Housing

Fort Worth growth resets the Dallas-Fort Worth housing map

For the past decade, Dallas-Fort Worth’s housing story has been written in bold letters along the U.S. 75 corridor – Frisco, McKinney, Plano and every patch of land north of there that could suppor...

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The GSEs updated their rules for condo loans. Will they be helpful or harmful?

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac last week enacted updates to condominium project standards and property insurance rules for one- to four-unit properties and larger developments, aiming to lower costs fo...

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Bill Pulte targets Letitia James with new criminal referrals

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte is again targeting New York Attorney General Letitia James, this time filing criminal referrals with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) o...

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Mortgage rates now closer to 7% than 6% as the Iran war escalates

Two weeks ago on CNBC, I talked about how the housing market was poised for growth for the first time in years — unless mortgage rates shot up due to the war with Iran. Mortgage rates were ...

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In the Pipeline: Leo Brown Group Finishes Florida Community; United Properties Starts in Minnesota

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 cutting...

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The Home Depot adds digital tools to power construction pros

The Home Depot is expanding its digital ecosystem for professional customers, adding AI-driven estimating and project-management tools as contractors and homebuilders look to speed up planning, pur...

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Homebuyer affordability improves in February as median mortgage payment ticks down

Homebuyer affordability improved modestly in February as the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants fell to $2,061, down from $2,070 in January, according to the Mortgage Banker...

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Frontline Honors Award Winner: Nilda Mercado, Business Office Manager & Admin Coordinator, Leisure Vale Assisted Living

Nilda Mercado, Business Officer Manager and Admin Coordinator at Leisure Vale Assisted Living, has been named to the Frontline Honors Awards Class of 2025 by Senior Housing News. To become a...

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Century 21 CEO: Adding Latino agents is key to serving ‘70% of net new homebuyers’

The U.S. Census Bureau projects that 70% of net new homebuyers between now and 2050 will be Latino — a statistic that Century 21 CEO Mike Miedler said should guide recruiting efforts across the ind...

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CMLS warns pre marketing could fragment the housing market

The Council of MLS (CMLS), the trade organization for multiple listing services, is pushing back against the rhetoric currently circulating the housing industry that “sellers benefit when their lis...

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RealTrends Verified Tampa team returns to eXp Realty

A high-producing Tampa real estate team has returned to eXp Realty after a stint with another brokerage. Maximum Tampa Group — led by Yulia Olivo and Jennifer Rivera — will now operate ...

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Newsom warns cities of lawsuits over California SB 79 law

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is threatening legal action against cities and counties that do not comply with a 2025 housing reform law that allows higher density near public transit. Dur...

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REMAX settles Batton homebuyer commission lawsuit for $8.5M

After over five years of litigation, REMAX has settled the Batton homebuyer commission lawsuit for $8.5 million. The firm announced its settlement in a document filed with the Securities and Exchan...

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Better, Coinbase launch crypto-backed conforming mortgage product

Better Home & Finance Holding Co., the parent of digital lender Better.com, and Coinbase have launched a token-backed product that allows qualified borrowers to pledge Bitcoin or USDC as collat...

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Arizona’s largest MLS shifts to independent board of directors

Arizona Regional Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS) will move from a broker- and agent-led board to an independent board of directors, while creating a new advisory council to keep practitioner voice...

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Insurance is having a growing impact on condo affordability

On Wednesday, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac adopted extensive changes to their requirements for approvals of condominium projects that are eligible for their loan purchase. The changes created more f...

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This Sheriff Says His Department Eliminated Racial Bias. Data Shows Otherwise.

In one talk radio appearance after another, Sheriff Jerry Sheridan has declared that his department had eliminated the racial bias that plagued it under his former boss Joe Arpaio. As a result, he’...

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Waterstone Mortgage taps Friday Harbor AI to boost underwriting capacity

Friday Harbor, an AI-powered mortgage origination platform, said Wednesday that national retail lender Waterstone Mortgage has implemented its pre-underwriting technology to improve loan file quali...

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11 tips for pricing homes in a low-turnover market

Pricing a home is always a unique challenge for real estate agents, but it can be especially daunting in a low-turnover market. The current real estate turnover rate, or the rate at which homes cha...

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KB Home pivots to its build-to-order strengths, but not without risk

KB Home’s fiscal Q1 2026 results showed weaker revenue and margin performance alongside a strategic shift that management asserts will improve predictability and profitability later this year. ...

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Welltower to Sell 4 Communities to Resolve ‘Competition Concerns’ Over Amica Deal in Canada

Senior living real estate investment trust Welltower (NYSE: WELL) has agreed to sell four communities in Canada as part of a new agreement with the Canadian Competition Bureau. The Canad...

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