Housing

Positive housing demand leads to inventory almost going negative YOY

Housing data once again remained resilient last week even as mortgage rates are closer to yearly highs than lows, with demand hitting multiyear highs in our weekly pending home sales data. Housing ...

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Does eXp’s NextHome deal signal a new brokerage trend?

The warmer weather and longer days are finally here and that means everyone is thinking about the hottest looks for summer. For real estate brokerage companies, it seems like the new must-have acce...

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Roomvu expands AI marketing platform for agents

Roomvu, a platform for residential real estate agents and brokerages, announced an expansion of its Autonomous Visibility System, a tool designed to automate online marketing and content distributi...

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Benutech offers predictive analytics suite for agent and loan officer prospecting

Benutech has launched two predictive analytics products aimed at helping real estate agents and mortgage loan officers identify potential home sellers and refinance candidates before they enter the...

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Coldwell Banker names Mary Lee Blaylock president of affiliates

Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC has named veteran brokerage executive Mary Lee Blaylock president of Coldwell Banker Affiliates, where she will oversee strategy, engagement, operations and growth f...

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Chiron Real Estate to Acquire Three Communities for $425M

ALEXANDRIA, Va. and NORTH BETHESDA, Md. — Chiron Real Estate (NYSE: XRN) has entered into purchase agreements to acquire three senior living communities. Chiron is acquiring the properties from aff...

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After pushback, New Hampshire course-corrects pro-housing laws

Last year, New Hampshire lawmakers jumped on the bandwagon of state legislatures targeting a worsening housing shortage by mandating that local governments permit multifamily housing in commerciall...

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Huntington & Ellis rolls out Smart by h&e to support agents in deals

Real estate firm Huntington & Ellis has launched Smart by h&e, a proprietary artificial intelligence platform built in-house to support agents across every stage of a real estate transactio...

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Poll: Americans want Congress to act on lowering housing costs

Housing is a top political priority for Americans, and voters overwhelmingly support federal action to address housing affordability, according to a new poll from the Bipartisan Policy Center. ...

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‘Everything We’re Buying Is SHOP’: American Healthcare REIT Eyes $650M Pipeline

American Healthcare REIT (NYSE: AHR) is committed to building out its senior housing operating portfolio (SHOP) with a $650 million pipeline. In the first quarter of 2026, the Irvine, Ca...

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Jaybird Senior Living Pivots to Growth via Ownership With Goal to Upsize in 2026

Jaybird Senior Living is once again executing on new growth, adding new communities and expanding into new markets, according to Jaybird Senior Living President Justin Wray. In 2026, the co...

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AI agent aims to reshape how builders screen sites, spot deal risk

Warren Buffett, no stranger to the residential real estate business and to the incalculable role of homebuilding and development within it, is quoted as saying, “Valuing a business is part art and ...

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Realtor.com operator sees revenue rise 10% in News Corp’s Q3 earnings

Strong financial results for Realtor.com operator Move underscored solid earnings for Move parent company News Corp during the third quarter of fiscal year 2026, which ended March 31. Du...

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Q1 2026 earnings for publicly traded mortgage, real estate and homebuilder companies

HousingWire reports on the quarterly earnings of publicly traded mortgage, real estate and homebuilder companies, offering a glimpse into the financial performance of key players in the housing mar...

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REMAX Q1 financial results show $436M debt, declining revenue

Financial results for the first quarter of 2026 at REMAX Holdings, the parent company of franchisors REMAX and Motto Mortgage, reveal that The Real Brokerage is acquiring a company that continues t...

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Jobs data stabilizes, giving Fed hawks more reason not to cut rates

The jobs data is stabilizing, folks. The big slowdown in job creation in 2025, which led to the lowest job creation year this century outside a recession, has ended. The labor data isn’t getting wo...

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Blend reports profitable Q1, issues cautious outlook amid macro headwinds

Blend Labs Inc. delivered a profitable first quarter and expanded its customer base while issuing a conservative outlook for the months ahead due to shifting macroeconomic conditions. Th...

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FTC puts Mortgage Connect on notice over worker noncompetes

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning mortgage services provider Mortgage Connect about its use of noncompete agreements, urging the company to review and potentially discontinue restrictiv...

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Real estate investor Jackie Coffey launches app targeting after-repair values

Real estate investor and educator Jackie Coffey has launched the Jackie The Happy Investor App, a web-based platform designed to help novice investors evaluate residential real estate deals without...

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CCM raises Two Harbors offer to $12 to fend off UWM

CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM) once again raised its bid for Two Harbors Investment Corp., matching UWM Holdings Corp.’s rival offer. The companies amended their agreement to increase the a...

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Growth starts with risk: Amy Butler on leadership, culture and scaling success

As part of HousingWire’s Editor’s Choice awards spotlight series, we’re spotlighting past Women of Influence honorees whose careers, leadership and insights continue to influence the industry. This...

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