Housing

RealTrends Verified City Rankings reveal where top agents and teams are building scale

The 2026 RealTrends Verified City Rankings recognize nearly 75,000 real estate agents and teams whose combined production reached $1.63 trillion in sales volume and 2.5 million transaction sides. T...

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Why Time Is the X-Factor to Determine Senior Living’s True Affordability

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription Discussions about senior living affordability usually center on whether a resident can pay a certain monthly rate, but operators don’t always tak...

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Fed names task force members as it examines monetary policy decision-making

The Federal Reserve on Thursday outlined a slate of five new task forces led by prominent academics and business leaders. They will scrutinize how the central bank communicates, manages its balance...

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Rate adds 14 loan officers from New American Funding

Chicago-based mortgage lender Rate announced on Thursday that more than a dozen loan officers have joined the company from California-headquartered New American Funding (NAF), bringing “nine figure...

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Senior Living Average Occupancy Nears 90% as Demand Continues to Outpace Growth

Nearly half of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care primary markets have exceeded 90% occupancy, and more are continuing to climb. Demand is continuing to outpace new ...

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A Colorado project is now a proving ground for 3D-printed homes

In Salida, a small town in Central Colorado with about 6,000 residents, a long-vacant property serves as a reminder of the community’s past while offering a glimpse into the future. Cleora,...

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At $32, Dream Finders-Beazer risk is now double-jeopardy

[Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part article in the aftermath of filings this week from Dream Finders Homes and Beazer Homes, as Dream Finders pursues Beazer as an acquisition target. H...

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In the Pipeline: Thrive Plans Tennessee Development; REDICO, Ciel Announce JV

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ subscription In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting...

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VantageScore 5.0 launches as new tri-bureau credit score

VantageScore on Wednesday announced the release of VantageScore 5.0, a new tri-bureau credit scoring model that the company says is designed to improve lenders’ ability to assess consumer creditwor...

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Memory Care Innovation Award Winner: Wendy Bucacci, Avita Program Director, Avita of Wells

Wendy Bucacci, Avita Program Director at Avita of Wells, has been named to the Memory Care Innovation Awards Class of 2026 by Senior Housing News. The Memory Care Innovation Awards program i...

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Remodeling outperforms single-family as rates lock in owners

Remodeling contractors remained optimistic in the second quarter of 2026 even as material costs and economic uncertainty delayed larger jobs, according to new data from the National Association of ...

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Existing home sales decline in June as prices reach another record high

Existing home sales declined in June as higher mortgage rates continued to weigh on buyer activity, although sales remained above year-earlier levels and home prices reached a new record, according...

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The 9 best real estate CRMs for every budget in 2026

Today’s real estate CRM software makes it easy to stay organized, generate, convert and nurture leads on autopilot and automate the tedious but crucial daily tasks that build lasting client relatio...

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FTC loses bid for early ruling in Zillow-Redfin rental listings lawsuit

A federal judge has denied the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a partial summary judgment in its antitrust challenge of Zillow Group’s partnership with Redfin, finding that disputed issues i...

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Why Dream Finders’ bid for Beazer is becoming a boardroom test

The Dream Finders-Beazer situation has now moved beyond a standard merger-and-acquisition negotiation. It has become a live case study in public company governance, board discretion, shareholder ri...

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Howard Hanna NYC adds 26 agents

Howard Hanna NYC has added 26 real estate agents as the brokerage continues to expand its Manhattan operations. The additions include the Andrew Klima Team, which joined from SERHANT. Th...

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HighTechLending markets EquitySelect as reverse mortgage alternative

HighTechLending is marketing a home equity line of credit (HELOC) targeted at older homeowners as an alternative to traditional reverse mortgages, amid a long-term decline in federally insured loan...

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Housing groups push FHFA to delay, revise GSE condo loan changes

Three housing organizations sent a letter this week to leaders at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and their regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), regarding pending changes to condominium le...

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Bright MLS speaks on rule updates aimed at flexibility, seller privacy

Bright MLS is set to implement a series of rule updates later this summer designed to give agents more options and sellers greater control over property data. Changes also establish new prot...

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New Zillow Pro tells agents when their contacts start house hunting again

Zillow has rolled out Zillow Pro, a nationwide premium membership designed to give real estate agents direct visibility into their clients’ activity on Zillow and tools to act on those signals. ...

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Optimal Blue sees June mortgage lock volume up 10%

Purchase mortgage demand gained momentum in June as overall mortgage rate-lock activity increased and lenders continued adjusting to a higher interest rate environment, according to Optimal Blue’s ...

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