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LTC Properties Bets On SHOP With Belief That Senior Living’s ‘Golden Age’ Nears

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription About 18 months ago, LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC) pivoted toward growth via a senior housing operating portfolio (SHOP) segment. Now, the company i...

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Average Senior Living Occupancy Nears 90% as Low Development Levels Signal Scarcity Ahead

Senior living occupancy continued to trend upward in the first quarter of 2026, but the slow rate of new community openings is bad news for the availability of units in the future. That’...

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Cotality hires industry veteran Jason Nicosia to lead national real estate solutions

Cotality has hired residential real estate and proptech veteran Jason Nicosia as senior principal of national real estate solutions, the company announced Thursday. In the senior leaders...

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California court curbs Coastal Commission on building permits

A California home builder sought to build three additional houses on lots it had owned for more than two decades in a coastal county. That should have been easy. It had already built fou...

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Newark housing market outpaces cooling New Jersey

As New Jersey’s statewide housing market shows signs of cooling, one city is bucking the trend entirely. Newark recorded a 7.66% year-over-year increase in median list price for single-famil...

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Senior Living Dealbook: MorningStar, Clarion Partners Expand Partnership; Rogerson Communities Awarded $3M for Redevelopment Project

Transactions CPF Living, Grace Management acquire The Legacy of Venice CPF Living Communities and Grace Management announced the acquisition of The Legacy of Venice. Previously...

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Reverse Focus co-founder and HECMWorld editor Shannon Hicks to join HighTechLending

Reverse Focus co-founder and longtime HECMWorld editor Shannon Hicks announced Thursday that he will leave the reverse mortgage technology and media firm on May 1 to become chief content officer at...

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Retirement confidence declines as worries grow over Social Security, rising expenses

Sixty-four percent of Americans say they feel confident they have enough money to live comfortably throughout retirement — down from last year — according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute...

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Auction.com: Q1 2026 foreclosure auction activity is nearing pre-pandemic levels

Auction volume moved closer to pre-pandemic norms in the first quarter of 2026, with both foreclosure and real estate-owned (REO) auction activity rebuilding in a pattern that points to continued n...

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HomeServices of America launches all-in-one real estate solution

HomeServices of America has introduced a new platform designed to bring multiple stages of the home buying and selling process under one system. The platform — called OnePoint — combines...

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Buffini & Company names Darin Dawson CEO

Buffini & Company announced that Darin Dawson is assuming the role of CEO while founder and former CEO Brian Buffini steps into a new role as chairman. Dawson, who has 20 years of re...

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Why starting from square one can be an edge for Texas land deals

I keep a blank sheet of paper on my desk. Not for decoration. It’s a reminder of the single greatest advantage a developer can have in 2026: the freedom to start from zero. No legacy bag...

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Greg Hague joins CIH as director of home sale strategy

Greg Hague, founder of 72SOLD and a 50-year real estate industry veteran, has been appointed director of home sale strategy at Compass International Holdings (CIH), the company announced on Thursda...

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Stephen Brobeck: Why decoupling commissions failed to lower housing costs

Joe Ventrone’s April 17 opinion piece comments on decoupling real estate commissions based on a recent Consumer Federation of America/Urban League report, on past research by me as a CFA senior fel...

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SEQRA reform splits New York lawmakers, snagging budget talks

Efforts to revamp New York State environmental laws to lower barriers to building housing more quickly threw the state’s annual budget process into limbo. Negotiations blew past an April...

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When standard DSCR falls short: What real estate investors should know about no-ratio financing

More investor deals are getting harder to finance cleanly on standard DSCR, not always because the investment is weak, but because current rents do not tell the whole story. That pressur...

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Loan officers are going to Washington

For a hundred years, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has moved mortgage policy in Washington. Last Wednesday, it brought 50 loan officers with it. Loan officers are going to Wash...

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Mortgage industry welcomes new credit score models, urges further reform

The majority of mortgage industry trade groups and professionals reacted in a supportive but pragmatic way following an announcement from federal housing agencies that detailed moves to modernize m...

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Senior Living Architecture Firms Anticipate Development Surge in 2026, 2027

Despite a general lack of new units coming in, senior living designers and architects have had their hands full over the past year. The senior living sector is currently experiencing an...

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How fraud gets stopped in its tracks by real estate and title pros

Real estate fraud has evolved rapidly, and professionals across the industry already recognize that today’s schemes are more complex and convincing than ever. What has changed most is th...

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Beazer Homes CEO Allan Merrill on sustainability and affordability

Success in business is rarely a solo act. Great careers are often shaped by great mentors, and exceptional teams make for exceptional companies. Allan Merrill, Chairman, Pre...

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