Housing

Asset managers are reevaluating how security influences long-term property performance

As the real estate sector continues to recover from the stagnation of 2025, asset managers are repositioning themselves to best navigate a softened market. Amid AI-driven trends and shifting invest...

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Asset agility: inside Trinity Family Builders’ fast-track to scale

Trinity Family Builders, a family-owned homebuilder in Central Florida led by the Orosz brothers, earned the title of the fastest-growing homebuilder in the country in 2025, according to HousingWir...

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MISMO updates PaVS procurement dataset for UAD 3.6

MISMO, the real estate finance industry’s standards organization, released an update to its Property and Valuation Services (PaVS) Procurement Dataset Specification on Tuesday, aiming to modernize ...

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2026 The Thousand: eXp team provides ‘Anchor’ for military families

When Kelli Salter launched Anchor Real Estate in 2020, the military spouse and real estate professional was searching for a better way to serve members of the armed forces who form the backbone of ...

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Short and Frequent: Senior Living Operators Embrace Bite-Sized Training to Balance Workloads

Senior living operators are using shorter but more frequent training sessions for frontline staff to balance education with managing their already busy workloads. Companies, including Ameri...

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What Senior Living, Health Care Companies Value in Vendor Marketing

Senior living providers are balancing cost pressures, staffing challenges and resident expectations. New data on search behavior, building trust and “buying intent” helps explain what might actuall...

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MBA launches forum for reverse mortgages, senior lending

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) on Tuesday announced the launch of a new member forum dedicated to reverse mortgages and other senior-focused mortgage products. The Senior Mortgag...

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Homebuilders’ spring toolbox: Incentives rose, but conversion stayed weak

Part of this is telling you what you already know. So, make sure you get to the second part. A string of better-than-expected quarters for new-home development players following the pand...

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MLSs compete on rules and partnerships as listing control shifts

From teaming up with brokerages to expand private listing networks nationwide, to opening up membership to real estate professionals outside of their traditional service area, to launching joint ve...

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Share of Working Adults Age 65 and Older Has Tripled Since 2001

Americans age 50 and older are still working and impacting the U.S. economy in a big way, according to a new report from AARP. In fact, labor force participation is growing fastest among people 65 ...

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Illinois Gov. Pritzker’s sweeping housing reform package hits a wall

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s push to reshape the state’s housing landscape ended with nary a whimper last week, with no votes as National Homeownership Month began. His sweeping Buildin...

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AppFolio launches connector for Realm-X AI suite and Anthropic’s Claude

AppFolio has announced a new integration between its Realm-X AI platform and Anthropic’s Claude, enabling property management professionals to trigger and execute operational tasks directly through...

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Martha Stewart, Trex team up on outdoor living for remodelers, builders

WINCHESTER, Va. — Trex Company has formed a brand partnership with Martha Stewart to promote composite decking and outdoor living products, a move aimed at driving higher-end exterior upgrades amon...

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Strong jobs data, inflation concerns keep mortgage rates elevated

Mortgage rates continue to stay above 6.7%, but housing demand remains positive, with growth in weekly pending sales, new listings and active inventory combatting a high rate cycle. At H...

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UWM sanctioned after judge orders Ishbia deposition

A federal judge has ordered United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) to make its CEO, Mat Ishbia, available for a deposition in a dispute with Atlantic Trust Mortgage Corporation. The judge also imposed a s...

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Mortgage credit availability edges higher in May

Mortgage credit availability inched higher in May, driven by a modest loosening in jumbo loan programs, according to the Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) from the Mortgage Bankers Associat...

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Existing home sales beat estimates, what it signals for 2026

Existing home sales beat to the upside today, which is not shocking for those who follow our Housing Market Tracker, as most of the tracker article headlines have shown that housing demand is holdi...

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MetroList, Lundy launch AI assistant for real estate professionals

MetroList, northern California’s largest multiple listing service (MLS), has partnered with Lundy, Inc. to introduce nora, an AI assistant designed to help real estate professionals manage daily ta...

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Senate Democrats introduce bill to automatically fund CFPB

All 11 Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee have introduced legislation that would “automatically and fully fund” the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, seeking to shield the agency from fu...

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Outgoing Frank Cassidy on running FHA more like a business

Frank Cassidy’s tenure as Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner and Assistant Secretary for Housing in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was brief but eventful,...

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Mortgage lock volume slid 9% in May, Optimal Blue reports

Mortgage activity slowed in May as rising interest rates dampened both purchase and refinance demand, according to Optimal Blue‘s May 2026 Market Advantage report. The report, released T...

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