Housing

Qualify and prioritize your real estate leads with decision framework

When a new lead comes into our real estate orbit, we’re rapid-dialing the phone and/or writing an email to get to the lead before anyone else does. But who’s to say whether the person who inquired ...

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William Raveis Real Estate – Lance Vermeulen form luxury partnership

William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance has announced that Lance Vermeulen Real Estate (LVRE) — an independent brokerage serving Berkshire County, Mass., western New York and northern ...

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Frontline Honors Award Winner: Molly Kaufmann, Concierge, Scheduler, Caregiver & Med Tech, The Cortland Wyoming

Molly Kaufmann, Concierge, Scheduler, Caregiver, and Med Tech at The Cortland Wyoming, has been named to the Frontline Honors Awards Class of 2025 by Senior Housing News. To become a Fro...

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Zillow authorizes $1.25B stock buyback

Zillow Group has expanded its share repurchase program, authorizing the buyback of up to an additional $1.25 billion of its stock. The company’s board approved the increased authorizatio...

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ATTOM says rental yields are falling in 55% of US counties

Rental returns for single-family investors are shrinking in many U.S. markets as record-high home prices push acquisition costs higher, according to report released Thursday by ATTOM. Th...

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Reported layoffs at Morgan Stanley hit mortgage and wealth management units

Morgan Stanley’s reported layoff of about 3% of its workforce — roughly 2,500 employees — is affecting some staff working on mortgage origination services for wealth management clients. ...

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Why independent brokerages may have the advantage in real estate’s next chapter

The real estate industry has never lacked for uncertainty. But if there was a prevailing message from a panel of brokerage leaders moderated by Paul Boomsma, president and CEO of Leading Real Estat...

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NAHB data maps modest housing affordability gains in 2025

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Cost of Housing Index, released on Thursday, indicates that housing affordability slightly improved in 2025 as new home prices decreased...

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The 200-Basis-point gap: Why many lenders are leaving money on the table

A decade of MBA Quarterly Performance Reports tells a story the mortgage industry has yet to fully absorb. A 200 basis point gap between TopTier® and Bottom Tier lenders persists. As of the quarte...

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PulteGroup partners with SitecoreAI to bolster its marketing strategy

PulteGroup this week agreed to join the ranks of homebuilding enterprises that have adopted SitecoreAI, integrating the omnichannel digital content marketing platform into its marketing, sales and ...

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Movers and Shakers: NHI Appoints Board Member; Kendal Corp. Welcomes Senior Director of Development

National Health Investors appoints board member National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) announced Lilly Donohue has been appointed to its board of directors effective Feb. 17. D...

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Fair housing groups urge court to reject Colony Ridge settlement

Fair housing and immigrant advocacy groups are urging a federal court in Texas to reject a proposed settlement between Colony Ridge Development LLC and federal agencies over alleged predatory lendi...

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Frontline Honors Award Winner: Nicole Crowley, Lead Resident Care Associate, Laurelwood at The Pinehills

Nicole Crowley, Lead Resident Care Associate at Laurelwood at The Pinehills, has been named to the Frontline Honors Awards Class of 2025 by Senior Housing News. To become a Frontline hon...

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Senate Democrats propose bill targeting corporate homeowner tax breaks

Senate Democrats, led by Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Jeff Merkley of Oregon, last week unveiled legislation aimed at curbing corporate ownership of single-family homes and redirecting fed...

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High-producing South Carolina team joins REMAX

After 12 years in real estate and three years leading The McNulty Team under the Coldwell Banker brand, Shannon McNulty has opened her own brokerage — REMAX Reliable Realty — in Blythewood, South C...

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Trump 401(k) plan, if expanded, could advance universal retirement

A recent op-ed argues that President Donald Trump’s proposal to expand access to 401(k)-style retirement plans could become a meaningful step toward a universal savings system — but only if it goes...

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5 referral partners every loan officer needs to build a resilient pipeline

A strong loan pipeline is never built on a single referral source. The homebuying cycle is unpredictable, with rates changing and transaction volume rising and falling. Relying too heavily on one s...

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Premier Sotheby’s International Realty promotions include new CFO

Premier Sotheby’s International Realty has promoted three longtime executives — naming Abigail Tezniarz as chief financial officer and elevating Melissa Morehouse and Frank Russell to associate vic...

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Florida Agency Network partners with law firm to launch OL Title

Florida Agency Network (FAN) has launched OL Title, a new title and settlement services company formed in affiliation with Older Lundy Law. The new venture will focus on commercial real ...

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New York’s housing crisis won’t be solved by one mega-project

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s attempt to revive an old plan to build 12,000 affordable units over a borough railyard is seen as a long shot, even if he gains support from President Trump. ...

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UWM, Chase roll out temporary mortgage pricing incentives

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) on Wednesday announced a 75-basis-point pricing incentive for eligible conventional and government refinance loans, along with a $600 appraisal credit for eligible c...

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