Housing

How Zillow agent rankings shape AI recommendations

The industry has spent years scrutinizing Zillow’s lead business, and rightly so. Premier Agent’s ZIP-code auction and the “Contact Agent” routing that sends buyers to agent advertisers rather than...

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Mortgage volumes point to bank share gains in Q2

Large banks posted double-digit mortgage volume growth in the second quarter of 2026 as a group, far outpacing industry forecasts and signaling that depositaries may be taking back some share from ...

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Americans trust financial advice but struggle to feel ready for retirement

Despite widespread confidence in employer-provided financial advisors and steady optimism about retiring on time, many Americans remain uncertain about whether they will be financially prepared for...

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Corcoran SRG Residential expands Long Island footprint

Corcoran SRG Residential has opened a new office in Merrick, New York, expanding its presence across Nassau and western Suffolk counties. The 2,600-square-foot office at 196 Merrick Roa...

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FirstTeam Real Estate opens Monterey office on California Central Coast

FirstTeam Real Estate has expanded to California’s Central Coast with a new community office in Monterey led by broker-owner Amber Russell of Over the Moon Realty, Inc., the company announced on Mo...

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Why your next open house should start with the neighbors

Let me ask you something. When was the last time you treated an open house like a one-day event instead of what it actually is: a long-term investment in the street it sits on? Most agen...

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The housing market not normalizing, as affordability failure persists

We are not in a “normalizing” housing market. We are in an affordability crisis that has learned to wear a better suit. Inventory is up in some places. Days on market are longer. Sellers are a litt...

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Starter home inventory trails 2019 by 300,000 listings, per new data

The U.S. starter home market remains short roughly 300,000 listings under $350,000 compared to 2019, and the income needed to buy an entry-level home has jumped more than 80% over that period, acco...

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Behind closed doors: The next phase of Compass’s Code of Ethics complaints against Zillow

As the National Association of Realtors (NAR) frequently stresses, one of the main things differentiating a real estate licensee from a Realtor is the Code of Ethics that Realtors are required to a...

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Windermere names Diana Wall chief growth officer

Windermere Real Estate has created the role of chief growth officer and hired longtime industry executive Diana Wall to lead expansion across the company’s independent brokerage platform, the firm ...

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NEXA Lending and former partner Mat Grella end legal fight

NEXA Lending CEO Mike Kortas said he has reached a global settlement with former business partner Mat Grella, ending a years-long legal battle over the ownership and control of the brokerage and se...

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Finance of America’s Graham Fleming on HECM demand, second liens and Onity deal

Finance of America (FOA) continues to be one of the main faces of the reverse mortgage industry. Last year, FOA was No. 2 nationally for Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements, and the...

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DISHED Senior Living Dining Innovation Awards: Drew Conant, Executive Chef, Jenner’s Pond, a Simpson Community

Drew Conant, Executive Chef at Jenner’s Pond, a Simpson Community, has been named a member of the DISHED Senior Living Dining Innovation Awards Class of 2026 by Senior Housing News. As a...

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Future Leader: Shelly Mattscheck, Executive Director, The Branches of Framingham, a Benchmark Senior Living Community

Shelly Mattscheck, Executive Director at The Branches of Framingham, a Benchmark Senior Living Community, has been named to the Future Leaders Class of 2026 by Senior Housing News. To become...

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Can the housing market weather Iran conflict 2.0 and higher rates?

The housing market has held its own this year — even with higher inflation, higher oil prices, higher mortgage rates, and crazy headlines about AI taking all the jobs. But mortgage rates are right ...

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What it's like to be an NYC retiree paying $400 in rent

Sydney Krantz for BITico Flores Kyle squinted against the sun as we stepped onto the roof. There were a few garden troughs with ripening tomatoes, a gaggle of women swapping gossip, and an unobscur...

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Newrez servicing arm sued in New Jersey over alleged RESPA violations

A New Jersey homeowner has filed a lawsuit against Newrez LLC, dba Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing, alleging the company engaged in years of unfair mortgage servicing practices that deprived her of a...

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Culture, Wages, Training Among Top Ways Senior Living Nonprofits Are Improving Staffing

Improving culture, increasing wages and offering training are the three most-cited strategies for addressing staffing shortages in senior living, according to a new Ziegler CFO Hotline Survey. ...

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What the ROAD to Housing Act can — and can’t — do for affordability

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is now law, marking what many in the housing industry consider the most significant federal housing legislation in more than three decades. The bipar...

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Most retirement savers want an ‘easy button’ for planning

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has released its 2026 Defined Contribution (DC) Plan Participant Survey, finding that retirement plan participants — particularly younger workers — increasingly expect ...

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Gap Between Lawmakers, Providers Shows Assisted Living’s Identity Struggle

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription A recent report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the federal government reimbursed $12 billion in Medicaid and...

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