Housing

Is it time to bring banks back to the mortgage business?

There’s no question that banks have played a steadily diminishing role in mortgage lending and servicing over the past decade. In 2016, the three largest mortgage lenders were Wells Fargo, JP Morga...

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Fidelis Investors closes $144M RTL deal, signaling ongoing demand for rehab loans

Fidelis Investors has closed its third rated residential transition loan (RTL) securitization, a $143.925 million deal backed by 330 loans originated by 29 lenders, the company announced Friday. ...

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Home equity decreases nationally to end 2025

U.S. homeowners lost some equity over the past year as home price growth slowed, though overall equity levels remain historically high. A new report from Cotality found that borrower equ...

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Dead reckoning: nobody does the real math on affordable housing

I have been preparing testimony to support a housing supply bill before the Colorado state legislature. While reviewing the economics – specifically, trying to understand what public subsidies achi...

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Compass names Shay Artzi CTO to unify agent technology platform

With the closure of its merger with Anywhere Real Estate now in the rearview mirror, Compass International Holdings (CIH) is looking to get all 340,000 real estate professionals under its all-in-on...

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New Training, Standards Helps Simpson Put Wellness at Center of Memory Care Program

With new training and standards and accreditation through a program prioritizing wellness for people living with cognitive changes, nonprofit senior living provider Simpson Senior Services is start...

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The senior housing bottleneck is a mortgage market issue hiding in plain sight

For years, the housing industry anticipated that the aging demographic would steadily release inventory into the resale market. Instead, many older homeowners are remaining in place longer than exp...

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Bryan-College Station is a Texas sleeper market for builders

Most people view Texas in two ways: through our large cities or the stereotypical image of a man on a horse. One is about skyscrapers, private equity, and traffic; the other focuses on boots, cattl...

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Howard Hanna debuts HannaList with MLS aligned early access

Howard Hanna Real Estate Services is launching HannaList, an internal listing portal designed to give sellers an early-access marketing option before a listing is widely distributed. The initial ro...

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The edge that large remodelers leverage in a fragmented industry

Like its residential construction counterpart – homebuilding – the more than $500 billion residential remodeling industry remains highly geographically fragmented and varies widely in firm size, de...

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New Residents, New Marketing Strategies: LCS, RoseVilla Embrace Change as First Boomers Turn 80

Rooftop brewpubs and pickleball courts. Dwellings that minimize carbon footprints. Personalized services that start even before a move-in. These are the kinds of new lifestyles and amenities that s...

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ROAD to Housing Act sparks debate over investor limits, housing supply

When the Senate overwhelmingly passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on Thursday, longtime real estate analyst Steve Murray zeroed in on a number at the center of the legislation: 350. ...

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Mortgage trade groups urge VA to revise elements of proposed partial claim rules

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) urged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to revise elements of its proposed partial claim and loss-mitigation policies for VA-backed mortgages, argu...

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Hajime Construction Buys 51% of Utah Builder Wright Homes

Japan-based real estate and construction giants have spent the past decade quietly building footholds across the U.S. housing market. By early 2026, those footholds are transforming into a noticeab...

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New Jersey proposal could reduce senior property tax relief

New Jersey homeowners could see smaller property tax relief benefits under a budget proposal unveiled Tuesday by Gov. Mikie Sherrill, as the state confronts fiscal pressures and persistently high c...

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Most Investors Seek to Grow Senior Living Holdings as Transaction Volume Surges

Senior living transaction volume reached $24 billion in 2025, representing the highest level in over a decade, amid continued interest from most investors. More than three-quarters of invest...

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In the Pipeline: Wingate Living Plans Revitalization Effort; Erickson Living Makes Progress in Florida

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ subscription In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting...

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Batton plaintiffs lose bid to intervene in Anywhere settlement

Despite pushback from the Batton homebuyer commission lawsuit plaintiffs, Anywhere Real Estate’s settlement in the Tuccori homebuyer commission suit obtained preliminary approval last week. ...

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Trade groups raise alarms over 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act before Senate floor vote

Housing and real estate trade groups are urging lawmakers to revise several provisions in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which is scheduled for a vote on the Senate floor. Industr...

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Citi hires Dale Baker as head of residential mortgage

Citi has hired Dale Baker as its head of U.S. mortgage and retail lending. Baker confirmed the news in a social media post on Wednesday evening. Baker succeeds Chris McCullough, Citi’s p...

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Propy expands AI title rollup with Florida acquisition

Propy has acquired the title division of Boss Law as part of the company’s effort to expand its presence in institutional real estate transactions. The deal brings the Florida-based titl...

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