Housing

In DFW, housing affordability slips even as builders report strength

Public homebuilders say they care about housing affordability. Their earnings calls reveal a more immediate set of priorities: protecting margins, controlling inventory and preserving pricing power...

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Stellar MLS adds Realtors Association of Citrus County as corporate shareholder

Stellar MLS announced the Realtors Association of Citrus County (RACC) as its newest corporate shareholder, expanding the multiple listing service’s (MLS) reach while providing RACC members with ac...

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Movement launches bilingual lending team, in-house ITIN product

South Carolina- based Movement Mortgage has launched a national Diverse Lending Support Team and an in-house Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) mortgage product to serve more Spanish-...

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HighTechLending expands EquitySelect eligibility and LTVs

National mortgage lender HighTechLending has rolled out major enhancements to its EquitySelect product line, expanding borrower eligibility, raising maximum loan-to-value ratios and widening access...

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Future Leader: Jono Bowles, Industry Product Manager – Healthcare & Director of Industry Solutions, Ottimate

Jono Bowles, Industry Product Manager – Healthcare & Director of Industry Solutions at Ottimate, has been named to the Future Leaders Class of 2026 by Senior Housing News. To become a Fu...

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New Jersey bans algorithmic rent pricing under FAIR Act

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill added her state to a growing list banning algorithmic pricing tools blamed for higher apartment rents. Sherrill signed the Forbidding the Algorithmic Infla...

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Mortgage applications rise 1.9% despite elevated rates

Mortgage applications increased 1.9% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending July 17, 2026. ...

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Mike Ryan joins PLACE to lead business development

Real estate services and technology platform PLACE is welcoming a new executive. In a post on LinkedIn on Tuesday, Mike Ryan announced he was joining PLACE where he will serve as executive vice pre...

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For better building codes, a more deliberate course is overdue

Building codes are ripe for change as policy analysts and the housing reform movement at large move beyond land use and zoning alone. After working through several hundred hours of build...

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The architecture of trust in the age of AI

By the time my morning stroll took me past a window of USD-priced for-sale notices for flats in the fashionable Palermo district of Buenos Aires, I was no longer surprised. This is what a deficit o...

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Equifax locks in $1 VantageScore through 2027

Equifax will keep its $1 VantageScore 4.0 price in place through the end of 2027 as it pushes mortgage lenders to adopt the alternative credit score model, CEO Mark Begor told investors. ...

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FHA proposes partial claim model that drops subordinate liens

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is proposing a new structure, called Reinstatement Advance Payment (RAP), that would change how servicers document and service partial claims and payment su...

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Investors list more homes after ROAD to Housing Act, but impact may stay local

Institutional investors are listing significantly more single-family rental homes for sale following passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, but economists and real estate professionals sa...

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The JMG acquisition gives teams leverage, but not equal valuations

When Keller Williams announced its acquisition of the Jason Mitchell Group (JMG) earlier this month, Steve Murray, the co-founder of RealTrends Consulting, felt it was an historical moment for real...

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Avamere Exiting Skilled Nursing Business After 26-Property Sabra REIT Transition

Senior housing operator Avamere is getting out of the skilled nursing business. Avamere, which previously spun off its senior living holdings into senior living operator Arete Living in 20...

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D.R. Horton bets operating rigor will outperform uncertain demand

Few homebuilding enterprises look so voraciously at other homebuilding operators’ share of new-home sales in any given arena as present and future opportunity as does D.R. Horton. When t...

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Will Trump’s new Canadian tariffs add cost risk for builders?

On Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to impose 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, raising questions about the potential impacts on homebuilders and residential construction costs. ...

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Mortgage rates hold near 6.85% ahead of Fed meeting

Mortgage rates stayed in the upper 6% range over the last week as investors weighed persistent inflation concerns, geopolitical tensions and uncertainty ahead of next week’s Federal Reserve meeting...

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Generate real estate seller leads: 14 proven strategies + tools

Are you an agent trying to figure out how to get more seller leads? Well, you’re not alone. It’s one of the most common challenges that agents face, especially in competitive markets. Whether you’r...

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How to create real estate branding that attracts your ideal clients

With an estimated two million licensed real estate agents in the US, it’s never been more important to stand out in a memorable way. When you meet someone in person, that’s easy — you’ll win them o...

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CFPB eyes reverse mortgage disclosure overhaul; attorneys warn of costs

Federal regulators are taking a fresh look at reverse mortgage disclosures — and attorneys say the review is long overdue, though they’re urging caution about the cost of any overhaul. I...

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