Housing

The financing gap that keeps starter homes out of reach

I launched a condo conversion community recently. Units priced between $90,000 and $140,000. Sold six in the first week. Five of the six were seller-financed. Not because the ...

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Tepid spring selling, strong headwinds buffet builder confidence

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index released on Monday found that homebuilder confidence remained low, falling two points to 35 in June. This marked th...

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Jessica Edgerton’s plan for CMLS amid MLS uncertainty

Jessica Edgerton is taking the reins of the Council of MLSs (CMLS) at a time when the industry is grappling with countless questions regarding its purpose, identity and future utility. And while th...

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HECM for Purchase has been grounded. Reverse mortgage pros are trying to give it wings

Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) have long been the gold standard product set for reverse mortgage originators, but they became a minority share of the market earlier this year as proprieta...

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Why hazard insurance is becoming a housing market constraint

The U.S. needs a new strategy to address the significant recovery costs following large-scale disasters Disasters such as fires, floods and tornadoes are striking a widening geographic area...

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Saluda Grade brushes off macro concerns to bet on home equity resilience

Alternative investment firm Saluda Grade doesn’t see the interest rate environment or the current signals of consumer financial stress taking the shine off home equity assets anytime soon. ...

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Zillow investor sues over Redfin rental syndication deal

Zillow is facing yet another lawsuit related to its multifamily rental syndication deal with Redfin, first announced in February 2025. The listing portal giant is already facing a legal challenge f...

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Movers and Shakers: Ventas Names Interim Leader; Plante Moran Realpoint Gains Capital Markets Leader

Ventas names interim leader The Ventas (NYSE: VTR) executive vice president, general counsel, ethics and compliance officer and corporate secretary announced her resignation effective Ju...

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Why more private homebuilders face a succession test now

A succession challenge homebuilding can no longer ignore A second U.S. President in a row to serve past the age of 80 is in the Oval Office. Whether spoken or not, succession, or rather a so...

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Fruit Bats Find New Routes On ‘The Landfill’

Fruit Bats' Eric Johnson (photo: Kelsey Gallagher). Eric D. Johnson has one of those voices – distinctive yet endearing, and capable of elevating deceptively simple three-minute pop songs ...

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Title insurance premiums rise to $4.5B in Q1

The title insurance industry generated $4.5 billion in premiums during the first quarter of 2026, an increase from $3.9 billion during the same period a year earlier, according to a new market shar...

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Voices: Marissa Burkhardt, Chief Strategy Officer, Fountain Digital

This article is sponsored by Fountain Digital. As senior living operators work to turn digital visibility into real move-ins, marketing and sales teams are under growing pressure to close the gap b...

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Ascent Developer Solutions adds Boston-area office

Los Angeles-based Ascent Developer Solutions, a lender that provides financing solutions to single-family and multifamily developers and investors, announced on Monday that it will expand into New ...

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Mortgage startup Copperlane targets origination inefficiencies with AI loan officer

As lenders weigh how to adopt artificial intelligence under evolving fair lending and compliance expectations, Copperlane is pitching a full-fledged AI “employee” rather than another point solution...

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MLS and portal battles are an unforced error for real estate

In 35 years in real estate, I’ve never seen our industry tear itself apart like it’s doing today. We’re wasting energy and capital, not on innovation, risk-taking or customer delight, bu...

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Brokerages say 97% of real estate agents use AI, the results tell a different story

The headline numbers on AI adoption in residential real estate look unambiguous. The story underneath those numbers is not. If you lead a brokerage, team or run your own book of business, the secon...

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UWM fails to submit revised bid for Two Harbors, seller says

Two Harbors Investment Corp. said in a letter on Monday that UWM Holdings Corp. failed to submit a revised offer to buy the company or request to extend a waiver period to negotiate, leading the se...

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Webinar: Emergency Communications in Senior Living — Navigating Code Changes, Closing Gaps, and Reducing Risk

Clarisa James of Kings III Emergency Communications outlined new elevator code requirements and practical steps for senior living communities navigating the transition. Emergency communica...

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How much will mortgage rates fall with the Iran deal and Fed week?

What a crazy weekend: we had the NBA finals, a possible legit deal with Iran and we are all getting ready for Fed week with Kevin Warsh as the new Fed Chair. But the main question is: will mortgage...

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Why your best agents leave (and the conversations you should be having now)

Top producers rarely leave for the reason they put in the resignation email. “Better splits” is the polite exit line. The real reasons are quieter, gradual and, frustratingly, often completely avoi...

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The timing tax: How America’s rent calendar punishes the workers it should protect

Every month, tens of millions of American renters face a structural problem disguised as a personal one: rent is due on the first. But most workers are not paid on the first – and many don’t know h...

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