £2.38bn worth of retrofit and fire safety improvement works across London and the South East over the next 20 years. The long-term programme has been split into 10 geographical lots covering both internal and external refurbishment works until 2046. Six of the lots focus on kitchen and

Despite lower monthly mortgage payments, a holiday hangover is muting homebuying demand.  The median U.S. monthly housing payment fell to $2,365 during the four weeks ending January 4, down 4.7% from a year earlier and the lowest level since the start of 2024.  Monthly payments fell largely because the weekly average mortgage rate dropped to

More than 95 per cent of housing projects expected to start in London last year failed to do so amid regulatory turmoil, the Local Authority Building Control (LABC) has said.  Lorna Stimpson, chief executive of LABC, said “there is no doubt” that delays with the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) approving high-risk buildings has impacted the

Lower figures for 2025 follow end of a waiver on developer levies, Micheál Martin says...