Builder confidence in the market for single-family homes in March was 39, down three points from the previous month, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. The current sales conditions index fell three points to 42, sales expectations in the next six months held at 47 and traffic of prospective buyers declined five points to 24.
ABA supports HUD proposal to remove disparate impact from Fair Housing Act rule
ABA expressed support for a HUD proposal to rescind the use of disparate impact in determining Fair Housing Act violations, saying the rule in question did not provide clarity “and has been the subject of an unhelpful back-and-forth...










