May 2026

Processing Content Key insight: The FHA tightened the screws on its borrowers by requiring a three-month trial payment period that is now fueling a surge in delinquencies.  What’s at stake: Thousands of borrowers face massive balloon payments, negative equity and soaring taxes and insurance payments as pandemic-era relief options are exhausted. Supporting data: “We need […]

New Rochelle embraced the abundance mindset long before the “yes in my backyard ” crowd made it cool. Today, the city, 25 minutes north of New York City by train, is a reference point for how zoning reform and predictable approvals can speed mixed-income housing production citywide. The city built on a 2015 rezoning that

For generations, homeownership has been one of the primary ways Americans built wealth and passed it on to loved ones. Now, financial advisers and housing experts warn that many older homeowners may be counting too heavily on their homes as retirement safety nets as they discover their properties sell for less than expected, according to