• Utah lawmakers target starter homes with lot size reform,Richard Lawson

    Utah lawmakers target starter homes with lot size reform

    Utah lawmakers opened their 2026 legislative agenda with a proposal to revive a once-bedrock fixture of the American Dream of homeownership: starter homes. By streamlining permit approvals and rezoning for smaller property lots, Beehive State legislators will try to pry open a path to first-time hom

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  • State regulators, consumer groups push back on OCC’s escrow account proposals,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    State regulators, consumer groups push back on OCC’s escrow account proposals

    State regulators and consumer advocates are pushing back against two proposals from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) that would expand banks’ authority over escrow accounts and assert that federal law preempts state rules that govern these accounts. In a joint letter, the Conferen

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  • November Was Best Month of Home Price Appreciation in More Than a Year,Matthew Graham

    November Was Best Month of Home Price Appreciation in More Than a Year

    Both the FHFA and the S&P/Cotality Case-Shiller home price indices released November data this week, and the combined message is that home price appreciation continues doing better than it had been in the middle of 2025. FHFA’s seasonally adjusted House Price Index paints clearest picture with s

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