Housing

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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Beeline expands blockchain home equity lending operations with planned TYTL acquisition

Beeline Holdings announced Tuesday that it has signed a nonbinding letter of intent to acquire TYTL Corp., a blockchain-based home equity platform, in an all-stock deal aimed at creating a no-debt ...

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BankSouth Mortgage hires Erin Dee as chief innovation officer

BankSouth Mortgage announced on Tuesday that it has appointed Erin Dee as senior vice president and chief innovation officer, a role where she will focus on artificial intelligence, workflow modern...

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Anywhere acquisition powers Compass to record revenue, stronger profits

While much of the focus on Compass International Holdings’ acquisition of Anywhere Real Estate has been devoted to how the merger impacts Compass’s market share, it has also had a significant impac...

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M/I Homes doubles down on specs as other builders pull back

As many homebuilders scale back on spec inventory to preserve margins, M/I Homes continues to hew to a contrarian strategy: More specs. During earnings calls for Q4 2025 and Q1 2026, M/...

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Collier County private inspections fray sparks Florida turf war

Florida’s new push to accelerate homebuilding is hitting up a familiar wall of resistance in the Naples area: local resistance. Instead of fighting over zoning, the battle is about permi...

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loanDepot narrows Q2 net loss as home equity lifts margins

loanDepot reported a sharply narrower net loss in the second quarter as the lender expanded its home equity business, increased loan production and improved operating leverage. The compa...

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Finance of America grows reverse mortgage volume despite Q2 net loss of $29M

Finance of America Companies Inc. (FOA) grew its reverse mortgage and home equity funding volume 21% year over year in the second quarter of 2026, even as non-cash fair value marks in its portfolio...

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Agent productivity drives record quarter for AGNT, eXp Realty

AGNT Inc. — formerly eXp World Holdings — reported record second-quarter revenue as eXp Realty continued to increase agent productivity, transaction volume and market share. Leaders touc...

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Carrington completes acquisition of Valon Mortgage

Carrington Mortgage Services announced on Tuesday that it completed its acquisition of Valon Mortgage from Valon Technologies, adding approximately 810,000 loans to its servicing portfolio and expa...

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Rocket Pro August Power Play expands credits, opens Big Pitch voting

Rocket Pro is moving full steam ahead in its August “Power Play,” a monthly initiative that the company promised to its business partners back in February that’s announced on the first Tuesday of e...

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Zillow to lay off 500 staff in restructuring

Zillow will lay off just over 500 employees as part of a new organizational restructuring aimed at supporting the company’s next phase of growth, the company announced Tuesday in a Front Porch blog...

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Real estate team hiring, why role fit matters more than talent

My first hire still calls me, 16 years later. He’s also the one I got wrong. I came into real estate carrying a law firm’s habits. A firm runs on handing consequential work to capable people, so de...

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Rechat integrates with ChatGPT, Claude

Rechat has launched the Rechat MCP Server, a secure integration that allows AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude to perform work directly inside the company’s platform, enabling agents to manag...

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East Tennessee Realtors modernizes MLS data distribution with SourceRE

East Tennessee Realtors has partnered with SourceRE to modernize how its MLS data is distributed and secured, listing its data on the SourceRE Data Marketplace and deploying the company’s Data Dye ...

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Treasury yields hit 2026 peak, but spreads keep mortgage rates below 7%

Rising mortgage rates have impacted the summer homebuying season and have been cited by at least one major lender as a key reason for recent layoffs. But the market got a brief respite this week as...

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Why some real estate agents build a following and others stay invisible

I’ve been in real estate long enough to know the difference between an agent with a license and an agent with a following. One of them is replaceable, while the other one has a waitlist of eager bu...

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Home buying after Chapter 7 or Chapter 13, what real estate agents should know

A lot of people I’ve encountered throughout my career were convinced that home buying after bankruptcy is a no go. I’ve spent years telling them otherwise. I’ve been a real estate broker...

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Mortgage experts call ROAD to Housing Act a starting point for improved supply, affordability

The newly enacted 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is a “consequential” but incremental step toward addressing housing affordability challenges, with potential benefits for small-dollar mortgages, ...

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Covius completes integration of Title365 operations

Covius Services has completed the integration of Title365‘s newly acquired operations into Covius Settlement Services, finalizing an acquisition announced in 2025 and completed earlier this summer....

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