Housing

In the Pipeline: LCS Plans $82M Expansion in North Carolina; Benchmark, National Development Announces New York Project

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 cut...

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Government-backed modular housing trend arrives in Cleveland

Earlier this week, the City of Cleveland and Cleveland’s Site Readiness for Good Jobs Fund announced that UK-based MMY was selected as the City’s preferred modular housing manufacturer, following t...

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America 250 series salutes LP Building Solutions’ pioneering role

LP Building Solutions’ role in the evolution of engineered wood products and American homebuilding is the focus of a new USA Today documentary segment, part of the publisher’s “America 250” series ...

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NEXA CEO Mike Kortas launches evoLend servicing company

Mike Kortas is stepping into the mortgage servicing space with the launch of evoLend — a servicer approved for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae loans that’s initially designed to give NEXA Le...

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Zillow’s latest lawsuit is not about consumers, and it never was

When Zillow launched Zillow Preview alongside a coalition of leading brokerages earlier this year, there was a moment of relief across the housing industry. Many hoped the company’s sustained campa...

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Does this jobs report kill rate hikes for the rest of 2026?

Oil prices are at $67, the jobs data missed estimates with negative revisions, and mortgage rates are still near yearly highs. So, should the Federal Reserve still be super hawkish after this jobs ...

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Two Harbors investors approve sale to CCM at $12 per share

Shareholders of Two Harbors Investment Corp. have approved the company’s sale to an affiliate of CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM), ending a months-long contest with rival United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM)...

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The top 5 reverse mortgage stories from the first half of 2026

With the first half of 2026 in the rearview mirror, the reverse mortgage industry continues to work through a variety of pain points that are keeping origination and securitization levels historica...

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Zillow says MRED, Compass used MLS rules to pressure its listing standards

The opening day of a high-stakes preliminary injunction hearing in Zillow’s antitrust lawsuit against Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) and Compass International Holdings laid out two sharply differe...

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TitleEase accelerates growth as franchise model gains traction

TitleEase is gaining momentum as demand grows for its franchise-based title insurance model — backed by a recent capital raise, strategic acquisitions and an expanding pipeline of real estate and m...

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Compass International Holdings rolls out Home Platform across brokerage brands

Compass International Holdings, is rolling out its AI-powered Home Platform across its company-owned brokerage brands, marking what the company calls the largest technology deployment in residentia...

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Student loan plan phase-out could tighten mortgage affordability

As of July 1, more than 7 million federal student loan borrowers have 90 days to transition to a new repayment option as the Biden administration’s SAVE income-driven repayment plan is officially p...

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Zillow settles discrimination lawsuit with former employee

Zillow has reached a settlement with former employee Samuel James Herrera in his job discrimination lawsuit. On Wednesday, Herrera, who calls himself “a day-one Zillow employee,” notifi...

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America's housing market could run out of something more important than homes

For years, America didn't have enough homes to meet rising demand. Soon, it may not have enough homebuyers.A new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association argues the housing market is nearing a ...

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The American Dream is not dead, it moved to markets that still build

Every few years, an elite institution announces that the American Dream is over. This time, the argument comes dressed as housing analysis. Middle-class homeownership, we are told, was n...

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June jobs report shows 57,000 payroll gain, unemployment at 4.2%

The U.S. economy added just 57,000 jobs in June, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Combined with a downward revision by a combined 72,000 jobs for the Apri...

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The mortgage market is misreading its retiree borrowers

The mortgage market is producing inconsistent credit decisions on borrower profiles that it will encounter with increasing frequency. Borrowers aged 60 to 69 are currently 1.5% more likely to be re...

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Avoiding AI deed fraud in Florida: What property owners need to know

With warm weather and no state income tax, Florida makes for a prime destination to purchase property. Yet, Florida’s burgeoning real estate market faces a growing problem of deed and property frau...

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Consumer groups ask FTC and DOJ to probe Compass MLS deals

A coalition of consumer, housing and civil rights organizations is asking federal regulators to investigate Compass International Holdings’s new agreements with multiple listing services (MLS), arg...

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Zillow injunction hearing opens in MRED antitrust case

A two-day hearing regarding Zillow’s preliminary injunction motion in its ongoing antitrust battle with Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) and Compass International Holdings kicked off Wednesday morni...

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Shilo rolls out autonomous 1:1 AI coaching for agent calls

Shilo, an AI conversation analysis platform for real estate and mortgage teams, has launched 1:1 Coaching, an autonomous AI sales coach that conducts voice-to-voice one-on-one sessions with agents ...

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