March 21, 2026 Massachusetts mayor wants nation to see positive impact of cash handouts as city tackles poverty Uplift Salem gave 100 residents $500 monthly for one year, backed by $685,000 in private funds. Mayor Pangallo claims a Salem State University study shows broad benefits.
March 21, 2026 FBI raids Hollywood mansion in $17.4M alleged mortgage scam targeting seniors, 11 arrested including Iranian FBI agents raided a Hollywood mansion early Thursday, arresting a suspect in pajamas in a raid tied to an alleged $17.4 million mortgage fraud scheme targeting elderly homeowners.
March 16, 2026 Foreigners are snapping up US homes and stealing the American dream out from under families Foreign homebuyers purchased 78,000 American homes in just one year, many of them single-family residences that are especially desirable to young buyers.
March 14, 2026 HUD secretary breaks down Trump’s executive order promoting mortgage credit access HUD Secretary Scott Turner discusses President Donald Trump’s new executive order that aims to help homebuyers access mortgage credit, efforts to increase the American housing supply and more on ‘Saturday in America.’
March 13, 2026 Give the government an inch and they'll seize your $200k home for a $2k debt Supreme Court hears Pung family case after Isabella County, Mich., foreclosed on $200,000 home over disputed $2,000 tax debt, keeping $118,000 in equity.
March 11, 2026 Bipartisan housing push advances, but Trump-backed investor ban faces resistance Some Senate Democrats and industry groups oppose an institutional investor ban in a housing bill, arguing the provision would eliminate build-to-rent units and reduce rentals.
March 6, 2026 Mayors for a Guaranteed Income push to solve affordability crisis with no-strings attached cash assistance Michael D. Tubbs, president of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, reported more than 60 bills implementing cash-based policies have been proposed in 15 states.
February 28, 2026 NYC landlords fire back at ‘racist’ Mamdani aide's claim that ties homeownership to 'White supremacy' Immigrant landlords push back against Mamdani housing director's controversial comments connecting property ownership to White supremacist policies.
February 27, 2026 Immigrant landlords furious as Mamdani’s housing czar calls ownerhsip ‘white supremacy’ Small NYC property owners are criticizing Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s housing appointee over comments linking homeownership to white supremacy, calling the rhetoric dismissive of immigrant families who pursued property to fulfill the American dream.
February 26, 2026 Illegal immigrants could lose public housing under Trump HUD plan to end Clinton-era loophole Trump administration proposes new HUD rule requiring citizenship verification for public housing, ending "do not contend" provision from Clinton era.
