Housing

Dream Finders land banking adds risk as absorption slows

Much of the drama and excitement around Dream Finders’ hostile pursuit of Beazer has centered on governance issues and the lack of engagement between the two companies. However, it’s als...

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FirstHome IQ relaunches homebuyer education platform to tackle consumer questions

Nonprofit FirstHome IQ has relaunched its homeownership education ecosystem, offering free tools for consumers and teaching resources for housing professionals aimed at converting overwhelmed rente...

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HomeServices names Gretchen Rosenberg vice president of industry affairs

HomeServices of America appointed Gretchen Rosenberg vice president of industry affairs and engagement. According to an announcement on Wednesday, this is a newly expanded, full-time role. ...

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Exclusive: Envoy Mortgage to acquire MasonMac distributed retail assets

Envoy Mortgage closed a deal to acquire the distributed retail assets of Mason-McDuffie Mortgage Corp. (MasonMac), bringing on about 100 loan officers who produced $1 billion over the past 12 month...

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Zillow, Realtracs finalize MLS data licensing agreement

Zillow and Realtracs have finalized an updated data licensing agreement that keeps Nashville-area listings flowing to Zillow while adding new guardrails around how multiple listing service data can...

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HouseMe.ai launches U.S. with direct MLS connections

HouseMe.ai, an AI-powered real estate search and intelligence platform that launched in Canada earlier this summer, has entered the U.S. market with direct MLS connections across seven mid-Atlantic...

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JLL Brokers $147M Sale of Portfolio in Metro Atlanta

ATLANTA — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the $147 million sale of a seniors housing portfolio totaling five communities in submarkets north of Atlanta. An institutional investor acquired the prop...

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If AI answers replace clicks, your listings data becomes your marketing

For two decades, the playbook for getting a real estate brand found online was stable enough to teach: Optimize the website, win the keywords, climb Google’s rankings, capture the click. In 2026, t...

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Exclusive: Lower launches mortgage option with minimum 1% down payment

Lower announced on Wednesday the launch of a mortgage program that allows eligible homebuyers to contribute as little as 1% toward a down payment while receiving a lender grant of 2%, up to $4,500....

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Housing Market Spotlight: What the national median price isn’t telling you

The national median list price declined last week. The median price of newly listed homes increased. Both are true. One market, two pricing signals The overall active me...

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Flyhomes partners with Figure to fund Buy Before You Sell loans

Flyhomes announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Figure Technology Solutions to expand financing for its wholesale lending platform and support up to $2.4 billion in annual Buy Before You S...

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REDICO, Ciel Form Joint Venture to Develop Community in Coastal Delaware

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — REDICO and Ciel Senior Living have formed a joint venture to develop a new senior living community in Rehoboth Beach. REDICO will lead the development and investment ...

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Weekly mortgage demand slips 2.9% as rates climb past 6.8%

Mortgage applications decreased 2.9% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending July 31. O...

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Your next real estate client isn’t Googling you — they’re asking an AI

For 20 years, “getting found” as a real estate agent meant one thing: Showing up on Google. Rank locally, get reviews, run some ads and the phone rings. That playbook still matters. But ...

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Brands by Integra enters North Carolina market with acquisition

Brands by Integra has entered the North Carolina market through the acquisition of Century 21 Connected, marking the company’s first brokerage in the state. As part of the transition, th...

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When the house burns down, someone has to show up

During the recent congressional hearing on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2027 budget, California Congresswoman Norma Torres asked a straightforward question: When would the...

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The SEC’s draft strategic plan for 2026–30: What it signals for clients

In June, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a draft strategic plan setting out its priorities through 2030. The SEC is required to publish a plan like this every four years, but ...

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Canopy MLS bets on separation, names Steve Byrd its first standalone CEO

While Steve Byrd may be new to the role of CEO of Canopy MLS, he is certainly not new to the organization. 2027 will mark Byrd’s 30th year with Canopy, where he started his career as a database adm...

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Kendal Corp. Refreshes Brand With Eye on Future Senior Living Growth

Not-for-profit senior living provider The Kendal Corporation has new branding, but its focus on keeping up with the changing pace of senior living demand hasn’t changed. The organizatio...

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Former FHA chief Frank Cassidy on JPMorgan Chase housing pledge

JPMorgan Chase’s newly announced commitment to U.S. housing through 2035 drew qualified praise from former Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner Frank Cassidy — but also a warning that ...

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Diversified Healthcare Trust Encounters Operational ‘Noise’ in Ongoing Portfolio Transitions

Leaders with Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) reported lower-than-expected average occupancy and revenue in the second quarter of this year as the company continues to transition communit...

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