Housing

Keys to the housing market for the rest of 2026

As we gear up for the second half of 2026, what are the key things we should be watching for? With the first six months being a dramatic version of the show 24, we can hope for a calmer second half...

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What a 50-year-old letter says about accountability in homebuilding

Exactly 50 years ago this time of year, a 51-year-old man handwrote a four-page letter on a legal pad to his then 21-year-old son, one of seven children – six of them sons and one angel of a daught...

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Aging in place is reshaping housing demand — and most homes aren’t ready

For decades, the American dream of aging gracefully at home has collided with a harsh reality — housing stock simply wasn’t built for it. Cameron Carter, founder and CEO of Rosarium Health, ...

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Home flipping slowed in early 2026 but investors saw returns tick up

ATTOM data shows that home flipping activity declined in early 2026 even as investor profits edged higher, signaling a modest rebound in returns after a prolonged downturn. A total of 64...

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The law that Citizenship Clause litigation forgot: the 1872 Oregon Territory citizenship statute

I am happy to pass along this guest post from my frequent collaborator, Elliott Wainwright. -- At oral argument in Trump v. Barbara, Justice Amy Coney Barrett asked several times how the Citizen...

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ICE executives detail AI cybersecurity efforts through Project Glasswing

At the start of June, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced it had joined Anthropic’s cybersecurity initiative, Project Glasswing. ICE will deploy Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview across its o...

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Four rules for underwriting secondary Texas markets in a slower cycle

For the better part of a decade, the Texas growth playbook was remarkably simple. If you wanted scale, liquidity and appreciation, you went to the Texas Triangle: Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth, ...

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A search for a home in France shaped Real Brokerage CEO Tamir Poleg’s view on listing fragmentation

When Tamir Poleg bought a property in France, the process gave him a glimpse of what he hopes the U.S. and Canadian real estate markets can avoid — listing fragmentation. To find the hom...

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Intent beats volume: What real estate teams are learning from AI-powered follow-up

Real estate has always had a complicated relationship with lead follow-up. Everyone knows speed matters. Everyone knows consistency matters. And almost every team believes there is missed opportuni...

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The Senior Living Industry Needs New Ideas. Here’s How to Get Them

For years, senior living operators have stressed the importance of operational creativity to serve the next generation of residents. But for all their talk of new ideas, operators are still not alw...

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In the Pipeline: LCS Makes Progress on Multiple Expansions; Watermark Plans Memory Care Project

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ subscription In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cut...

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HUD aims to help multi-story manufactured housing go vertical

For decades, manufactured housing has excelled at producing lower-cost homes. What it has struggled to do is go vertical. Fact is, America’s most severe housing shortages are...

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With Warsh’s Fed overhaul, mortgage rates face a new risk

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s new framework for the U.S. central bank carries significant implications for the mortgage industry and broader housing market — a sector that he admits is alread...

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Beazer refinancing raises Dream Finders deal cost by $53 million

For weeks, a central question surrounding Dream Finders Homes‘ pursuit of Beazer Homes has been unambiguous: Will Dream Finders’ offer for the company and its public relations campaign ...

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Retirement plan participation reaches record high, but financial pressures persist

Retirement plan participation among eligible U.S. workers reached a record 86% last year, according to Vanguard‘s 2026 How America Saves report, which analyzed retirement savings behavior across ne...

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California settlement forces MV Realty to void homeowner contracts

California officials have reached a sweeping settlement with Florida-based MV Realty — requiring the real estate company to void homeowner agreements, remove liens from properties and pay out milli...

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Banking, housing finance groups urge Basel III capital rule changes

A broad coalition of banking and housing finance trade groups is urging federal regulators to scale back parts of the proposed Basel III capital rules, arguing that overlapping requirements and ele...

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New home applications fall 3% as mortgage rates top 6.5%

Mortgage applications for new home purchases rose 3.8% year over year in May but fell 3% from April, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s Builder Application Survey, released Thurs...

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Don’t take the bait: The coordinated comms strategy for Zillow and Compass

A federal lawsuit. A study with a $1.4 billion headline. A survey with an 85% stat. A LinkedIn brawl. The Zillow versus Compass story arrived not as a court case but as a campaign. And every campai...

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Bed Bath & Beyond-Fathom deal part of industry’s new-ish ecosystem push

Bed Bath & Beyond is making an unexpected push into residential real estate, agreeing to acquire technology-focused real estate services company Fathom Holdings in an all-stock transaction valu...

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CertifID buys CloseSimple to merge security, closing automation

Real estate fraud prevention firm CertifID has acquired CloseSimple, a closing experience platform used by hundreds of title companies, the companies announced Thursday. Financial terms ...

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