Housing

AI’s housing impact is strong — but highly localized

Artificial intelligence (AI) and broader tech investment is reshaping broad swaths of the U.S. economy, but its impact on housing is proving far from uniform. HousingWire Data updated July 2...

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Why Senior Living Operators Should Consider Giving Residents More Ownership

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription Senior living operators seek to foster purpose, belonging and community. I think models that give residents more ownership over their living ...

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Senior Living Dealbook: California Clearwater Community Under New Ownership; CFG Finances $1.8B in 2026

Transactions California Clearwater now under new ownership JLL Capital Markets announced it arranged the sale of Clearwater at Riverpark, a 136-unit Class-A independent livi...

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NEXA’s Mike Kortas criticizes loanDepot, pitches LOs to switch companies amid ongoing lawsuit

An ongoing feud between loanDepot and NEXA Lending was brought to light again this week through a social media posst authored by NEXA CEO Mike Kortas, which urges loanDepot loan officers to join NE...

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Every real estate agent has AI now, how sellers spot real expertise

A homeowner recently asked me to review a listing presentation prepared by another real estate agent. It was impressive. The pricing analysis was organized, the marketing plan included video, socia...

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ICE posts strongest quarter for mortgage tech since 2022

Intercontinental Exchange Inc., the operator of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and parent company of ICE Mortgage Technology, reported its strongest quarterly mortgage business performance in f...

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Fed hawks are on the war path, sending mortgage rates higher

Today the 10-year yield hit a yearly high of 4.74% and mortgage rates rose six basis points to 6.83% (as of this writing), as all the Federal Reserve hawks came out to play, and they were not takin...

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How Compass used technology to chart its course to the top

In 2017, Kyle Talbott and his wife Karen Talbott, who make up the Corcoran-brokered Talbott Team, were considering a move to Compass, after talk about the then 5-year-old brokerage’s technology had...

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Who decides where listings show up, Zillow, Compass or the MLS?

The briefs are in. The witnesses are done. A federal judge in Chicago now holds the question the whole industry keeps asking: who controls where a listing gets seen? Here is the part no ruling will...

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Retired judges challenge Tuccori opt-in commission suit settlements

Although a date has been set for a final approval hearing, the real estate brokerages and associations that settled the homebuyer commission lawsuits through the Tuccori suit’s opt-in settlement ma...

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Stop-work orders spread in NYC office-to-residential conversions

Spreading regulatory concern over New York City office-to-residential conversions intensified after two more developments experienced work stoppages due to jobsite issues. Inspectors ful...

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Here’s where the housing market is headed on its way into 2027

How will improving affordability, the ongoing lock-in effect, mortgage rate pressure, and the continued cost advantage of renting over buying shape the housing market outlook for the foreseeable fu...

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Proprietary reverse mortgages are outpacing HECMs. It’s time to raise the bar on fee transparency.

Recently, a woman contacted me after her daughter encouraged her to get a second opinion before closing on a reverse mortgage. She had already chosen a lender, attended reverse mortgage counseling,...

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Reducing risk: Why the right IT service provider matters

In real estate, title insurance and mortgage lending, technology keeps transactions moving. Production platforms, email, cloud applications and networks must operate reliably and securely, often un...

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Unsustainable US construction demand is impeding housing market success

The AI boom over the last few years has created a new class of exceedingly wealthy technology innovators, investors and employees. Compounded with a bullish stock market and IPOs like SpaceX sendin...

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LPT Realty set to go public after parent files IPO paperwork

LPT Aperture Holdings, the parent company of LPT Realty and Aperture Global Real Estate, has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ...

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Medicare Part D support cut amid rising retiree costs

As older Americans continue to grapple with escalating housing expenses, a higher overall cost of living and growing health care costs, new Medicare Part D figures for 2027 could further influence ...

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DISHED Senior Living Dining Innovation Awards: Brian Menzel, Executive Chef, Friendship Village

Brian Menzel, Executive Chef at Friendship Village, has been named a member of the DISHED Senior Living Dining Innovation Awards Class of 2026 by Senior Housing News. As a Palate Pleaser Awa...

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Future Leader: Robert Braley, Executive Director, Frontier Senior Living

Robert Braley, Executive Director at Frontier Senior Living, has been named to the Future Leaders Class of 2026 by Senior Housing News. To become a Future Leader, an individual is nominated ...

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With Strategy Shift Underway, Omega Healthcare Leadership Sees ‘Resilient’ Opportunity in Senior Living

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) continues to expand its senior housing operating portfolio (SHOP) as the company sees further growth opportunities in senior living. In the second qua...

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FirstTeam and Purlin on avoiding AI mistakes: ‘Some stuff actually creates more work’

FirstTeam Real Estate, a California powerhouse that reported $6.12 billion in 2025 volume across 5,978 transactions — good enough for national ranks of No. 34 and No. 67, respectively — has partner...

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