North Texas homebuyers and lenders are seeing delays in flood insurance, USDA loans and IRS verifications as the government ...

USDA loans are either backed or funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and designed to help low-income borrowers build or buy homes in eligible rural areas. Before applying for a loan, check out ...

The Maryland Association of Realtors warned Monday that a prolonged government shutdown could have adverse effects on the ...

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The 2024 budget news is not so good for USDA rural housing, with all but three programs receiving cuts from FY 2023 levels. HUD programs did better but also received some cuts. Especially severe is a ...

As George Ford accurately conveyed in last Sunday's Gazette ('Housing shortage acute in rural Iowa,” May 31), rural housing is a critical issue in many small towns across Iowa and nationwide. Both ...

Day by day, nail by nail, Austin Reese is hammering away at what will soon be his new home in the High Country. Reese, who ...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have settled on new energy-efficiency standards for the construction of new single-family and ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — In May, retired school teacher Gayle Topp saw his dream house slip away. The home, nearly finished in a brand new subdivision in northwest Allen County, was designed with a ...

USDA Section 502 loans are primarily used to help low-income individuals or households purchase homes in rural areas. Funds can be used to build, repair, renovate or relocate a home, or to purchase ...

When the USDA ran out of money for its Section 502 guaranteed Rural Housing product in April, the program effectively shut down. At that time it was up to the Congress to appropriate the $150 million ...

While the housing market in rural Alabama doesn't always follow national trends, it seems to be on the same page right now: low inventory and high prices. Homebuyers across the country are struggling ...