Housing

PREMIERE Group at Real acquires North Carolina boutique firm

The Real Brokerage-brokered mega team PREMIERE Group has acquired boutique luxury brokerage Rhino Triad Realty Group, according to an announcement on Wednesday. PREMIERE says the acquisition helps ...

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FICO bypasses credit bureaus with new program for mortgage lenders

Fair Isaac Corp. (FICO) has launched a program allowing tri-merge resellers to calculate and distribute its scores directly to mortgage companies, effectively bypassing the three nationwide credit ...

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Radius launches AI assistant to streamline brokerage operations

Radius — a brokerage platform for real estate teams — has launched Mel AI, a built-in artificial intelligence (AI) assistant designed to support tasks across marketing, lead management, transaction...

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LTC Acquires $195M Portfolio in Wisconsin

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — LTC Properties Inc. has completed the acquisition of a portfolio of senior living communities located in Wisconsin for $195 million. Totaling 520 independent livin...

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Title insurance premiums rise to $4.5B in Q2

Title insurers generated $4.5 billion in premiums during the second quarter of 2025, up from $4.1 billion a year earlier, according to the American Land Title Association’s (ALTA) latest Market Sha...

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Fannie and Freddie waive some loan requirements amid shutdown

Government agencies and enterprises issued guidance on Wednesday for mortgage lenders and servicers during the current government shutdown, which affects federal employees, services, contractors, v...

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New Break Rooms, Meal Perks Help Senior Living Operators Create a ‘Second Home’ for Staff

Senior living providers are reframing their dining programs through hospitality, but these changes start with staff support behind the scene. As operators weigh which changes to make to...

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Medicare Telehealth Waivers Expire With Potential ‘Big Impact’ for Senior Living Operators

Medicare telehealth waivers expired on Sept. 30, turning back the clock on operators that use such services to remotely connect residents to care providers. In 2020, the U.S. Centers fo...

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Supreme Court delays ruling on Lisa Cook’s future at the Fed

Lisa Cook will remain a Federal Reserve Governor at least until January, when the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on whether President Donald Trump has legal grounds to remove her. ...

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Housing industry is ‘especially vulnerable’ to effects of government shutdown

The federal government shut down at midnight, leaving one of housing’s most critical programs — the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) — without authority to issue new policies. That la...

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UWM cuts costs for refinance borrowers with update to title fees

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) is cutting costs for refinance borrowers with updates to its title review and closing alternative, TRAC+. The lender is offering title fees as low as $1,295 along wi...

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Zillow claims CoStar is ‘weaponizing litigation’ to reduce competition

While CoStar was making claims that Zillow is continuing to “brazenly” violate copyright laws by displaying CoStar-owned images on its site, Zillow had its own statements to make. On Mon...

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5 states sue Zillow, Redfin over $100M rental agreement one day after FTC suit

Zillow and Redfin are facing yet another lawsuit related to their multifamily rental syndication deal. On Wednesday, attorneys general in Virginia, Arizona, New York, Connecticut and Washington fil...

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More Capital Sources Will Be Needed to Meet Growing Demand for Seniors Housing, Says NIC Panel

By Matt Valley AUSTIN, Texas — Jonathan Schatz, president of investment firm Coastwood Senior Housing Partners, believes the seniors housing industry has arrived “at an existential moment.” ...

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Atlas VMS, QuantumReverse enter tech integration partnership

Appraisal technology management firm Atlas VMS announced on Tuesday that it has entered a partnership with QuantumReverse, an LOS provider for reverse mortgages, to integrate the AIM-Port order man...

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Final Offer launches in Denver, surrounding region

Listing and negotiation platform Final Offer has launched in Denver and Colorado’s Front Range region in partnership with several local brokerages — including RE/MAX Alliance, RE/MAX Professionals,...

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Corcoran launches New Mexico affiliate in Santa Fe

The Corcoran Group has expanded its affiliate network into New Mexico with the launch of Corcoran Plaza Properties in Santa Fe. The firm is led by broker and CEO Rob Thorwald and will co...

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Jay Bray now CEO of Rocket Mortgage as Rocket closes $14.2B Mr. Cooper acquisition

Rocket Companies has completed all steps necessary to acquire Mr. Cooper Group for $14.2 billion, paying 51% more than the valuation announced in March, the company said Wednesday. As part of the d...

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Mortgage applications take a dive as rates tick back up

Mortgage applications took a 12.7% dive from one week earlier as consumers reacted to slightly elevated mortgage rates. That’s according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) weekly...

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FTC lawsuit claims Zillow–Redfin rental tie-up crushes competition

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing Zillow and Redfin over their rental syndication agreement. In a complaint filed on Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Virginia, th...

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Seniors see aging in place as greatest health risk in 2025: survey

U.S. seniors cited aging in place as the biggest threat to their overall health and well-being for the second straight year in 2025, regardless of where they live, their income or their education, ...

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