Housing

Higher mortgage rates push applications lower after holiday week

Mortgage applications fell last week as borrowing costs increased, with the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage reaching its highest level in nearly a year, according to the Mortgage Bankers A...

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Can the housing market still grow with mortgage rates over 6.64%?

Mortgage rates are close to a yearly high, and Federal Reserve members have been sounding hawkish over the past two months, which has finally pushed rates above a key level for my demand model: 6.6...

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Housing Market Spotlight: The local markets behind this week’s national story

The Fourth of July holiday did exactly what it always does: it made the housing market look weaker than it really was. Mortgage rates moved toward the upper end of HousingWire Lead Analy...

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Bank regulators issue guidance on credit risk for unauthorized workers

Federal banking regulators on Monday issued guidance to remind financial institutions of their existing obligations for managing credit risk when lending to borrowers who are not legally authorized...

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Christy Soukhamneut on joining Stockton Mortgage as chief strategy and innovation officer

Stockton Mortgage recently announced that it has appointed Christy Soukhamneut as its new chief strategy and innovation officer. Soukhamneut brings more than 20 years of executive leadership...

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Culture Counts: Lessons From Operators in the Top Markets for Senior Living Penetration Rates

NIC MAP data shows Minneapolis, Portland and Seattle are the three markets with the highest penetration rates in the country. Culture is a big reason why – just ask the operators in those markets n...

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Zillow says conspiracy, MRED and Compass say Zillow did this to itself

After exchanging post-hearing briefs late last week in their ongoing antitrust dispute, Zillow, Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) and Compass filed replies to each others’ briefs on Monday. ...

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UWM broker ultimatum tied to 5 bps price drop at rivals

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM)’s 2021 move to bar its broker partners from also sending loans to Rocket Mortgage drove an average price decrease of 5 basis points per loan at companies not targete...

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NTREIS names Joey Bandemer VP of data governance

North Texas Real Estate Information Systems, Inc. (NTREIS) has named Joey Bandemer vice president of data governance and customer experience, the MLS said in an announcement on Tuesday. ...

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Discovery Senior Living Acts as ‘Connective Tissue’ Among Owners to Retain 36 Communities Changing Hands

Discovery Senior Living is continuing to manage 36 communities that are changing hands across two different transactions with its capital partners. The 36-community portfolio recently change...

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Movers and Shakers: CALA Names New Leader; 12 Oaks Announces Leadership Shift

Movers & Shakers is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Job Board. Browse and apply to management and executive senior living jobs and positions from leading professional firms serving th...

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Compass files ethics complaints against Zillow in 26 states

Compass International Holdings has filed Code of Ethics complaints against Zillow, the brokerage firm confirmed to HousingWire on Tuesday. According to a Compass spokesperson the compla...

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July rate hike should be off the table with big June inflation miss

June’s CPI inflation report was one of the biggest misses in history! What a crazy week, and it’s only Tuesday. So far we’ve had an escalation of the Iran conflict, oil prices are back over $80, th...

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Future Leader: Zachary Volz, Director of Workforce Solutions, Health Dimensions Group

Zachary Volz, Director of Workforce Solutions at Health Dimensions Group, has been named to the Future Leaders Class of 2026 by Senior Housing News. To become a Future Leader, an individ...

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Michael Tubbs, Senior Director of Lifestyle Engagement, Benchmark Senior Living

Michael Tubbs, Senior Director of Lifestyle Engagement at Benchmark Senior Living, has been named to the Memory Care Innovation Awards Class of 2026 by Senior Housing News. The Memory Ca...

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MonticelloAM Adds Jason Liu as Deputy Chief Financial Officer

NEW YORK CITY — Seniors housing and multifamily bridge lending platform MonticelloAM has added Jason Liu to its accounting team as deputy chief financial officer. Liu will oversee investo...

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Frank Cassidy Returns to Walker & Dunlop as Senior Managing Director

BETHESDA, Md. — Frank Cassidy has rejoined Walker & Dunlop as senior managing director, following his tenure as commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and assistant secretary ...

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MBA reports June decline in mortgage credit availability

Mortgage credit availability tightened in June, falling to its lowest level since December 2025 as lenders pulled back on government loan programs, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MB...

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Berkadia Brokers Sale of 78-Unit Assisted Living, Memory Care Community in Metro Philadelphia

PAOLI, Pa. — Berkadia has brokered the sale of Daylesford Crossing, a 78-unit assisted living and memory care community located 25 miles west of Philadelphia in the suburb of Paoli. Dave Fasano, Ro...

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Dream Finders names former Lennar co-CEO Rick Beckwitt as board co-chair

Rick Beckwitt, the former co-CEO and co-president of Lennar Corp., has been appointed co-chairman of Dream Finders Homes’ board of directors, the company announced. Terms of the appointment and the...

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Real Brokerage REMAX merger clears antitrust hurdle

With shareholder votes just a month away, the proposed merger between The Real Brokerage and REMAX has cleared an important antitrust hurdle. On Monday, REMAX filed a document with the S...

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