Housing

Splitero expands home equity investment offering to four new states

Splitero, a financial technology company that aims to help homeowners access their home equity without taking on additional debt, has expanded to Idaho, Missouri, Montana and Wyoming. “O...

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Innovative Memory Care Model Aims to Keep Older Adult Couples Together as They Age

Not-for-profit senior living provider ThriveMore is moving ahead with a development plan to bring a new model of memory care that enables couples to remain together in the same residence when one s...

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TPO GO exits wholesale channel, aligns with Stockton Mortgage

Residential mortgage lender TPO GO is exiting the wholesale business nationally under a strategic alliance with Stockton Mortgage that will transfer most of the company’s wholesale sales and operat...

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Realty of America grows with anchor partner hires in the Carolinas

Charles Boyett and Allison Watkins have joined Realty of America as anchor partners to launch and lead the brokerage’s expansion into North and South Carolina from its national platform based in Ch...

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Douglas Elliman narrows its loss in Q2 2026 while launching an AI overhaul

Douglas Elliman reported improved financial results during the second quarter of 2026 compared to a year ago as the company looks toward the future of the real estate industry. Accordin...

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KBW labels Ellington, Longbridge as outperformers after robust Q2 earnings report

Following a strong second-quarter earnings report, analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) released a positive forecast for Ellington Financial and its reverse mortgage subsidiary, Longbridge...

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Brookdale to Acquire 17 Communities for $157M

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Brookdale has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the real estate of 17 senior living communities currently leased and operate by the company. Brookdale is acquiring t...

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Acts Retirement-Life Underway on 109-Acre Expansion at South Carolina Community

ROCK HILL, S.C. — Nonprofit senior living organization Acts Retirement-Life Communities is currently underway on a 109-acre expansion project at Park Pointe Village, a continuing care retirement co...

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UWM sues Two Harbors over failed merger deal, seeks to recover more than $500M

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) filed a lawsuit on Monday that accuses Two Harbors Investment Corp. (TWO) of willfully breaching its merger agreement and committing fraud while pursuing a competing...

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UWM faces fraud probe, analyst stock price cuts after Q2 loss, Oaktree deal

UWM Holdings Corp. is facing a securities fraud investigation and fresh cuts on Wall Street after reporting a loss for the second quarter and a $2.05 billion capital raise. UWM reported ...

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HighTechLending’s Paul Fiore on serving senior homeowners: ‘Be holistic in your approach’

HighTechLending (HTL) continues to be a key player in the reverse mortgage market as evidenced by its top 10 ranking for Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements. But the California-base...

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Real estate’s consolidation wave is coming for proptech

Over the past 18 months, the real estate industry has experienced a massive wave of consolidation. From Rocket Companies and Redfin, The Real Brokerage and REMAX, to Compass International Holdings ...

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Grand Rapids leads Midwest housing surge as buyers chase affordability

The Midwest is no longer simply a lower-cost alternative for homebuyers priced out of coastal markets. Increasingly, it is becoming a destination in its own right, with Grand Rapids, Michiga...

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Unison closes $235M securitization

Home equity investment provider Unison announced on Monday the closure of its UNSN 2026-2 securitization. Issued through the Unison Midgard Fund, the deal backed $235 million in assets and is the c...

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ENRG Realty offers health insurance for agents nationwide

ENRG Realty is offering its real estate agents access to medical, dental and vision insurance plans nationwide with no waiting periods or annual enrollment windows, the virtual boutique brokerage a...

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Borrowers trust AI more than they trust you

Last month, Claude (AI) told me to get to an emergency room immediately. It wasn’t the first time the two of us had an “emergency” on our hands. This time it was a dissected artery in my neck. In r...

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MITT agrees to buy Cherry Hill, creating $9B residential mortgage REIT

TPG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc. on Monday agreed to acquire Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp. in a cash-and-stock deal that values Cherry Hill at about $117.5 million and will create a $9 bi...

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Home equity hits $18T even as delinquencies, foreclosures rise

Home equity reached a record $18 trillion in the second quarter as annual home price growth accelerated to a 14-month high in July, while mortgage delinquencies and foreclosure activity continued t...

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As America turns 250, let’s renew the promise of home

As Americans celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday, we’re reflecting on the promises that have defined our country. Few are more fundamental than the opportunity to build a stable life. Yet for mil...

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The pressure that reveals who you really are

I don’t know about you, but I seem to face my biggest demons head-on in the midst of a long run on the back farm roads of my little town in Tennessee. There is this constant push and pull throughou...

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NYC homeowners sue over pied a terre tax notices and roll

New York City homeowners sued the city and Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday, challenging how officials rolled out the so-called pied-à-terre tax on high-value homes. The lawsuit does not d...

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