Housing

Diversified Healthcare Trust Finishes Transitioning 116 AlerisLife Communities to Other Operators

Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) has completed transitioning 116 communities formerly managed by AlerisLife to other operators. The company outlined the transition plan in Oct...

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CEO of Third-Largest Nonprofit Senior Living Operator Acts to Retire

The top leader of one of the largest nonprofit senior living providers in the country is slated to leave his post at the end of the year. Acts Retirement-Life Communities CEO Gerald Grant an...

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Learning, capital, and demand: The critical levers for homebuilders in 2026

Many owners, presidents, CEOs, and business leaders we’ve gotten to know over the years at America’s homebuilding firms begin and end each day by turning on the lights, making coffee, and setting o...

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Stockholders sue Anywhere over Compass merger disclosures

Anywhere Real Estate is facing three lawsuits from purported stockholders regarding its proposed acquisition by Compass. In a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last M...

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Buyer broker agreements expose how fragile trust is with consumers

Buyer broker agreements are supposed to settle nerves. Instead, so far, they are doing the opposite. They forced a conversation the industry didn’t have to have for a long time, and the reaction fr...

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First Federal Bank acquires Fidelity Bank’s mortgage division

First Federal Bank has struck a deal to acquire the assets of Fidelity Bank’s mortgage division, NOLA Lending Group, expanding its retail footprint into Louisiana, Florida and Mississippi. Financia...

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Sagent appoints Chris Marshall as new CEO

Sagent, a leading provider of mortgage servicing technology, announced on Monday the appointment of Chris Marshall as CEO. Marshall, who is Sagent‘s board chairman, will retain that role...

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NFM Lending names LaTasha Waddy, Bob Tyson to new leadership roles

NFM Lending‘s LaTasha Waddy announced that she’s stepping into the role of company president. As a result, current NFM President Bob Tyson is moving into the CEO’s role, a move that was confirmed b...

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6 best online real estate courses in New York for 2026

If you’re interested in becoming a real estate agent in New York, you’ll need to complete a 77-hour prelicensing course and pass the state exam. To help set you up for success on the New York real ...

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Alexandra Brinton joins MBA as vice president and CFO

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) announced Friday that Alexandra Brinton joined the trade group as vice president and chief financial officer. In this role, Brinton will oversee MBA’s manager...

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Mortgage M&A poised to accelerate in 2026

In the mortgage M&A arena, 2025 marked a year of transition from distressed sales to strategic moves — a period when large deals took place and servicing became crucial to long-term strategies....

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Distressed assets, AI fraud complicating title insurance risk

HousingWire sat down with Todd Jones, senior vice president and director of corporate underwriting at First American Title, about the evolving risk landscape confronting professionals across the in...

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Real Brokerage added as defendant in RESPA suit against Zillow

The plaintiffs in the consolidated Taylor-Armstrong lawsuit against Zillow have added some new defendants to the case. In a consolidated amended complaint filed last Monday, the 11 homebuyer plaint...

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The 8 top real estate lead generation companies for 2026

Want to close more deals? Then you can’t rely solely on your sphere of influence and networking to meet new clients and build your pipeline. Lead generation companies find qualified real estate lea...

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New homeowner data challenges mortgage rate lockdown theory

I have often debated whether the mortgage rate lockdown is real or just another housing myth. At first glance, the lockdown theory seems like common sense, so when mortgage rates jumped from 3% to ...

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From military service to the built world: Why construction still struggles with accountability and visibility

Transitioning from military service to a civilian career is rarely straightforward. For me, it led to the built environment — an industry that, to my surprise, felt immediately familiar. ...

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In the Pipeline: 2Life Communities Breaks Ground on Affordable Project; Sonida Renovates Acquisition

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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Why most buyers hire the first agent they talk to

Zillow’s 2025 Consumer Housing Trends Report for Agents shows that more than one-third (36%) of home sellers now find their agents online, a sharp increase from just 15% in 2018. Among ...

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HUD tightens rules for FHA appraiser roster

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued new guidance that clarifies how appraisers are added to, maintained on and removed from the FHA Appraiser Roster. Mortgagee L...

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The spreadsheet trap: Why investor reporting still operates like it’s 2005

Manually updating spreadsheets. Dealing with paper jams in the printer. Remember what office life was like in 2005? If you’re feeling nostalgic, you can find many of the same practices still in pla...

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Judge Valderrama’s ‘roadmap’ for successful antitrust litigation in affordable housing crisis

“The Court accepts as true all of the well-pleaded facts in the Complaint and draws all reasonable inferences in favor of Plaintiffs.” So said U.S. District Judge Franklin Valderrama on 12.4.2025. ...

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