Housing

Real Brokerage settles Cwynar home buyer commission lawsuit

Real Brokerage has joined a group of brokerages who have settled the homebuyer commission lawsuits. In a motion filed on Monday, Real notified the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of I...

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ASHA Announces Three Inductees into Senior Living Hall of Fame

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) has announced its 2026 Senior Living Hall of Fame Inductees. The annual awards recognize individuals that have shown notab...

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Matt Thomson joins Blend as head of revenue

Blend Labs Inc. confirmed Tuesday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that Matt Thomson has joined the company as its head of revenue. Thomson brings more than ...

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UWM celebrates 40th anniversary with 40-bps broker incentive

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) announced Wednesday that in honor of its 40th year in business, it will offer a 40 basis-point (bps) pricing incentive to broker partners for the next six weeks. ...

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Texas Triangle drives future of single-family homebuilding

If you are inside the Texas Triangle and complaining about the state of single-family homebuilding, you are not seeing the opportunity correctly. Replacing California as “the engine”...

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Proposed Compass, Anywhere merger clears major antitrust hurdle

Compass and Anywhere are one step closer to successfully closing their planned merger. On Wednesday, Anywhere filed a document with the Securities and Exchange Commission announcing that the Hart-S...

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6 best places to buy real estate leads in 2026

Let’s face it — a healthy pipeline of leads is the lifeblood of any successful real estate business. Buying real estate leads is one of the fastest, most cost-effective ways to build a new business...

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Healthpeak Properties Forms Seniors Housing REIT

DENVER — Healthcare real estate owner, operator and developer Healthpeak Properties (NYSE: DOC) has announced the formation and planned initial public offering (IPO) of a new seniors housing REIT, ...

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Finance of America leads 2025 HMBS market with 30% share

Finance of America (FOA) maintained its position as the top issuer of Home Equity Conversion Mortgage-backed Securities (HMBS) in 2025, underscoring significant changes in the reverse mortgage secu...

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Why absorption rate matters more than market size for spotting housing pressure

Data reflects single-family home market conditions as of the Jan. 3, 2026 weekly snapshot, based on HousingWire proprietary data. Housing markets are often evaluated by size: total sales, to...

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Healthpeak Announces Formation of New Publicly Traded Senior Housing REIT Janus Living

A formerly bigger player in the senior living industry has announced the formation of a new real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on senior housing properties. On Wednesday morning...

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Mortgage applications drop 9.7% despite lower rates

Mortgage applications fell 9.7% from two weeks earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly survey for the week ending Jan. 2, 2026, despite a drop in interest rates to their low...

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Why 2026 might finally be the year homeowners let go of their 2–3 percent rates

For the last few years, many homeowners have felt like they were holding a winning hand, a two to three percent mortgage rate that seemed too good to ever give up. And honestly, who could blame the...

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20 must-have real estate marketing tools for 2026

It’s time to level up your real estate marketing game. But where do you begin? We know you didn’t get into real estate for the love of marketing or tech. Our team of licensed agents and brokerage m...

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FNF disputes magistrate judge’s support for FinCEN’s AML rule

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) believes that a magistrate judge issued an erroneous report on the title insurance giant’s claims in its lawsuit against Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinC...

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Williston Financial Group launches title joint venture

Williston Financial Group (WFG) and Gold Capital Partners have formed a joint venture to launch Metro United Title and Escrow, a new title and settlement services company that will begin operations...

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Apollo’s $1.2B bet on QXO tests data limits in building materials

Apollo Global Management affiliates announced yesterday a $1.2 billion investment in QXO. QXO CEO Brad Jacobs–after building an array of successful distribution companies in logistics and equipment...

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‘Inviting a lot of scrutiny’: FHFA’s Pulte criticizes credit bureau pricing

Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), took to the social media platform X on Monday to seemingly call out credit bureaus for their pricing. “I do not und...

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Rising insurance costs shape homeowner decisions in 2026

American homeowners enter 2026 expecting higher insurance costs, growing climate risks and continued pressure on housing affordability. Data from Kin’s inaugural Homeownership Trends Report ...

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Movers and Shakers: Civitas Senior Living Announces Leadership Shifts; Acts Retirement-Life CEO to Retire

Movers & Shakers is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Job Board. Browse and apply to management and executive senior living jobs and positions from leading professional firms serving th...

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What QXO’s $1.2 billion investment means for the fragmented building materials industry

QXO, a leading distributor of roofing products and building materials, is nearing another acquisition as part of a game plan to disrupt and consolidate the fragmented $800 billion building products...

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