Housing

Lower acquires Acopia Home Loans, expands in the Southeast

Multichannel mortgage lender Lower announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Acopia Home Loans, expanding its footprint across the Southeast and adding more than $425 million in annual loan produ...

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Five Design Trends to Watch in 2026

By Jane Adler The latest senior living design trends are forward-looking, aimed at attracting the up-and-coming generation of older consumers. These future residents don’t identify with the ...

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December existing home sales hit three year high

The pace of existing home sales closed out 2025 on an upswing, according to data released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). In December, the pace of existing home sales rose ...

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NWMLS’s longtime COO Monica Beck to retire

Northwest MLS’s (NWMLS) long-time leader Monica Beck has announced her retirement. Beck will step down from her role as NWMLS’s chief operations officer this coming spring, according to an announce...

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Rithm Capital announces $250M preferred stock offering

New York-based Rithm Capital Corp., the parent company of multichannel mortgage lender Newrez, on Tuesday announced the offering of $250 million in the company’s preferred stock. Rithm said it inte...

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The storyteller: The Agency’s Lesley Shea on marketing that matters

In the rarified world of ultra-luxury real estate marketing, nothing is left to chance. Every detail, from the adjectives in the listing description to the color of the orchid on the kitchen counte...

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Green Buildings Are Good for Business

By Amanda Garvey As sustainability in the built environment continues to gain momentum, everything from tall towers to data centers is becoming greener. The seniors housing sector holds sign...

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Stock buybacks become housing policy’s latest pressure point

In its sprint to cast the housing affordability crisis’s heroes and villains, the Trump Administration has now landed on a familiar and politically expedient target: corporate stock buybacks. ...

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Wells Fargo’s Q4 2025 earnings miss estimates as mortgage profits decline

Wells Fargo on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter 2025 net income of $5.36 billion, or $1.62 per diluted share, as the bank posted stronger loan growth, solid credit performance and continued expens...

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Is real estate quietly moving behind a velvet rope?

Most buyers won’t notice the change when it happens. There won’t be a headline or a public debate. Unless you happened to open an email from CRMLS, the largest MLS in the country, you might never k...

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SERHANT. launches in Boston, marking first expansion into Massachusetts

Ryan Serhant is returning to his roots. On Wednesday, Serhant’s eponymous firm announced its expansion into the Great Boston area, marking its first entrance into Massachusetts. Through...

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NEXA Lending hires Todd Bitter as national sales director

NEXA Lending announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Todd Bitter as national director of sales, the latest in a series of strategic leadership hires by the company. Bitter, who most...

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Setpoint acquires inTENT Fulfillment, expands secondary market approval capacities

Setpoint, an operating system for asset-backed finance, announced on Tuesday its plans to acquire inTENT Fulfillment, a loan diligence and transaction management firm. With inTENT, Setpo...

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New home sales surge; margin pressure on homebuilders mounts

Belated new-home sales levels reached a more than three-year peak in September and October, but selling prices plummeted as homebuilders dialed in concessions to pull hesitant buyers from the sidel...

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House bill seeks higher VA loan fees to fund veterans’ benefits

Mortgage trade groups are closely monitoring a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would raise fees on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mortgages to help fund other veterans’ benefits...

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Lawmakers move to restrict private listings in Washington

Lawmakers in Washington state are weighing in on the real estate industry’s private listing debate. On Monday, state legislators introduced a bill that seeks to amend an existing state statute rela...

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Bain Capital Closes $3.4B Fund That Targeted Senior Housing

Bain Capital has closed its third fund totaling billions of dollars, with senior housing among the fund’s targeted product types. The company on Tuesday announced it had closed on capital w...

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Engel & Völkers gains top California team from Sotheby’s

One of Sotheby’s International Realty’s top luxury teams is making the move over to Engel & Völkers. On Tuesday, Truszkowski Freedman & Associates announced its departure from Sotheby’s, an...

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Max Stokes splits from Fox & Stokes to launch N.J. Compass team

As Compass finalizes its $1.6 billion merger with Anywhere, one of North Jersey’s most closely watched luxury real estate teams is undergoing a major transition. Max Stokes — a founding ...

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Top Houston agent leaves Compass for Douglas Elliman

Douglas Elliman has gained a top producing agent in Houston. On Tuesday, Dana Johnson announced that she was leaving Compass after six years to join Douglas Elliman. Johnson’s announceme...

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Luxury Presence raises $37M to push CRM platform development

Luxury Presence has raised $22 million in a Series C equity financing round, led by Bessemer Venture Partners, and secured an additional $15 million in debt financing from J.P. Morgan. N...

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