Housing

The industry’s quiet first line of defense

Most professions get credit for what people can see them do. A surgeon’s skill is visible in the outcome. The engineer’s work shows up in the bridge that holds. In real estate, the closing table te...

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How FrameTec plans to cut build-cycle times and reduce waste

Dozens of innovative companies have sprung up over the past 15 years, each vowing to revolutionize home building. Many haven’t, don’t, and won’t make it through the “early-stage” gauntl...

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Senior Living Operators Navigate ‘Sea of Sameness’ With Better Storytelling

Storytelling is among the biggest and best tools that senior living operators can deploy to attract new residents. How senior living operators tell their stories is important. As they cater ...

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Older Americans maintain record share of housing wealth

Older Americans now hold as much real estate wealth as middle-aged homeowners, illustrating the widening gaps in homeownership access and long-term home price gains. An analysis from Red...

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Voices: John Shafaee, CEO, ALIS

This Voices article is sponsored by ALIS. As senior living operators face new pressure to drive occupancy and extend length of stay, technology is playing a bigger role in shaping performance. ALIS...

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HRA Jumps Back Into New Senior Living Development After 2022 Pause

Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA) is firing up its development engine with plans for a new luxury community in St. John’s, Florida, and other future projects now in the works. The company i...

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NAR: Pending home sales lag 2025 despite February uptick

Pending home sales picked up slightly in February as affordability improved, but they remain below 2025 levels, according to data released Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). ...

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Webinar: Senior Living Margins — How to Maintain Rate & Keep the Resident Experience Elevated

The March 11 webinar “Senior Living Margins: How to Maintain Rate & Keep the Resident Experience Elevated” sponsored by JD Solutions Group, explored how senior living operators are navigating a...

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Top real estate agents are defined by consistency, not volume

For years, the real estate industry has had a simple way of defining success: volume. Awards, rankings and record sales numbers have always served as our scoreboard. While those metrics still matte...

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In Texas residential real estate, capital is mere ‘table stakes’

Texas has always been a magnet for ambition. For generations, people have looked west and seen the same thing: space to grow, build, and earn. In the 19th century, that belief brought s...

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Mortgage rates rise as U.S.-Iran conflict carries on

Mortgage rates saw moderate increases in the past week as global economic uncertainty around the U.S.-Iran conflict continues, putting a damper on what was previously expected to be a brisk spring ...

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The Real Brokerage adds RealTrends Verified ranked Atlanta group

The Real Brokerage has added Legends Real Estate Group, expanding its presence in the Atlanta metropolitan area and northeast Georgia. The group includes 55 agents and several establishe...

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States sue HUD over guidance they say weakens fair housing protections

A coalition of 16 attorneys general has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), alleging the agency is attempting to force states to weaken their housing...

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Serving VA buyers: Practical guidance for real estate agents

Military families and veterans don’t buy homes the way most civilians do. They move on short notice and often finalize purchases from hundreds or thousands of miles away. When you add a VA home loa...

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MBA’s Broeksmit on Trump orders, AI and mortgage affordability at ICE X26

“Just when I think things are falling in place, another wild card arrives,” Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) president and CEO Bob Broeksmit said Tuesday morning at ICE Experience’s X26 annual mo...

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Banks eye bigger role in mortgages as regulators reconsider capital rules

Top banks in the mortgage space, which have relied on a similar playbook for years, say they could become more active if upcoming changes to capital rules provide more flexibility, several industry...

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Finance of America expands HomeSafe Second reverse mortgage to three more states

Finance of America (FOA) has expanded access to its HomeSafe Second product into Indiana, Ohio and Michigan, giving senior homeowners more options for tapping record levels of home equity without g...

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JAUST unveils automated underwriting platform for jumbo mortgages

JAUST, an automated underwriting system (AUS) built specifically for jumbo mortgage originations, has launched with a cloud-native platform that aims to help lenders cut underwriting costs and acce...

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Rhino’s DealShield targets climate risk home insurability in California

Property insurance startup Rhino is looking to help real estate agents and their clients assess insurability and find insurance for properties in areas facing high rates of climate disaster risk. ...

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Tidalwave AI tops general models in mortgage underwriting accuracy benchmark

A joint study from mortgage technology platform Tidalwave and researchers at Columbia University found that Tidalwave’s mortgage-trained AI agent produced more accurate answers to loan underwriting...

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Closinglock launches automated closing updates

Closinglock introduced new automation tools designed to improve communication and workflow management during real estate closings. Updates allow title companies, settlement firms and real estate la...

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