Housing

Omega Leadership Sees Plenty to Buy as Competition for Deals Heats Up

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) is expanding its senior housing portfolio in 2026, with an eye on value-add communities. The company’s leaders see plenty more to buy despite more competition...

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CoStar Group, Homes.com surge in Q1 — CEO welcomes end of activist ‘distraction’

CoStar Group delivered its 60th consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth in the first three months of 2026, posting results at the high end of guidance and raising its profit outlook for ...

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Housing starts overachieved in March amid warning signs aplenty

Housing starts spiked in March to their highest point in more than a year, but economists caution that this increase is likely temporary as ongoing economic and geopolitical uncertainty roil a near...

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ERA Real Estate affiliates form new billion-dollar-plus partnership in California

Real Estate Experts ERA Powered has entered into a strategic partnership with Legacy Real Estate & Associates, which will operate under the name Legacy Real Estate Experts ERA Powered, expandin...

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Welltower Embraces SHOP Growth, Data Science as Senior Living’s ‘Best Years’ Lie Just Ahead

Senior living REIT Welltower (NYSE: WELL) closed 41 transactions in the first quarter of 2026 totaling $3.2 billion, all part of the company’s currently aggressive investment strategy. W...

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UWM adds VantageScore alongside FICO for conventional loans

United Wholesale Mortgage announced Wednesday that independent mortgage brokers working with UWM can now access both FICO and VantageScore credit scoring models for conventional loans, a move aimed...

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‘Didn’t see that coming’: Real estate brokers react to Real-REMAX deal

At a time when it seems like most real estate brokers can’t agree on anything, one thing they can agree on is that The Real Brokerage’s acquisition of REMAX, announced on Monday, came as a surprise...

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Keller Williams acquires Michael Lewis Marketing Suite

Keller Williams Realty has acquired Michael Lewis Marketing Suite (MLMS), a longtime marketing services partner that supports more than 130,000 Keller Williams-affiliated real estate agents and bro...

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Castlelake, Redwood form $8B prime jumbo mortgage joint venture

Castlelake and Redwood Trust have formed a joint venture to purchase up to $8 billion of prime jumbo mortgages, the companies announced Wednesday. Under the partnership, Minneapolis-base...

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Warsh moves to closer to Fed chair confirmation, advancing in Senate committee vote

Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the 17th Federal Reserve chair, cleared the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday in a 13-11 vote, moving him closer to confirmation before...

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Atlantic Avenue remains top dog in HECM broker report

Atlantic Avenue Mortgage remained the top broker and third-party originator of Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) in February, according to the newest data published Tuesday by HECMWorld usin...

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Ron Leonhardt says CCM is ‘pot committed’ as Two Harbors deal advances

The pending acquisition of Two Harbors Investment Corp. would allow CrossCountry Intermediate Holdco to build the “perfect mortgage company” in the vision of founder Ron Leonhardt. “It ...

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Could REMAX headquarters relocate to Florida after Real acquisition?

REMAX Holdings headquarters could shift from Colorado to Florida under an $880 million acquisition by The Real Brokerage announced Monday. The companies are set to combine under a new en...

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Illinois Realtors partners with MRED for MLS access

Illinois Realtors members can now gain access to Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED). The Realtor association serving the Prairie State exclusively told HousingWire about this new partnership on Wednes...

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Fed holds rates in Powell’s final meeting as chair

The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady at a target range of 3.5% to 3.75% on Wednesday, marking its third consecutive pause. With higher inflation fueled by geopolitical tensio...

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ICE’s Courtenay Dunn outlines deregulatory housing priorities

Trump administration officials and housing industry leaders are pushing a deregulatory agenda that’s focused on reducing costs, modernizing financial regulations, and strengthening U.S. dominance i...

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The Gathering: Jason Mitchell defends referral networks as fees face scrutiny

Referral networks and the fees associated with them are under fire in the real estate industry, but referrals are how Jason Mitchell built his business. In 2024, Mitchell’s referral net...

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Virginia adapts California’s pioneering church-land housing model

Virginia has become the latest state to clear the way for churches and other faith groups to build affordable housing on their land, borrowing a page from a California precedent-setting attainable ...

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Multifamily players spot recovery signs amid risks and headwinds

The multifamily sector faced harsh headwinds over the last couple of years, including stagnant rents and high vacancy rates. A new analysis paints an outlook of cautious optimism, although risks re...

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Mortgage applications drop 1.6% as borrower intent shrinks

Mortgage applications decreased 1.6% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending April 24. ...

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This housing market looks like 2017 but isn’t

The housing market is starting to look familiar again. New listings are back near pre-2020 norms. Price cuts are holding in a typical range. Homes are moving. On the surface, ...

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