Housing

AI mortgage broker Ralo launches, raises $2.9M seed round

Ralo, an AI-native mortgage broker founded by two former Google employees, has raised a $2.9 million seed round to expand its automated home loan platform, which the company says delivers interest ...

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How consumers are using AI and the impact on the role of the real estate agent

There is no denying that consumer usage of AI during a home sale or purchase transaction is on the rise. According to a study published earlier this month by Veterans United Home Loans,...

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8 best Florida real estate schools for 2026

Are you ready to begin a fulfilling real estate career in the Sunshine State? To get started, you have to complete 63 hours of prelicensing coursework through a state-approved real estate school be...

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Exclusive: House Democrat reintroduces bill targeting mortgage credit access

Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) reintroduced legislation on Thursday aimed at expanding access to mortgage credit by requiring lenders, at an applicant’s request, to consider additional financial info...

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How scale, foreign capital and market diversification are reshaping homebuilder M&A

Homebuilder mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have changed dramatically since the Great Financial Crisis. What began as a survival-driven market dominated by public builders has evolved into a mor...

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The decision happens online now, but the leaders aren’t there

Your next prospect has already made up their mind about you. And you’ve never spoken. Somewhere right now, someone who needs exactly what you do is typing your name into a search bar. Th...

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How to Put an End to Problem of American Gerontocracy (in the Nicest Possible Way)

A dynamic and innovative society, focused most on launching people into the prime of their lives, depends on taking good care of those aging out of it—if only to keep the threat of gerontocracy at ...

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Compass expands in northern Arizona

Compass is expanding its presence in northern Arizona with the addition of veteran real estate professional Shane Randall, who joins the brokerage after previously working with Russ Lyon Sotheby’s ...

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JP Piccinini joins The Real Brokerage as growth leader

The Real Brokerage has appointed entrepreneur and JPAR Real Estate founder JP Piccinini as a growth leader, where he will work with Chief Growth Officer Jason Cassity to support agents, teams and b...

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Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate merger creates tri-state brokerage

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate announced the merger of three brokerages in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, creating a combined company with more than 1,100 affiliated real estate profe...

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Double-take double jeopardy: Housing surnames for $100

Wait! What?!? Just curious. Is it me, or is anyone else getting at least a chuckle out of one of those moments when the housing universe seems to have hired a comedy writer? F...

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PNC Bank closes $251.4 million affordable housing fund

PNC Bank closed a $251.4 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund that will help finance the development and preservation of affordable rental housing across the country, the bank said in...

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New ACCESS Payment Model Could Be ‘Golden Opportunity’ for Senior Living Operators

A new CMS model is an opportunity for senior living operators to add revenue and improve their clinical capabilities, but it will take new infrastructure and partners. The Advancing Chro...

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When a bankrupt retailer buys a brokerage: What the Bed Bath & Beyond and Fathom deal signals

The real estate industry just got a headline that reads like a misprint. Bed Bath & Beyond is buying a brokerage. The same Bed Bath & Beyond that filed for bankruptcy and closed every store...

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Senior Living Dealbook: Seattle-Area Community Trades; Berkadia Closes $23.3M Loans

Transactions Seattle-area community trades JLL Capital Markets announced it led the sale of Fairwinds Brighton Court, a 182-unit community in Lynnwood, Washington. JLL marketed...

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Independent Living Rent Growth Moderates While Assisted Living Accelerates

Senior living resident rate growth moderated from levels seen in 2025 for independent living and accelerated for assisted living, according to new NIC data. In March, NIC data showed that y...

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3 quick takes on Kevin Warsh’s first Fed meeting

Today, Kevin Warsh finished presiding over his first meeting as Federal Reserve chair, and boy, it was interesting to say the least. Now, keep in mind that I’m the only person on Earth who had #Any...

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LTC Acquires MorningStar Community in Phoenix for $54M

PHOENIX — LTC Properties has completed the acquisition of MorningStar at Arcadia, an assisted living and memory care community located in Phoenix, for $54 million. The community is being added to L...

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New York senior homeowners included in $2.1B property tax relief measure

Nearly 3 million New Yorkers will receive more than $2 billion in property tax relief this summer and fall through the state’s School Tax Relief (STAR) program, according to an announcement Tuesday...

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Pending home sales rise in May across all U.S. regions

Pending home sales increased in May, posting gains from both the previous month and a year earlier as contract activity strengthened across all four major U.S. regions, according to data released W...

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Congress reaches bipartisan agreement on ROAD to Housing Act

Leaders in the House of Representatives and the Senate announced Tuesday that they have reached an agreement on the final version of the first comprehensive housing bill in a generation. ...

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