Housing

Frontline Honors Award Winner: Ruth Villa, Wellness Director, Astoria Park Senior Living

Ruth Villa, Wellness Director at Astoria Park Senior Living, has been named to the Frontline Honors Awards Class of 2025 by Senior Housing News. To become a Frontline honoree, an individual ...

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FinCEN’s AML rule reshaping title processes — and buyer behavior

A sweeping new anti-money laundering rule from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), took effect this week, introducing new reporting obligations for certain residential real estate tr...

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Allied Title and Escrow expands into Ohio, Michigan

Virginia-based Allied Title and Escrow has expanded its operations into Ohio and Michigan — bringing its total footprint to 14 states. The move marks another step in Allied’s national gr...

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Can innovation, policy reform redeem manufactured housing’s image?

What realistic, visionary, and wise players in the U.S. housing sector believe is that some solutions are already here, hidden in plain sight. Part of the problem is that what often hide...

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90 Strange Things Found In Old Homes

Context is key. For example, your own home, even if old and a bit run down, often is comforting and familiar. But if one was to approach a house that looked like it hadn’t had a human inhabitant fo...

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Redwood launches Aspire securitization shelf with $391M non-QM deal

Redwood Trust closed a $391 million securitization backed by nonqualified mortgages (non-QMs), marking the inaugural deal from its Aspire platform that was expanded in early 2025, the company annou...

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Trigger leads restrictions rewrite mortgage outreach rules

The mortgage industry is starting to work through major changes after a federal law restricting abusive trigger leads took effect this week, limiting when credit bureaus can sell a borrower’s infor...

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US loses 92,000 jobs in February as labor market continues to cool

In a sign of a still-softening labor market, U.S. employers eliminated 92,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in February, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Econo...

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2026 Future Leaders Awards: Early Bird Deadline Approaching

The early bird deadline for the 2026 Future Leaders Awards program is almost here. Save $100 on your entry fee when you submit your nomination by March 13, 2026 by 11:59pm CDT. The Futur...

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2026 Senior Living Trends

Broadcast Retirement Network's Jeffrey Snyder discusses the evolution of senior living with De Arment Consulting's Michele Holleran.Jeffrey Snyder, Broadcast Retirement NetworkJoining me now is Dr....

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REITs Kickstart Active Year For Senior Living M&A, Driven by SHOP Strategies

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription Senior living REITs are taking their M&A momentum into 2026 with new deals or expectations to grow this year. If their stated plans are any i...

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Impactful marketing tips for a post-trigger-lead landscape

The mortgage industry doesn’t stand still—and neither can the professionals who wish to succeed within it. The ability to adapt and respond to changing conditions and circumstances has long separat...

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AI Platform Sage Raises $65M in New Equity Round Led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives

Care platform Sage has raised $65 million in a Series C equity round led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives, the alternative investment arm of Goldman Sachs. Investors IVP and Goldcrest, also con...

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Compromise Indiana housing reform law trims local zoning power

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun swiftly signed into law comprehensive state housing reforms after lawmakers spent weeks debating how much the state could and should override local zoning rules and design s...

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USDA lending changes could handcuff low-income California homebuyers

Housing advocates warn that recent changes to a federal rural lending program could sharply limit homeownership opportunities for low-income families in California communities. The Calif...

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New eXp division bridges homebuilder-brokerage service gap

eXp Realty has announced the launch of eXp New Homes, a specialized division designed to help agents expand into the new construction market — from boutique urban developments to large master-plann...

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In the Pipeline: Belmont Village Opens Luxury Community; United Properties Starts on Active Adult 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 cutting...

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University of Michigan Spin-Off Program Aims to Help Improve Longevity in Senior Living

A research-based independent aging program spun off from the University of Michigan aims to improve longevity for older adults, including those residing in senior living communities. Fou...

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Study finds 65-year-olds need $135K for long-term care

A new report from consulting firm Milliman concludes that the average 65-year-old should set aside $135,000 to cover high-intensity long-term care in the future. But averages can mask wide v...

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Builders started 2026 with margin pressure, then came Iran war risk

Making less money but making steady headway may be a crude way to boil down what early 2026 was looking like for many homebuilding business leaders. Public homebuilder execs were not dis...

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Better launches ChatGPT-based credit decision engine for mortgage and HELOC lenders

Better.com has launched a conversational credit decision engine that lets mortgage and home equity lenders run underwriting through ChatGPT using the company’s Tinman AI platform, the company annou...

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