Housing

Builders don’t have a rate problem, they have a reliability problem

A builder lines up a deal. Land is identified. Plans are drawn. The numbers work. The lender says yes. And then — somewhere between approval and execution — the ground shifts. The timeli...

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Everything we know about Real’s REMAX acquisition and the shift to tech-driven consolidation

The planned acquisition of REMAX Holdings by The Real Brokerage is set to reshape the residential real estate landscape, combining a fast-growing, cloud-based brokerage with one of the industry’s l...

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HUD proposes rollback of equal access rule protections

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has proposed rolling back protections for gender identity and sexual orientation in nearly 50 housing regulations, a move that is drawing ...

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Nykia Wright outlines NAR transparency and antitrust reset

When Nykia Wright was named permanent CEO of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) in August 2024, she was tasked with righting a ship, which in her opinion had “lost its way.” “Wha...

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WTWH Healthcare Now Accepting Nominations For the Inaugural Product of the Year Awards

WTWH Healthcare is proud to introduce the inaugural Senior Housing News (SHN) Product of the Year (POY) Awards program. The inaugural SHN POY Awards recognize innovative, evidence-inform...

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Figure’s Michael Tannenbaum warns rush to adopt AI could accelerate poor mortgage processes

The mortgage industry’s rush toward the adoption and use of artificial intelligence could risk the acceleration of inefficient processes unless lenders first modernize the underlying infrastructure...

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Omega Leadership Sees Plenty to Buy as Competition for Deals Heats Up

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) is expanding its senior housing portfolio in 2026, with an eye on value-add communities. The company’s leaders see plenty more to buy despite more competition...

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CoStar Group, Homes.com surge in Q1 — CEO welcomes end of activist ‘distraction’

CoStar Group delivered its 60th consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth in the first three months of 2026, posting results at the high end of guidance and raising its profit outlook for ...

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Housing starts overachieved in March amid warning signs aplenty

Housing starts spiked in March to their highest point in more than a year, but economists caution that this increase is likely temporary as ongoing economic and geopolitical uncertainty roil a near...

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ERA Real Estate affiliates form new billion-dollar-plus partnership in California

Real Estate Experts ERA Powered has entered into a strategic partnership with Legacy Real Estate & Associates, which will operate under the name Legacy Real Estate Experts ERA Powered, expandin...

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Welltower Embraces SHOP Growth, Data Science as Senior Living’s ‘Best Years’ Lie Just Ahead

Senior living REIT Welltower (NYSE: WELL) closed 41 transactions in the first quarter of 2026 totaling $3.2 billion, all part of the company’s currently aggressive investment strategy. W...

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UWM adds VantageScore alongside FICO for conventional loans

United Wholesale Mortgage announced Wednesday that independent mortgage brokers working with UWM can now access both FICO and VantageScore credit scoring models for conventional loans, a move aimed...

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‘Didn’t see that coming’: Real estate brokers react to Real-REMAX deal

At a time when it seems like most real estate brokers can’t agree on anything, one thing they can agree on is that The Real Brokerage’s acquisition of REMAX, announced on Monday, came as a surprise...

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Keller Williams acquires Michael Lewis Marketing Suite

Keller Williams Realty has acquired Michael Lewis Marketing Suite (MLMS), a longtime marketing services partner that supports more than 130,000 Keller Williams-affiliated real estate agents and bro...

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Castlelake, Redwood form $8B prime jumbo mortgage joint venture

Castlelake and Redwood Trust have formed a joint venture to purchase up to $8 billion of prime jumbo mortgages, the companies announced Wednesday. Under the partnership, Minneapolis-base...

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Warsh moves to closer to Fed chair confirmation, advancing in Senate committee vote

Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the 17th Federal Reserve chair, cleared the Senate Banking Committee on Wednesday in a 13-11 vote, moving him closer to confirmation before...

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Atlantic Avenue remains top dog in HECM broker report

Atlantic Avenue Mortgage remained the top broker and third-party originator of Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) in February, according to the newest data published Tuesday by HECMWorld usin...

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Ron Leonhardt says CCM is ‘pot committed’ as Two Harbors deal advances

The pending acquisition of Two Harbors Investment Corp. would allow CrossCountry Intermediate Holdco to build the “perfect mortgage company” in the vision of founder Ron Leonhardt. “It ...

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Could REMAX headquarters relocate to Florida after Real acquisition?

REMAX Holdings headquarters could shift from Colorado to Florida under an $880 million acquisition by The Real Brokerage announced Monday. The companies are set to combine under a new en...

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Illinois Realtors partners with MRED for MLS access

Illinois Realtors members can now gain access to Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED). The Realtor association serving the Prairie State exclusively told HousingWire about this new partnership on Wednes...

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Fed holds rates in Powell’s final meeting as chair

The Federal Reserve held its benchmark interest rate steady at a target range of 3.5% to 3.75% on Wednesday, marking its third consecutive pause. With higher inflation fueled by geopolitical tensio...

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