As he has promised for months, President Donald Trump spent his first day back in the Oval Office signing a flurry of executive orders. These are designed to roll back Biden administration orders and policies, and to change the federal government’s stance on several overarching issues that reflect t

President Trump has made it clear that he wants to address housing challenges, including the lack of housing supply and rising prices. In an executive order signed Monday night, Trump ordered the heads of all executive departments and agencies “to deliver emergency price relief, consistent with appl

New contracts for home purchases are coming in very low this month. We counted 10% fewer home sales for the week than the same week a year ago. In the fourth quarter of 2024, sales were coming in at 5% to 10% more than the year prior. Those sales gains have evaporated and even reversed. Buyer activi

Latest update: Jan. 20 at 9:15 pm central time: added specific information about emergency price relief for housing.What are President Trump’s priorities for housing in his second term? That’s the burning question for professionals in real estate, mortgage, title, appraisal and homebuilding — and th