Housing

M/I Homes doubles down on specs as other builders pull back

As many homebuilders scale back on spec inventory to preserve margins, M/I Homes continues to hew to a contrarian strategy: More specs. During earnings calls for Q4 2025 and Q1 2026, M/...

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Collier County private inspections fray sparks Florida turf war

Florida’s new push to accelerate homebuilding is hitting up a familiar wall of resistance in the Naples area: local resistance. Instead of fighting over zoning, the battle is about permi...

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loanDepot narrows Q2 net loss as home equity lifts margins

loanDepot reported a sharply narrower net loss in the second quarter as the lender expanded its home equity business, increased loan production and improved operating leverage. The compa...

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Finance of America grows reverse mortgage volume despite Q2 net loss of $29M

Finance of America Companies Inc. (FOA) grew its reverse mortgage and home equity funding volume 21% year over year in the second quarter of 2026, even as non-cash fair value marks in its portfolio...

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Agent productivity drives record quarter for AGNT, eXp Realty

AGNT Inc. — formerly eXp World Holdings — reported record second-quarter revenue as eXp Realty continued to increase agent productivity, transaction volume and market share. Leaders touc...

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Carrington completes acquisition of Valon Mortgage

Carrington Mortgage Services announced on Tuesday that it completed its acquisition of Valon Mortgage from Valon Technologies, adding approximately 810,000 loans to its servicing portfolio and expa...

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Rocket Pro August Power Play expands credits, opens Big Pitch voting

Rocket Pro is moving full steam ahead in its August “Power Play,” a monthly initiative that the company promised to its business partners back in February that’s announced on the first Tuesday of e...

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Zillow to lay off 500 staff in restructuring

Zillow will lay off just over 500 employees as part of a new organizational restructuring aimed at supporting the company’s next phase of growth, the company announced Tuesday in a Front Porch blog...

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Real estate team hiring, why role fit matters more than talent

My first hire still calls me, 16 years later. He’s also the one I got wrong. I came into real estate carrying a law firm’s habits. A firm runs on handing consequential work to capable people, so de...

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Rechat integrates with ChatGPT, Claude

Rechat has launched the Rechat MCP Server, a secure integration that allows AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude to perform work directly inside the company’s platform, enabling agents to manag...

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East Tennessee Realtors modernizes MLS data distribution with SourceRE

East Tennessee Realtors has partnered with SourceRE to modernize how its MLS data is distributed and secured, listing its data on the SourceRE Data Marketplace and deploying the company’s Data Dye ...

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Treasury yields hit 2026 peak, but spreads keep mortgage rates below 7%

Rising mortgage rates have impacted the summer homebuying season and have been cited by at least one major lender as a key reason for recent layoffs. But the market got a brief respite this week as...

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Why some real estate agents build a following and others stay invisible

I’ve been in real estate long enough to know the difference between an agent with a license and an agent with a following. One of them is replaceable, while the other one has a waitlist of eager bu...

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Home buying after Chapter 7 or Chapter 13, what real estate agents should know

A lot of people I’ve encountered throughout my career were convinced that home buying after bankruptcy is a no go. I’ve spent years telling them otherwise. I’ve been a real estate broker...

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Mortgage experts call ROAD to Housing Act a starting point for improved supply, affordability

The newly enacted 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is a “consequential” but incremental step toward addressing housing affordability challenges, with potential benefits for small-dollar mortgages, ...

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Covius completes integration of Title365 operations

Covius Services has completed the integration of Title365‘s newly acquired operations into Covius Settlement Services, finalizing an acquisition announced in 2025 and completed earlier this summer....

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More states legalize co-living; PadSplit adds insurance for hosts

Legislative efforts to bring back the modern boarding house are gaining steam nationwide, driven by the need for more affordable housing. Several states have passed laws. Others have leg...

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The missing piece of America’s new housing strategy

Earlier this month, landmark housing legislation became law, marking the most significant federal housing reform in decades. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act rightly seeks to lower the cost of ...

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Opinion: Why 20% down has become the exception in commercial real estate

“I can’t remember the last commercial real estate acquisition I financed with only 20% down.” Not because banks suddenly became dramatically more conservative. Not because buyers became ...

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An emerging source of affordable housing supply

Foreclosure auction volume increased 23% in the second quarter of 2026 compared to a year ago, matching a six-year high from the previous quarter and the sixth consecutive quarter with an annual in...

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OriginPoint adds $165M Halliday-Levin team to boost West Coast mortgage presence

Chicago-based mortgage lender OriginPoint has hired top-producing loan officers Erin Halliday and Jon Levin from New American Funding, where they operated as a high-volume production team. ...

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