Housing

Ziegler Closes $45.6M Bond Financing for Carolina Village in Hendersonville, North Carolina

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. — Ziegler has closed a $45.6 million bond financing on behalf of Carolina Village Inc., a non-profit senior living owner and operator based in North Carolina. Founded i...

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Lone Wolf bets future of real estate AI is embedded, not standalone

Lone Wolf Technologies is betting that the next evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) in real estate isn’t another standalone tool — it’s software that quietly works alongside agents and broker...

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The fight to make Florida more affordable

Florida continues to attract new residents from other states, particularly New York, and the influx has raised home prices in the largest cities as well as the surrounding smaller enclaves. The Flo...

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Compass International Holdings agents join American Real Estate Association

American Real Estate Associations’ (ARA) latest members are all agents and brokers at Compass International Holdings brands. Agents who are brokered at any of company-owned operations u...

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DFW’s next suburban growth wave is forming west of Fort Worth

Parker County and Weatherford are beginning to display the demographic, economic and infrastructure signals that once beamed in on Collin County as North Texas’ next great suburban market. ...

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Closinglock launches payment tools to secure homebuyer funds

Closinglock has launched two new capabilities designed to protect homebuyers’ funds throughout the real estate transaction process, including when a deal falls through. The escrow manage...

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Sekisui House U.S. CEO David Viger on bringing Japan-inspired resiliency to U.S. homes

When Osaka, Japan-based Sekisui House bought MDC Holdings, the parent company of Richmond American Homes, for $4.9 billion in 2024, the company not only made a long-term bet on the American market ...

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America’s accidental landlords: The hidden consequence of the mortgage lock-in effect

For the past several years, the real estate industry has talked about the mortgage-rate lock-in effect mostly as an inventory problem. That is understandable. When a homeowner has a 3% or 4% mortga...

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Gaining that local edge to outperform competition amid market consolidation

The fight for market share in real estate has never been more intense. National portals, institutional investors and well-funded disruptors are all competing for the same buyers and sellers, pushin...

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Agent movement stalls as retention takes hold in Q2

The landscape for real estate agent recruiting is undergoing a structural shift, with agents increasingly choosing to move within their existing brand rather than switch to a competitor, according ...

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How 12 Oaks, Ascent Living Maintain Margins on the Road to 100% Occupancy

Editor’s Note: Hear similar insights like this at the upcoming SHN Trends event August 4-6 in Chicago. This new event will bring together senior living executives alongside capital partners, clinic...

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Movers and Shakers: NHI Appoints First COO; Plante Moran Living Forward Makes Five Promotions

Movers & Shakers is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Job Board. Browse and apply to management and executive senior living jobs and positions from leading professional firms serving th...

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Lot demand shifts to terms and timing at Forestar, Five Point

In 2024 and early 2025, homebuilders large, medium and small were smitten with the strategic notion of “land light.” In 2026, and for the near future, most everybody is more preoccupied,...

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New York City posts notice of new tax levy to pied-a-terre owners

Tax attorneys and accountants are about to make bank helping owners of non-primary homes navigate New York City’s pied-à-terre tax notifications, which started landing in mailboxes before the weeke...

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Realtor Associations don’t have a value problem. They have a value-communication problem.

When membership numbers soften, the instinct inside most Realtor associations is to assume the value has eroded. Leaders start asking what new benefit they can bolt on, what shiny program might jus...

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Judge sends Fannie Mae discriminatory firing case to arbitration

A federal judge has granted Fannie Mae’s motion to compel arbitration and dismiss a lawsuit brought by 44 former employees who allege they were fired in a discriminatory manner tied to the company’...

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Beazer Homes earnings date adds twist to DFH bid

The calendar may be telling Beazer Homes investors something Over the past six months, the homebuilding industry’s most closely watched M&A drama has evolved from an unsolicited acqu...

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NAR homebuyer commission settlement hearing set for Nov. 2

Nearly two years after the National Association of Realtors (NAR) received final approval on its home seller commission lawsuit settlement, the trade group is hoping to receive final approval on it...

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High rates hit reverse mortgages in a different way

Reverse mortgage experts see some trends emerging amid economic uncertainty and high interest rates. High interest rates impact reverse mortgages differently than forward mortgages. Ins...

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Mortgage servicers face higher costs from transfers and regulation

The cost to service mortgages is rising for reasons that extend beyond a recent increase in borrower delinquencies. That’s according to Erik Eggers, chief revenue officer at Rocktop Technologies, w...

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NJHMFA sells $40M in tax credits to boost affordable housing development

The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) has sold $40 million in state tax credits to several corporations to help finance affordable and workforce housing developments, launchin...

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