Housing

Repliers, Unlock MLS partner to expand AI-powered access to Central Texas market data

Repliers has partnered with Unlock MLS to provide direct, secure access to Central Texas MLS data through its artificial intelligence (AI)-focused API infrastructure and model context protocol ser...

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Do private exclusives help sellers or just protect agent leads?

Electronic Realty Associates’s (ERA) origin story is right there in the name: Getting a listing in front of more buyers than the local competition could reach, and getting there faster. Can private...

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Morgan Stanley mortgage staff reportedly pressed to greenlight loans for wealthy clients

Morgan Stanley mortgage employees say they faced pressure from the firm’s wealth advisers to approve home loans for affluent clients despite underwriting concerns, according to a report published T...

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DISHED Senior Living Dining Innovation Awards: Chris Spezial, Director of Culinary Services, Atria Senior Living

Chris Spezial, Director of Culinary Services at Atria Senior Living, has been named a member of the DISHED Senior Living Dining Innovation Awards Class of 2026 by Senior Housing News. As...

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Former CFPB official Peterson tapped to lead New Jersey consumer affairs division

Christopher L. Peterson, a former senior official at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), will become acting director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, Attorney General Je...

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What the Holiday Builders transaction reveals about today’s homebuilder M&A market

Homebuilder mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are becoming increasingly competitive, with buyers placing greater emphasis on scalable operating platforms, disciplined land strategies, experienced ...

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New Silver acquires Mayflower Venture Partners

New Silver Lending LLC has acquired Mayflower Venture Partners, expanding its presence in New England’s fix-and-flip and construction lending markets, the company announced on Wednesday. ...

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Senate confirms Jay Clayton as DNI, ending dual leadership role for FHFA’s Bill Pulte

The Senate confirmed U.S. District Attorney Jay Clayton on Tuesday to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), formally ending Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director ...

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LPT Aperture Holdings acquires Speculo AI platform

LPT Aperture Holdings, parent company of LPT Realty and Aperture Global Real Estate, acquired Speculo, an AI-powered database engagement and intent-detection platform built for real estate professi...

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Harrison Street Sells 136-Unit Independent Living Community in California

OXNARD, Calif. — Harrison Street has completed the sale of Clearwater at Riverpark, a 136-unit independent living community located in Oxnard, approximately 65 miles northwest of Los Angeles. ...

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Washington state regulator hits West Capital Lending with $75K penalty

Regulators in Washington state have fined West Capital Lending Inc. (WCL) $75,000 after alleging the mortgage lender committed multiple violations of the state’s Consumer Loan Act, including allowi...

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Fed pauses rates again as Middle East tensions risk hotter inflation

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, maintaining a target range of 3.5% to 3.75% for a fifth consecutive meeting. Heading into the meeting, most m...

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ONE Sotheby’s adds $10B luxury broker Julian Johnston

ONE Sotheby’s International Realty has added luxury real estate advisor Julian Johnston, bringing more than $10 billion in career sales and more than $400 million in active listing inventory to the...

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Texas is growing up, smart builders will redesign for payment math

Texas real estate is not running out of opportunity. It is simply becoming less forgiving of lazy assumptions, expensive land and undisciplined execution. For more than a decade, the Tex...

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Palo Alto SB 79 loophole begets a rush on new housing proposals

City council members in Palo Alto, the center of California’s Silicon Valley, came up with a plan they hoped they might blunt a state law that took effect July 1 that requires more density near pub...

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Pennymac trims lending, fulfillment roles in layoff round

Pennymac imposed another round of layoffs ahead of its after-market earnings report on Wednesday, as the mortgage sector navigates a higher-for-longer interest-rate environment. “Pennyma...

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Compass says Zillow exposure cut sale-to-list ratios by 1.3%

Homes that appeared on Zillow sold for 1.3% less, on average, than comparable listings that did not show up on the portal, according to new internal research from Compass International Holdings. ...

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Foreign buyers purchased $45.3B in U.S. existing homes, NAR says

Foreign buyers purchased $45.3 billion in U.S. existing homes from April 2025 through March 2026, a 19.1% drop in dollar volume and a 14% decline in the number of properties, according to the Natio...

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Mortgage applications fall 6.4% as 30-year rate hits 6.76%

Mortgage applications decreased 6.4% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending July 24. O...

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Foreclosure auctions rise in Q2 2026, with FHA loans driving gains

Distressed property foreclosure auction activity continued to climb in the second quarter of 2026, driven largely by Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured mortgages and home loans originated...

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I asked ChatGPT to pick a lender. Every loan officer should do the same.

A few weeks ago, I opened ChatGPT and asked a question millions of homebuyers are about to start asking: “What’s the best mortgage company to get pre-approved quickly online?” Four minut...

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