Housing

Ventas Increases Senior Living Investments for Second Time in 2026 to $4.5B Planned

Ventas (NYSE: VTR) is increasing its senior living investments by 50% for 2026, raising the total from $3 billion to over $4.5 billion. That is another increase from the $2.5 billion i...

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ASHA Report Challenges Assumptions About the Cost of Senior Living Versus Home Care

For older adults still on the fence about whether to move into a senior living community or age in place, a new report by the American Seniors Housing Association sheds light on the costs associate...

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In the Pipeline: Pinnacle Announces $41M Affordable Plan in Florida; New 55+ Community Nears Opening in Texas

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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Meritage Q2 2026 earnings telegraph move-up buyer pivot

For much of the past decade, Meritage Homes has stood as one of public homebuilding’s clearest business use cases that thoughtfully designed, efficiently built entry-level homes could unlock homeow...

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GoodLeap launches Visa HELOC credit card for home improvements

Technology platform GoodLeap announced on Thursday the launch of a Visa Signature credit card backed by a home equity line of credit (HELOC), allowing homeowners to finance home improvement project...

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Finance of America adds security, revenue leaders to support reverse mortgage growth

Reverse mortgage lender Finance of America (FOA) announced earlier this week the hirings of Maury Pipkin as chief information security officer and Bryan Summerhays as senior vice president of reven...

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Green Brick promotes longtime operator Jed Dolson to co-CEO role

Green Brick Partners Inc. has promoted Jed Dolson, its longtime operating chief, to co-chief executive officer as part of a planned leadership transition at the publicly traded homebuilder and land...

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Washington-based MN Custom Homes rebrands as Azori

On Tuesday, Bellevue, Washington-based Azori, previously known as MN Custom Homes, announced that it is expanding into Arizona with an initial focus on Scottsdale, marking its first move beyond the...

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Teachers, firefighters, healthcare workers and other hero households better positioned for homeownership than most

A new Homes for Heroes housing affordability analysis found that households led by teachers, healthcare workers, firefighters, law enforcement professionals, military service members and veterans, ...

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Seniors are frequent targets of AI fraud scams — and voice cloning raises the risks

Artificial intelligence (AI) is making fraud schemes more convincing and increasing the financial risks facing older Americans, according to cybersecurity and consumer protection expert Steven J. J...

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The Real Brokerage adds northern Virginia’s Chris Colgan Team

The Real Brokerage has added the Chris Colgan Team, bringing 28 agents to the company’s growing network and expanding its Virginia presence. Led by CEO and Team Leader Chris Colgan, the tea...

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Breezy expands Underbuilt Radar to homeowners

Breezy has expanded its Underbuilt Radar platform to consumers, giving homeowners access to property development reports that identify how much additional square footage can potentially be built on...

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Brands by Integra names Charles Boyett national VP of growth

Brands by Integra has appointed real estate industry veteran Charles Boyett as national vice president of growth, expanding its executive leadership team as the company continues its nationwide exp...

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Mortgage affordability improves in June as median payment slips to $2,191

Homebuyer affordability improved slightly in June as the national median payment on new purchase mortgage applications fell to $2,191, down from $2,198 in May, according to the Mortgage Bankers Ass...

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Voices: Carmen Fronczak, Chief Revenue Officer, Friendship Village Senior Services, and President of FV Ventures

This article is sponsored by FV Ventures. For many older adults, the need for support begins well before a move into senior living ever feels necessary. That creates a major opportunity for operato...

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Better appoints Orange Capital founder Daniel Lewis to board of directors

Daniel Lewis, founder and managing partner of hedge fund Orange Capital, has joined the board of Better Home & Finance Holding Co., replacing outgoing director David Barse, the company announce...

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Elite International Realty expands crypto real estate services

Elite International Realty has partnered with cryptocurrency escrow provider CryptEscrow to expand its crypto real estate capabilities, responding to growing demand from luxury and international bu...

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Optimal Blue integrates VantageScore 4.0 into pricing, hedging and trading workflows

VantageScore 4.0, the credit scoring model that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are transitioning to for agency mortgages, is now integrated into Optimal Blue’s end-to-end capital markets platform, the ...

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Chris Gallo enters guilty plea in federal mortgage fraud case

Christopher Gallo, once one of the nation’s top mortgage loan officers, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud in a federal court in New Jersey, according to court filings reviewed b...

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Florida developer raises $175M to expand multifamily pipeline

Miami multifamily developer and investor Neology Group has raised $175 million in capital to prepare for a next new construction wave in Florida and the Southeast as the national building pipeline ...

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Boxabl valuation at $3.5 billion tests housing fundamentals

Boxabl has one of the most compelling stories in housing. It has a highly recognizable product, a viral consumer brand and an ambitious pitch: use factory production to build homes faste...

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