January 2026

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday rolled out a trio of housing bills that push his state deeper into the trenches of a national fight over affordability and land use.​ Set for introduction when the new General Assembly session starts next week in Annapolis, the Governor’s proposals would jump‑start construction near transit, legalize smaller starter […]

Will 2026 be a turning point for prospective first-time homebuyers? The National Association of Realtors (NAR) seems to think so.  In a report published on Tuesday, the trade group says that it expects the housing affordability landscape to improve throughout the year. Driving this improvement, according to NAR, will be a steady rise in housing

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is moving to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes, framing the proposal as a way to improve housing affordability. “I am immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes, and I will be calling on Congress to codify it. People live