Fannie and Freddie To Allow Credit Scores Based on Rent and Utilities Payments

Prospective homebuyers with a history of on-time payments for rent and utilities may soon find it easier to qualify for a mortgage, thanks to changes at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte, who is also the chairman of federally controlled Fannie and

eXp Tells Investors Proposed Move to Texas Has Nothing to Do With Lawsuits

With a shareholder vote just days away during the company’s annual meeting on whether to reincorporate from Delaware to Texas, eXp World Holdings filed additional proxy materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) early this week, making a pointed argument that its planned departure f

Support grows for Whitmer housing zoning reform bills in Michigan

Michigan lawmakers returned from spring recess with housing affordability clearly in their sights. A bipartisan group shepherding a package of bills this week picked up strong support from a coalition of housing advocates and business groups, including the Home Builders Association of Michigan. That

Legislative Round-Up: Illinois Realtors Back Governor’s Housing Development Plan; Massachusetts Facing Possible Rent Control Vote

Editor’s Note: The RISMedia series Legislative Round-Up looks at pending and passed federal and state-level legislation that impacts real estate professionals. Illinois Realtors® back Governor JB Pritzker’s housing plan to revise zoning  Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, who has been speculated as a 20