Housing

More Than a Number: Senior Living Operators Must Go Deeper to Improve Resident Satisfaction

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription Senior living companies look at many metrics to benchmark their operational health, especially the satisfaction of their own residents. But resid...

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Kendal Overhauls Senior Living Dining Program With Renovations, New Concepts

The Kendal Corporation is overhauling its culinary program across its portfolio of life plan communities to keep pace with the demands of baby boomer residents. The Newark, Delaware-based o...

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The ground just shifted: coming soon listings are taking over real estate

At a time when real estate industry leaders seem to be more conflicted than ever, one idea has emerged that everyone from Homes.com to Zillow, to eXp Realty and Compass can agree on: pre-marketing ...

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BFS CEO Jackson maps a bigger role in homebuilding workflows

Builders FirstSource‘s decade-long strategic jag has expanded the construction giant beyond its traditional role as a building materials supplier, pitching itself as a full-service partner that can...

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How policy uncertainty is reshaping senior retirement plans

Growing uncertainty over Social Security, Medicare and fiscal policy has left many older Americans more concerned about their financial futures — with some delaying retirement and shifting to more ...

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January new home sales fall 17.6%, weather and rates in focus

After seeing an uptick in sales last year, the nationwide new home market experienced a sharp drop in new home sales activity in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s New Residential Sales...

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In the Pipeline: Erickson Starts in Maryland; National Church Residences Renovates Texas Community

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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Palantir-Moder partnership targets mortgage operations with agentic AI platform

Palantir Technologies and mortgage outsourcing firm Moder have formed a strategic partnership to co-build an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered mortgage operations platform, with Freedom Mortgage...

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Boomers Long for Luxury

By Hayden Spiess Baby boomers, who make up the much-anticipated “silver tsunami,” control an outsized portion of overall American wealth. This generation — born between 1946 and 1964 — compr...

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The next real estate disruption won’t come from AI

Every few months, a new wave of AI products rolls into real estate. Better listing copy. Smarter lead scoring. Predictive analytics. Virtual staging. The demos are impressive. The promises are bigg...

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Mitigation as market advantage: How builders are redefining insurability in a hard market

As insurance markets tighten across wildfire, wind, flood and freeze zones, mitigation is shifting from an optional upgrade to a baseline requirement, forcing homebuilders to rethink how resilience...

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New-home purchase mortgage demand has edged slightly higher in 2026

Mortgage applications for new-home purchases increased 0.9% in February compared to a year earlier, even as volume slipped from January, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s Builde...

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Compass, Rocket, Redfin urge MLSs to allow seller-directed pre-marketing

Compass International Holdings, Redfin and Rocket Companies are urging MLSs to adopt policies that support pre-marketing and phased marketing distribution and to cease penalizing or punishing agent...

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Home flipping volume falls to 5-year low as profit margins hit 2008 levels

Home flipping activity slipped again in 2025 as investors completed 297,045 single-family home and condominium flips nationwide. That was the lowest annual total since 2020 and down 3.9% from 309,0...

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Bank regulators unveil capital reforms to boost mortgage lending

Federal bank regulators on Thursday introduced proposals to overhaul capital rules, affecting how depositories treat mortgage assets. The package includes three measures: revisions to th...

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NAREB president calls for ‘optimistic underwriting’ to expand homeownership

Ashley Thomas III has assumed the presidency of the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) — the nation’s oldest and largest Black real estate organization — with an agenda focused on ...

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Bidding war emerges for Two Harbors as rival offer pressures UWM

United Holding Corp., the parent of United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), is facing new competition in its bid to acquire Two Harbors Investment Corp., which may force the company to sweeten its offer f...

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Montana Supreme Court upholds 2023 housing reform laws

The Montana Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling this week upholding the state’s 2023 housing reform package, preserving a suite of zoning changes intended to increase housing supply. ...

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Clayton’s TRU Mini homes aim for infill sites and entry-level buyers

Clayton Home Building Group introduced a new line of smaller, factory-built homes under its TRU brand aimed at price-sensitive buyers and infill lots, according to a company announcement. ...

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Report: Senior Living Transaction Activity Reached $24B in 2025

CHICAGO — Transaction activity in the senior living sector reached just over $24 billion in 2025, according to JLL’s “Seniors Housing and Care: Investor Survey and Trends Outlook” report. The repor...

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President Donald Trump: I have an idea to help first-time homebuyers

Over the past several months, former President Donald Trump has floated a number of ideas aimed at helping Americans buy homes again. Among them are proposals such as 50-year mortgages and other cr...

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