Housing

Voters reject housing reform in Colorado suburbs and resorts

Trying to improve housing affordability and ease the path of development faces many hurdles that don’t always involve lawmakers. Voters can make or break efforts through ballot measures and refer...

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Note to self: sell the lifestyle, not just the house, to boost sales

Selling houses in an uncertain market, as we find ourselves in today, is challenging. Maybe we should stop trying to sell the house and instead focus on the positive impact it will have on our buye...

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Center for American Progress offers blueprint to reduce housing costs

The Center for American Progress (CAP) recently put out a plan aimed at lowering housing costs nationwide by increasing construction and making homebuilding more affordable through federal efforts....

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High-end metros see price drops, longer selling times

Pricier metropolitan areas are posting a noticeable slowdown as high-end homes take longer to sell. The top 10% of metro markets — those with median prices above $666,464 — recorded a 2.5% ...

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Connecticut governor signs bill to tackle affordable housing shortage

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) on Wednesday signed a housing bill aimed at addressing the state’s shortage of affordable housing. H.B. 5002, a “much-debated” bill, according to CT Insid...

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Pine Bluff’s low prices are not speeding up home sales

Pine Bluff’s housing market reveals a stark disconnect between affordability and buyer interest, with 34.4% of active listings taking price cuts while homes sit on the market for a median 91 days. ...

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Are mortgage buydowns a lifeline or a risk for new homebuyers?

The debate over the large builders’ elevated use of mortgage buydowns — and the potential risks to buyers — isn’t new. Reigniting the argument, a recent report from the American Enterprise I...

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Toledo housing inventory jumps 46% as Midwest markets recalibrate

Toledo’s single-family home inventory surged to 1,150 active listings for the week ending Nov. 22, 2025, marking a 46% increase from 787 homes a year earlier. The dramatic inventory expansion coinc...

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RealPage, DOJ settle antitrust rental pricing lawsuit

Rental pricing software firm RealPage has settled its lawsuit with the Department of Justice (DOJ). The two announced the proposed settlement, which is still subject to court approval on Monday. ...

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Rep. Swalwell sues FHFA’s Bill Pulte, alleging misuse of mortgage records

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D -California) has filed a lawsuit against Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), accusing him of violating federal privacy laws by improperly ac...

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Global luxury real estate market sees Q3 slowdown, New York remains resilient

The Q3 2025 Global Super-Prime Intelligence report recently came out. This is a unique tracker of residential sales above $10 million across the world’s 12 leading global luxury markets. The headli...

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Benchmark Realty takes a stand for referral fee transparency

Another brokerage is taking a step toward increased transparency related to referral fees paid by agents. On Wednesday, Tennessee-based Benchmark Realty announced a new policy related to referral f...

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Turkey Day treat: Purchase mortgage applications reach a 2025 peak

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! The housing market has something to be thankful for in 2025: Mortgage rates nearing 6% have not only contributed to the best 17 weeks of purchase loan application tren...

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What real estate professionals need to know about agentic AI

It seems like an oversimplification, but many real estate agents don’t realize they’re using AI, or even interacting with AI — that’s in large part because agentic AI is becoming more commonplace. ...

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Retirees face shortfalls despite 2026 Social Security COLA increase

Millions of older Americans will see a 2.8% increase in their monthly Social Security checks starting in January due to a recent Social Security Administration (SSA) cost-of-living adjustment (COLA...

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Purchase apps drive small increase in mortgage demand

Despite elevated mortgage rates, mortgage applications increased 0.2% from the prior week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s weekly mortgage applications survey for th...

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Thousands of Retirees Are Flooding Into These Sections of America

24/7 Wall St. Insights An estimated 28 million Americans relocated to a new home in 2022, and retirement age adults accounted for nearly one in four of those moves. The reasons older Americans...

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Will steep increases in health insurance premiums threaten U.S. homebuying?

As Congress debates whether to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies set to expire, Americans may face steep increases in health insurance premiums — a jolt that could directly threaten homebu...

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A slowdown in compliance? Don’t believe it!

There’s a narrative making the rounds in certain mortgage lending circles. Some are suggesting that with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau seemingly scaling back certain activities, complian...

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Radian is setting the pace: Modernizing RTL and DSCR lending

Business purpose lending is experiencing a period of accelerated change. Rising securitization activity, new entrants, tighter regulatory expectations, and increased investor scrutiny are helping t...

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Horizon House Secures $600M Financing for Development Project at Seattle Campus

SEATTLE — Nonprofit organization Horizon House has secured bond financing for a development project at its senior living campus in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle. Ziegler arranged the finan...

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