Housing

What if the housing shortage era is ending for some metros?

The Changing Landscape “This is not a forecast. A forecast is a prediction, the validity of which my ego and I are professionally responsible for. What I offer here is speculation – s...

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The Group Real Estate’s Brandon Wells on AI ‘slop,’ independents’ edge

Brandon Wells, president and CEO of The Group Real Estate, doesn’t buy into the fear that artificial intelligence will replace real estate agents (AI). But he also doesn’t buy into most ...

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Jesse Allen on executing Rate’s reverse mortgage strategic blueprint

When Jesse Allen arrived at Rate in late 2024 to lead its reverse mortgage division, he was immediately tasked with continuing the growth trajectory for the Chicago-based mortgage lending giant. ...

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Real to acquire REMAX in $880M deal, forming Real REMAX Group

The Real Brokerage Inc. has agreed to acquire REMAX Holdings Inc. in a transaction valuing the franchisor at about $880 million, a deal that would combine one of the fastest-growing U.S. brokerages...

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Exclusive: Mike Fawaz launches broker platform with UWM as first lender partner

Former Rocket Pro executive Mike Fawaz, who left the company in February, is launching a new broker platform in May, and he’s partnering with a previous archrival: United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM). ...

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Ginnie Mae temporarily excludes FHA trial plans from delinquency ratios

Ginnie Mae will temporarily exclude loans in Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Trial Payment Plans (TPPs) from issuer delinquency calculations, responding to higher reported rates, the corporati...

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NEXA Lending hires Christopher Griffith to grow VA lending

NEXA Lending announced on Monday that it has hired Christopher Griffith as the company looks to expand its focus on VA lending and loan officer development. Griffith, who is the owner an...

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Speed-to-lead: Your strongest competitive advantage in homebuilding lies in response time

Builders are generating more online leads than ever, but many are missing what matters most: speed. The homebuying journey now begins with an online inquiry, a form submission or a request for pric...

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The mortgage industry optimized for affordability. It ignored capital efficiency.

For decades, mortgage lending has been built around a single objective: to make homeownership affordable. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage became the dominant structure because it lowers ...

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Rethinking fire-resistant construction: How fire-retardant OSB is reshaping building materials innovation

Oriented strand board (OSB) has been a trusted staple in construction for decades. Builders have relied on its consistency, familiarity and structural performance in an industry where predictabilit...

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Housing demand shockingly positive even as the Iran war continues

To my shock, housing demand grew noticeably last week, even though the war with Iran continues and mortgage rates are higher today than before the war started. Last week was one of the more positiv...

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Homeowners insurance is reshaping the real estate transaction

Securing homeowners’ insurance is reshaping the homebuying process itself. Premiums are rising, carriers are pulling back from entire states and buyers are increasingly discovering, sometimes days ...

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Crowded, costly, and complicated: 3 former Floridians explain why they left the state

Getty Images; Tyler Le/BIAmericans aren't flocking to Florida like they used to.BI spoke with three former Floridians about why they say the state has lost some of its appeal.Affordability is a com...

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Home equity emerges as a generational growth strategy for originators

With refinance activity constrained and purchase volume under pressure, lenders are being forced to rethink their sustainable growth plans. The answer is becoming clear: home equity. As millions of...

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CarePartners Senior Living Rebrands 34-Community Portfolio to Vineyard Park

CarePartners Senior Living is bringing together all 34 of its communities under a new brand name, Vineyard Park Senior Living. The Seattle-based company is launching the rebrand on May...

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Powell is done. Will Warsh help with mortgage rates?

Jerome Powell’s tenure as Federal Reserve chair is coming to an end as the Department of Justice (DOJ) has ended its investigation of alleged cost overruns on the Fed headquarters’ renovations. ...

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SoFi rolls out end-to-end digital HELOC experience, advisory council

SoFi Technologies this week unveiled a new fully digital home equity line of credit (HELOC) experience, expanding its push into mortgages as more homeowners choose to tap equity rather than move. ...

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NYC launches new unit to combat deed theft

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created the Office of Deed Theft Prevention, a new unit housed in the Department of Finance to coordinate citywide efforts to combat fraudulent property trans...

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First-time homebuyer’s shrinking presence — what it means for real estate agents

The share of first-time homebuyers has fallen to 21% of all transactions — the lowest level since the National Association of Realtors (NAR) began tracking the data in 1981. For real est...

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Meritage Q1 2026 shows why incentives are the new battlefield

The mid-spring earnings cycle has produced a common-language reality check for America’s public homebuilders: the operating backdrop worsened faster than many management teams expected. In s...

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PulteGroup targets margin stability through an upward mix shift

Confronting heavier incentives, price cuts, tepid demand and margin pressure, PulteGroup opened the year with a mix-shift pivot that leans more heavily on build-to-order and active adult sales. ...

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