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This Week in Construction & Housing — Washington (#2, 2026)

White House curbs institutional single-family home buying; Trump signs housing, veterans’ bills; Commerce issues countervailing duties decision for plywood imports; HUD sets loan guarantee fee; major federal construction and permitting actions.

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This Week in Construction & Housing — Washington (#6, 2026)

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DOE proposes pricing rule changes for materials and services; HUD tightens eligibility verification for housing programs; Trump advances homeownership and housing investor ban; federal housing starts edge upward.

This Week in Construction & Housing — Washington (#5, 2026)

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