Housing

Cody Pearce returns to YES Communities as president

Cody Pearce has returned to YES Communities, one of the nation’s largest manufactured housing community operators, as president, effective July 13, 2026, the company announced. Pearce wi...

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Awaiting the CFPB’s next act ahead of Vought’s departure

Nearly 15 years after opening its doors in the wake of the financial crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is operating in a markedly different form than it did just a year ago. ...

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loanDepot asks judge to toss West Capital Lending complaint

loanDepot has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the lender of violating federal loan originator compensation rules, arguing that mortgage brokerage West Capital Lending (WCL) lack...

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Discovery Senior Living Adopts New 4-Tiered Approach to Operations, Quality

Discovery Senior Living has announced the latest “evolution” of the company’s operational model. Discovery is now organizing its multiple brands into four tiered segments – select, clas...

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Senior Living Dealbook: Brookdale Announces Acquisition; Health Wave Partners Acquires Florida Community

Transactions Brookdale announces acquisition Brookdale (NYSE: BKD) announced it completed the acquisition of the previously managed Brookdale Galleria community in Houston. ...

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Greystone’s new $137M fund lands as LIHTC investment rises

Eight months ago, Greystone Real Estate Capital was just getting started raising money for affordable housing projects. It has now closed its second fund in less than a year, drawing three existing...

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What REMAX’s Chris Lim wants to build at the American Real Estate Association

REMAX president and chief growth officer Chris Lim created a stir late last month when the American Real Estate Association (ARA) announced his appointment to the fledgling trade group’s board of d...

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CHLA suggests FHA could pay lenders for small mortgages under $100K

The Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) concluded that the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) could use direct payments to lenders as the primary tool in a forthcoming small-dollar mortgage ...

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Pending home sales fall 5.4% in June, NAR says

After rising on both a monthly and yearly basis in May, pending home sales were down in June, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Nationwide, ...

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Tripti Kasal named CEO of Women’s Council of Realtors

Women’s Council of Realtors has named Tripti Kasal as its new CEO, selecting a residential real estate executive to guide the 9,000-member organization. Kasal will lead Women’s Council’s ef...

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Fidelis closes $191.5M RTL securitization

Alternative asset manager Fidelis Investors announced on Thursday the closing of its fourth rated residential transition loan (RTL) securitization, FIDL 2026-RTL2, a two-year revolving, $191.5 mill...

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eXp Realty adds former NAHREP president Carmen Mercado

eXp Realty announced that Carmen Mercado, former national president of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) and former director of affordable lending at Freddie M...

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In Texas’ land game, AI rewards teams who know the market, ground up

You can sit any man down at a piano. Most can bang out the same three songs they learned in middle school, a few can tune it, and almost nobody can sit there and compose something worth listening t...

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Carrington partners with Kastle to deploy AI agents

Carrington Mortgage Services announced Wednesday a key step in expanding its artificial intelligence strategy, selecting Kastle as its enterprise AI agent partner to automate servicing workflows an...

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Luxury buyer interest doubles, demand shifts to larger properties

Coldwell Banker Real Estate released its Global Luxury 2026 Mid-Year Report, finding that prospective buyer interest in U.S. luxury real estate doubled during the first five months of the year. ...

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Housing costs, delayed marriage and the first-time buyer squeeze

I spent more than a decade as a real estate broker, and the biggest shift I watched wasn’t just what happened to prices. It was what happened to the conversations. Early in my career, c...

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Point closes $508.6M HEI securitization, largest to date

Point on Thursday announced the completion of a $508.6 million rated securitization backed by home equity investment (HEI) assets, marking what the company says is the largest transaction in the HE...

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Uplist debuts Homebuyer Intelligence, putting live mortgage insights into real estate listings

Uplist has launched Homebuyer Intelligence, a listing-connected tool that lets homebuyers see mortgage lender-specific payment estimates and affordability strategies while they are viewing a proper...

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Randian urges loanDepot to consider sale, reassess leadership

Retail activist investment firm Randian Capital is urging loanDepot’s board of directors to launch a formal review of strategic alternatives, including a potential sale, amid falling share prices a...

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‘It Made a Huge Difference’: Why Good Billing Drives Great Care

The call came on a Thursday, late in the month. A family member of a Traditions Management resident had an update about rent. “Don’t worry about pulling the ACH,” the family member said. “I...

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The next frontier in homebuilding efficiency starts before the first foundation

Builders can no longer rely on rising home prices to offset unexpected costs, scheduled delays and development inefficiencies. After years of home price appreciation that helped cushion operational...

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