Housing

Coldwell Banker expands in Southern California

Coldwell Banker Real Estate has added Cal American Homes to its franchise network — with the brokerage now operating as Coldwell Banker Icon. New affiliate owners Jessie Rodriguez and Aa...

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Mortgage rate-lock volume rises in December as refinances surge

Mortgage rate-lock activity ended 2025 stronger than typical holiday season patterns, according to Optimal Blue‘s December 2025 Market Advantage mortgage data report released on Tuesday. ...

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Boulder high schoolers are powering the city’s affordable housing push

A school district that utilizes a city-owned modular housing factory has stepped to the vanguard of an affordable housing push in Boulder, one of Colorado’s most unaffordable cities. The in...

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Freddie Mac multifamily volume grows 17%, reaches $77.6B in 2025

Freddie Mac‘s multifamily division reported Thursday that its 2025 production volume totaled $77.6 billion, a 17% increase from 2024. The government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) said it su...

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CHLA pushes back against single-bureau credit pull

The Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) is pushing back against proposals to allow a single-bureau credit pull in mortgage underwriting, as Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill ...

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Are 50-year mortgages, portable mortgages and assumable loans the future of U.S. housing?

Affordability pressures, elevated mortgage rates, and homeowner rate lock-in have pushed once-fringe mortgage ideas back into the spotlight. Concepts such as 50-year mortgages, portable mortgages, ...

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Redfin, Zillow seek to dismiss antitrust lawsuit filed by regulators

Zillow and Redfin are seeking to dismiss a recently combined lawsuit related to the two firms’ rental property syndication deal. Antitrust lawsuits filed by the Federal Trade Commission...

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Potential cuts to FHA premiums weigh on mortgage insurers

Shares in publicly traded mortgage insurance companies dropped between 5% to 8% in a single day and are down by 5% to 12% so far this year, according to an investor note published Tuesday by Keefe,...

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Top New Jersey team launches boutique firm at Side

A top-producing New Jersey team is making the move to Side. The Long Beach Island-based Freeman Group announced Wednesday that it was leaving REMAX at Barnegat Bay to launch a boutique firm, Freema...

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Real estate public speaking help offered in new platform founded by real estate team leader

A new professional development program aimed at preparing experienced real estate professionals for public speaking roles has begun a soft launch. The Industry Speaks Academy was created...

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Titl raises $2.5M to expand title automation technology

Titl, a technology company focused on automating title verification, has raised $2.5 million in seed funding to expand beyond Florida and increase operations nationwide. The round was le...

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The 11 best real estate podcasts in 2026

There’s no better audience for podcasts than real estate agents who are on the road all day. Make the most of your time driving between showings and open houses by listening to experts in the indus...

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Is the lock-in effect loosening its grip on housing? Realtor.com thinks so

U.S. homeowners who carry mortgages with rates of 6% or more now outnumber those with rates below 3%. This should drive a “meaningful shift in the housing market after years of historically low bor...

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WFG National Title Insurance introduces financial planning tool for homebuyers, sellers

WFG National Title Insurance Company has developed a new financial planning and scenario analysis tool that is available to its real estate agent clients. The tool, called — WFG Key — is...

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Senior Living Operators Embrace Authenticity in Digital Marketing Amid ‘New Frontier’ of AI Searches

Senior living marketing teams are pivoting from search engine optimization to AI searches, and in the process embracing authenticity in their messaging. Recent survey data from Pew shows...

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Senior Living Dealbook: Distinctive Living Assumes Management in Kentucky; Berkadia Provides $24.8M Acquisition Loan

Management Distinctive Living assumes management of Kentucky community Distinctive Senior Living announced it has assumed management of Twinbrook Assisted Living, an assisted ...

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Proprietary reverse mortgage market share continues to climb

New View Advisors on Tuesday published the newest installment of its Proprietary Reverse Mortgage Production Index, which showed that private-label reverse mortgages are continuing to become a pref...

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Mortgage applications rise 28.5% after GSE $200B bond directive

Mortgage applications increased 28.5% from one week earlier, following President Donald Trump’s directive to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds. That’s according to da...

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United Real Estate launches investment program for agents

United Real Estate is debuting a program to assist agents looking to purchase investment properties. The brokerage announced the launch of its United Residential Investment (URESI) Program on Wedne...

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Berkadia Brokers Sale of Three Communities in Metro St. Louis

ST. LOUIS — Berkadia has brokered the sale of three seniors housing communities located in metro St. Louis. Berkadia arranged the transactions on behalf of the seller, a private equity firm that de...

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Arizona Sen. Gallego unveils new housing affordability blueprint

Housing affordability is poised to dominate the 2026 midterm election campaigns, and Sen. Ruben Gallego wants federal policy to keep pace. In a sweeping new housing blueprint, the Ariz...

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