Entry-level buyers in the South and West are seeing more affordable starter home listings and softening prices, while buyers in the Northeast face a market that keeps getting tighter.
Lenders are adjusting their retail strategies, with some investing more heavily in distributed retail and others looking more closely at wholesale and direct-to-consumer.
H.R.2854, the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, would provide federal tax credits to help close the gap between the cost of constructing or rehabilitating a home and its market value.