Housing

July rate hike should be off the table with big June inflation miss

June’s CPI inflation report was one of the biggest misses in history! What a crazy week, and it’s only Tuesday. So far we’ve had an escalation of the Iran conflict, oil prices are back over $80, th...

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Future Leader: Zachary Volz, Director of Workforce Solutions, Health Dimensions Group

Zachary Volz, Director of Workforce Solutions at Health Dimensions Group, has been named to the Future Leaders Class of 2026 by Senior Housing News. To become a Future Leader, an individ...

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Michael Tubbs, Senior Director of Lifestyle Engagement, Benchmark Senior Living

Michael Tubbs, Senior Director of Lifestyle Engagement at Benchmark Senior Living, has been named to the Memory Care Innovation Awards Class of 2026 by Senior Housing News. The Memory Ca...

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MonticelloAM Adds Jason Liu as Deputy Chief Financial Officer

NEW YORK CITY — Seniors housing and multifamily bridge lending platform MonticelloAM has added Jason Liu to its accounting team as deputy chief financial officer. Liu will oversee investo...

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Frank Cassidy Returns to Walker & Dunlop as Senior Managing Director

BETHESDA, Md. — Frank Cassidy has rejoined Walker & Dunlop as senior managing director, following his tenure as commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and assistant secretary ...

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MBA reports June decline in mortgage credit availability

Mortgage credit availability tightened in June, falling to its lowest level since December 2025 as lenders pulled back on government loan programs, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MB...

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Berkadia Brokers Sale of 78-Unit Assisted Living, Memory Care Community in Metro Philadelphia

PAOLI, Pa. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of Daylesford Crossing, a 78-unit assisted living and memory care community located 25 miles west of Philadelphia in the suburb of Paoli. Dave Fasano, Ro...

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Dream Finders names former Lennar co-CEO Rick Beckwitt as board co-chair

Rick Beckwitt, the former co-CEO and co-president of Lennar Corp., has been appointed co-chairman of Dream Finders Homes’ board of directors, the company announced. Terms of the appointment and the...

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Real Brokerage REMAX merger clears antitrust hurdle

With shareholder votes just a month away, the proposed merger between The Real Brokerage and REMAX has cleared an important antitrust hurdle. On Monday, REMAX filed a document with the S...

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EquityProtect report shows expanding deed theft protections, room for improvement

EquityProtect has released the second edition of its quarterly Property Protection Scorecard, finding that more states adopted deed theft legislation during the second quarter of 2026, although mos...

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Big banks crush Q2 mortgage origination expectations

Big banks exceeded analysts’ expectations for mortgage origination volume in the second quarter of 2026, posting an average increase of 32% compared to the prior three-month period. The strong perf...

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Mortgage rates move higher, but cooling inflation should provide relief

Fears that mortgage rates were going to soar past 7% may have been assuaged Tuesday when Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for June showed cooling inflation. Interest rate traders responded swiftly b...

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Taylor Morrison appoints Jeremy Hampson as Jacksonville division president

Taylor Morrison has appointed Jeremy Hampson as president of its Jacksonville division, adding a nearly 15-year homebuilding veteran as the division pursues strategic growth. Hampson joi...

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The brokerage blueprint is changing. Keller Williams just proved it with the JMG acquisition

Keller Williams made waves on Monday when it announced its acquisition agreement with the Jason Mitchell Group (JMG). And while this is big news for the real estate brokerage franchisor, Steve Murr...

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Ground leases taking root in affordable housing deals as costs rise

Ground leases are reshaping how affordable housing developers finance projects amid scarce capital and rising construction costs. Two recent deals show the trend taking hold in expensive...

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Cornerstone Capital Bank expands retail mortgage presence by adding Daryl Wizelman Team

Cornerstone Capital Bank and its mortgage lending division, Cornerstone Home Lending, have added veteran mortgage executive Daryl Wizelman and The Wizelman Team, expanding the lender’s retail mortg...

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Closinglock adds payoff retrieval, verification

Closinglock has released payoff statement retrieval and verification capabilities within its escrow management platform, allowing title and settlement teams to request mortgage payoff statements, r...

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Is Kelley Blue Book another company coming for your commission?

By now you have seen the headlines. Kelley Blue Book, the name your parents trusted when they shopped for a used car, has entered residential real estate, and the reaction across our industry was i...

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CoStar names Robin Rossmann as CFO, effective July 31, 2026

Robin Rossmann will become chief financial officer of CoStar Group Inc. on July 31, 2026, moving into the role from his current post as managing director for Europe, the company announced on Monday...

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June inflation fell, cooling Fed rate hike expectations

Inflation slowed in June amid a now-defunct Middle East ceasefire, casting doubt on a potential Federal Reserve rate hike next week. The June Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 0.4% on a se...

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Baird and Warner names Jeanette Cutler chief marketing officer

Jeanette Cutler moved to Baird & Warner as chief marketing officer from Beam Suntory, where she served as global vice president of brand and capability. The Chicago-based brokerage a...

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