Housing

In the Pipeline: LCS Expands in Indiana; Insight Living Grows in Arizona

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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Senior Living Nonprofits Adding New Units as Financial Concerns Weigh on Growth

Nonprofit senior living providers say they will intend to keep growing in 2025, mostly by adding new units, while financial concerns continue to cause them worry. That’s according to th...

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Household income climbs in some big cities, outweighed by inflation in others

Household income in the U.S. rose slightly in 2024, but the picture looks very different depending on where you live. The national median income reached $83,730 last year, up 1.3% from 2...

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$67K to sell a home? Consumers drastically underestimate the costs

Home sellers expect to spend about $18,500 on expenses, but the actual cost is more than $67,000, according to a new report from Clever Offers, a platform owned by Clever Real Estate. Th...

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Ardley launches Ardley OneLink for personalized mortgage offers

Ardley, a provider of borrower-level mortgage intelligence, on Thursday launched Ardley OneLink, a universal entry point to its platform that delivers custom loan offers to qualified borrowers in s...

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HomeLight survey highlights affordability pressures tied to consumer debt

Rising consumer debt ratios, affordability challenges and uneven access to homeownership are weighing heavily on the housing market as 2025 nears its close, according to a new survey of loan office...

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The Impact Group, a top-ranked Denver team, joins eXp Realty

The Impact Group, a top-ranked 31-agent real estate team based in Denver, has joined eXp Realty, the brokerage announced. The team — supported by four staff members — closed $305 million in sales a...

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FinCEN defends anti-money laundering rule ahead of Dec. 1 deadline

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), its director Andrea Gacki, as well as the Department of the Treasury and its secretary, Scott Bessent, do not believe their anti-money laundering ...

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Michigan launches pilot mortgage program to expand Detroit homeownership

The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) announced on Thursday that it is partnering with the Tobias Harris Homeownership Initiative, Guild Mortgage and Homium on a pilot shared-app...

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Radian acquires specialty insurer Inigo for $1.7 billion

U.S. mortgage insurer Radian has acquired Inigo, a Lloyd’s specialty insurer, according to an announcement on Thursday. Radian has agreed to pay $1.7 billion for Inigo. The transacti...

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Joint Venture Begins Construction on $150M Intergenerational Affordable Housing Development in New York City

NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture partnership between Foxy Development and Selfhelp Realty Group has begun construction on a new intergenerational affordable housing development located in Queens in ...

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NAR Technology Survey finds AI gaining traction with Realtors

While it may seem that the real estate industry is constantly overwhelmed by new technology tools, the most popular tool among Realtors remains eSignature, according to the National Association of ...

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NEO Home Loans adds two new branch leaders

NEO Home Loans, powered by Better, on Thursday announced that brokers Daryn Fillis and Erik Gascho have joined the company. After years in the broker channel, Fillis and Gascho looked fo...

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Bright MLS, Ocusell team up on joint venture for listings

Bright MLS and multi-MLS listing management platform Ocusell are teaming up to launch a joint venture to co-develop and license technology solutions and services for brokers, agents and MLSs nation...

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When tariffs hit home

Last month, a federal appeals court ruled that many of the tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) were illegal. Gulp. The tariffs in question — sometimes call...

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Florida Realtors builds e-sign tool available nationwide

Form Simplicity — a transaction management platform created and owned by Florida Realtors — has launched Sabal Sign, a fully integrated e-signature tool for its Ultimate Edition users nationwide. ...

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Groundfloor Lending expands leadership team

Groundfloor Lending on Wednesday announced the expansion of its leadership team as its new business unit continues to scale. The recent appointments of Patrick Donoghue as vice presiden...

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From Zillow to sphere: Why you must know the source of your real estate referrals

Although consumers are doing more independent research and home browsing than ever before, data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that 88% of buyers and 90% of sellers work with...

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Federal Reserve Trims Rates, Aiding Senior Living M&A, Construction Plans

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates by 25 basis points and signaled potentially more rate cuts to come this year. The move could spur more senior living lending and fuel M&A or ...

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UWM raises conforming loan limit to $819,000

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) increased its conforming loan ceiling on Wednesday, months before the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is expected to announce official 2026 limits in November....

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Opendoor Co-Founder Rabois: iBuying wasn’t the problem, major cuts needed

Opendoor co-founder Keith Rabois returned to the iBuyer’s board last week in conjunction with Kaz Nejatian’s appointment as CEO, and he already has some big ideas for what needs to be done at the c...

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