NAHB’s confidence index rose by two points in March and has now eased higher for three months in a row. But at 44, the index remains in negative territory.

In Central Fla., an increased number of homeless people is “almost exclusively the result of rising housing costs,” says the director of the Homeless Services Network.

The agencies’ “statement of interest” in an appraisal bias court case says lenders can’t rely on an appraisal if they knew, or should have known, it was discriminatory.

The main benefit expected from artificial intelligence (AI) is speed. A home valuation, for example, could arrive in minutes. Other routine tasks are already faster.