Housing

Private listings and the risk of lower home sale prices

A lot of industries have subpar reputations and bad actors. Lawyers have their own subset of comedians telling jokes about them. Doctors have a peculiar word for their faulty fellows. The “used car...

Credit:

One year later: How UWM’s Mia is reshaping borrower engagement

One year after introducing Mia at UWM LIVE!, the Mia AI-powered LO assistant has evolved from a borrower communication tool into a broader engagement platform supporting millions of conversations. ...

Credit:

Lenders should view UAD 3.6 as a reset opportunity

For many lenders, UAD 3.6 (Uniform Appraisal Dataset) may still feel like something the appraisal world needs to own and lenders only need to monitor, but that sentiment may leave some organization...

Credit:

Opinion: Congress, don’t mock homeownership month: Fix or flush 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

Pini Dunner’s “The Blackest of Lies” opened with: “Benjamin Franklin declared that ‘half the truth is often a great lie.’ Mark Twain put it slightly differently: ‘A half-truth is the most cowardly ...

Credit:

40% Still Within Reach: Senior Living Operators Control Expenses, Use Tech to Increase Margins

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription Demand for senior living is high in 2026, and communities are filling up. But occupancy is just part of the game, the real target is higher margi...

Credit:

Why mortgage’s regulatory floor is an AI moat

Every mortgage AI demo this year ends the same way: the loan closes itself. The most valuable AI deployments in mortgage end differently, with the underwriter finishing in a fraction of the time wh...

Credit:

Not all housing demand growth reflects market strength

For much of the past year, the housing conversation has focused on whether demand is improving. Weekly pending sales continue to run ahead of last year’s pace despite mortgage rates hove...

Credit:

Figure CEO Michael Tannenbaum on the strategy behind $717M Kiavi purchase

On Wednesday morning, Figure Technology Solutions announced it would acquire fix-and-flip lender Kiavi, a move executives say will add about 40% to Figure’s first-lien volume and extend its lead in...

Credit:

Changemakers 2026: Paul Boethel, CEO, Watermark Retirement Communities

As senior living demand accelerates and new supply remains constrained, operators are being pushed to rethink how they grow, staff, market and deliver the resident experience. For Paul Boeth...

Credit:

Revel Expands Travel Program for Residents in New Partnership With Collette Tours

As senior living residents seek out new experiences, Revel Communities is giving them a new way to travel to new locales. This week, the senior living operator announced the launch of Revel ...

Credit:

Who will pay Florida’s sky-high property taxes? Voters must choose

Florida homeowners didn’t vote for higher property tax bills, but they’re getting them anyway. A historic wave of in-migration caused the hike. Gov. Ron DeSantis called lawma...

Credit:

MBA white paper urges unified AI framework for mortgage lenders

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is urging the mortgage industry to develop a unified framework for managing artificial intelligence as lenders increasingly deploy AI tools across origination...

Credit:

Changemakers 2026: Quintin King, President | Principal, Brightwater Senior Living

Senior living providers are under growing pressure to do more than adapt. They need to simplify operations, strengthen staffing models and create clearer, more transparent experiences for residents...

Credit:

Changemakers 2026: Nick Stengle, CEO and Director, Brookdale Senior Living

As senior living enters a period defined by rising demand, workforce pressure and evolving public expectations, operators are being pushed to think differently about how they deliver care, support ...

Credit:

Logan Finance hires Mark Luzi to lead Western sales

Mark Luzi has joined Logan Finance Corp. as Western managing director of sales as the non-QM lender looks to grow its footprint across more states. Luzi, who has nearly 30 years of consu...

Credit:

Unlock closes $358.5M home equity agreement securitization

Unlock Technologies completed a $358.5 million securitization backed by home equity agreements (HEAs), marking the company’s first transaction of 2026 and the largest HEA securitization completed i...

Credit:

White House taps Brian Johnson to lead CFPB

The White House has sent the nomination of Brian Johnson to serve as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to the Senate, according to a notice filed on Wednesday. ...

Credit:

Homebuilders are using AI-powered ERP to find margin leaks faster

No homebuilder would have asked for the headwinds that 2026 brought to both would-be homebuyers and the organizations that serve them. Still, given the level of preparation and de-riskin...

Credit:

Figure bolsters first-lien strategy with $717M deal for Kiavi

Figure Technology Solutions will acquire Kiavi in a $717 million deal that increases its exposure to real estate investor loans and the first-lien mortgage market, the companies announced Wednesday...

Credit:

May inflation climbs to 4.2%, Fed likely stays on hold

Prices of goods and services continued to climb in May, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In May, the Consumer Price Index for all items...

Credit:

New York listings bill calls Compass’s bluff

While most of the industry kept its eyes on Zillow and the portals, a bill quietly cleared a full chamber of the New York State Legislature, and almost nobody noticed. On May 29, the Assembly passe...

Credit: