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

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, accor

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

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