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Construction & Housing (Washington)

This is Queen Street Analytics' weekly digest of regulatory developments, legislative discussions and other government-related news coming out of Washington and the state capitals. This newsletter channel covers residential and commercial construction as well as infrastructure and government initiatives and programs concerning housing and housing affordability. Once a week, we break down the most important updates in this space in under five minutes.

This Week in Construction & Housing — Washington (#41, 2026)

This Week in Construction & Housing — Washington (#41, 2026)

White House launches housing cost initiatives; Treasury proposes institutional homebuyer restrictions; Trump modifies tariffs on Canadian goods; Single-family housing starts decline; Plywood trade ruling issued.

This Week in Construction & Housing — Washington (#40, 2026)

This Week in Construction & Housing — Washington (#40, 2026)

HUD sets new debenture rates for insured mortgages; Manufactured Housing Consensus Committee to discuss chassis removal; FHWA to collect grant accrual data from states; USGS seeks input on minerals data collection.

This Week in Construction & Housing — Washington (#39, 2026)

This Week in Construction & Housing — Washington (#39, 2026)

HUD designates 2027 Difficult Development Areas and Qualified Census Tracts; Section 3 benchmarks for economic opportunity retained; Missouri’s construction permit exemptions approved; FHA Catalyst portal update; Executive Orders target diesel prices and energy production.

This Week in Construction & Housing — Washington (#38, 2026)

This Week in Construction & Housing — Washington (#38, 2026)

HUD increases Section 184 loan guarantee fee; Mesabi Metallics announces $15B steel mill in Iowa; HUD proposes new recordkeeping for Continuum of Care; OMB review for HUD race and ethnic data collection; BLM requests extension for resource planning info collection.

This Week in Construction & Housing — Washington (#37, 2026)

This Week in Construction & Housing — Washington (#37, 2026)

HUD adjusts civil monetary penalties for 2026; Rental Housing Finance Survey notice opens; G20 Energy Abundance Ministerial yields permitting consensus; FHA mortgage servicing data collection proposed; HUD healthcare and vacant loan sales announced

This Week in Construction & Housing — Washington (#36, 2026)

This Week in Construction & Housing — Washington (#36, 2026)

DOE suspends manufactured housing standards; Federal Acquisition Regulation overhaul proposed; Trump extends H-1B restrictions; Federal Housing Finance Agency invites comments; US housing starts fall.

This Week in Construction & Housing — Washington (#35, 2026)

This Week in Construction & Housing — Washington (#35, 2026)

HUD seeks comment on incentives for homelessness reduction; NIST revises wood panel standards; US tariffs on Canada impact construction goods; Federal wage standards review.