Housing

Washington agents now face limits on private listings

On Thursday morning, real estate professionals in Washington state woke up having to comply with a new law requiring them to publicly market their residential real estate listings to all consumers,...

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Jay Clayton tapped for DNI role as Congress pushes back on Pulte

President Donald Trump confirmed Thursday that Bill Pulte’s tenure as acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) will be temporary. He announced on social media the nomination of Jay Clayton, U...

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2026 RealTrends Verified: Family ties drive success for The Horak Group

Long before she became a real estate agent helping lead one of the nation’s top-performing small teams, Molly Horak was spending her days in an infant carrier beneath her mother’s desk. ...

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eXp World completes AGNT name change, relocates to Texas

eXp World Holdings, Inc. has completed its corporate transformation to AGNT, Inc., including a formal name change and a move of its legal domicile from Delaware to Texas, the company announced Thur...

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Median vs. Average: Nuances in Senior Living Occupancy Rates Can Affect Growth

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription Senior living operators have the wind at their back with regard to demand. Their communities might be closer to full than they think, limitin...

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New York reform prioritizes housing production over climate review

New York state’s most sweeping reform of a 50-year-old environmental review law is on the books. Gov. Kathy Hochul secured the changes as part of the state budget, cutting red tape on housing const...

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Rechat adds custom app building features

Rechat has expanded its platform to allow brokerages, teams, technology providers and vendors to build and deploy custom branded applications directly on top of its real estate operating system. ...

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Buffini & Company adds three senior executives to scale coaching

Buffini & Company has added three senior executives — Steve Pacinelli as chief revenue officer, JB Bolton as chief operating officer and Ethan Beute as chief ambassador — as the coaching firm l...

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New Operator Cavalier Senior Living Seeks More Growth in Southeast U.S.

Cavalier Senior Living has quickly grown since its launch five years ago, and the operator seeks more growth in the U.S. Southeast. The Montgomery, Alabama-based operator launched with the p...

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In the Pipeline: Marquette Plans $102M Expansion in Indiana; Aberdeen Ridge Nears Opening in Colorado

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 cut...

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MISMO launches FRAME AI governance toolkit

MISMO, the mortgage industry’s standards organization, launched a new artificial intelligence governance toolkit on Thursday, which is designed to help lenders, servicers and other housing finance ...

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Google expands real estate listing ads to all 50 states

Google is taking its real estate listing pilot program nationwide, according to an announcement on Thursday. In a blog post, Google said it is rolling out enhanced Local Services Ads (L...

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NAHB: Input cost inflation reaccelerates, squeezing builder margins

Residential construction input costs jumped in May at their fastest pace in more than three years, putting fresh pressure on builder margins and project underwriting just as many builders were coun...

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More plaintiffs join Unison HEI class-action lawsuit in Colorado

Two plaintiffs have joined a federal class-action lawsuit in Colorado against home equity investment (HEI) company Unison Agreement Corp. and its affiliates, expanding allegations that the company’...

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The Iran conflict hasn’t pushed oil and yields higher this week — here’s why

The market reaction to events around the Iran conflict, specifically oil prices and bond yields, has made it one of the most interesting weeks of the year. President Trump is frustrated that a peac...

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AI could push real estate commissions lower, Alloy Advisors says

A new research report from Alloy Advisors finds that a typical $400,000 home sale in the U.S. generates about $39,660 in transaction costs, with real estate commissions making up the majority of th...

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Qualia launches AI suite aimed at accelerating title sector adoption

Qualia has launched Qualia Clear Essentials, a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature suite available at no additional cost to users of its Core platform — as the company seeks to broaden AI adop...

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Jim Brodsky on how reverse mortgage companies can avoid AI compliance headaches

As reverse mortgage lenders and servicers find innovative ways to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into their operations, compliance issues are likely to pop up. Jim Brodsky, a f...

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Why eXp and NextHome say the private listings war is here

At an event in France, an eXp Realty agent who had relocated from Southern California pulled eXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja aside with a warning from the other side of the Atlantic. “She goes...

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US foreclosure filings rise 14% annually in May, led by Southeast states

U.S. foreclosure activity continued its gradual annual rise in May 2026 even as filings declined from April, according to ATTOM’s latest Foreclosure Market Report. The report, released T...

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CMLS names Jessica Edgerton as CEO

The Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS) has appointed Jessica Edgerton as its next chief executive officer, effective July 1, the MLS trade group announced on Thursday. Edgerton ...

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