Housing

Residential Assisted Living Operator Majestic Residences Acquires Avendelle, 17 Properties

Residential assisted living operator Majestic Residences has acquired Avendelle Assisted Living properties, and now the company is focused on integration and growing its brand presence. The ...

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Weekly pending home sales back to year-over-year growth as we head into spring

Weekly pending home sales, which had shown year-over-year growth up until the late-January snowstorm, got back on track with year-over-year growth again last week. One thing to remember about our w...

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Housing demand snaps back as mortgage rates near 6%

With mortgage rates near 6% and the snow effect fading away, we got a rebound in the weekly housing demand last week. For me, this is more about the snow impact fading from the data line, as we als...

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Why antitrust talk may be a pressure tactic — not a probe —against homebuilders

A Friday-morning news report suggesting that the Trump administration is exploring an antitrust probe into U.S. homebuilders landed with its intended shock value. The implication? Washin...

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Housing inventory and new listings show impact of winter weather

I was amazed that the last Housing Market Tracker didn’t show much drama from the epic late-January snowstorm that impacted much of the U.S., but today’s tracker data got hit for sure. However, the...

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Assisted Living Wage Growth Slows, Turnover Improving

The pace of wage growth for assisted living nursing positions has decelerated in 2025, while the senior living industry is seeing positive momentum in retaining staff as turnover rates continued on...

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WalletHub says these are the best states for retirees in 2026

A new WalletHub study compares all 50 states to identify where retirees may find the most favorable balance of affordability and quality of life — with Wyoming taking the top spot. The a...

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Don’t count on the ‘silver tsunami’ for housing inventory surge

Inherited homes accounted for a record share of U.S. property transfers in 2025, a shift in how housing supply reaches the market and challenging expectations that aging baby boomers who wish to do...

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Lower mortgage rates boosting demand early in 2026

Lower mortgage rates are driving increased housing demand in 2026, as shown by another positive week in our Housing Market Tracker data. Both weekly pending home sales and purchase application data...

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Megatel Homes will launch crypto rewards for renters and buyers

MegPrime, an affiliate and subsidiary of Texas-based Megatel Homes, is set to launch its digital currency, the MP Token, designed as a rewards platform that renters and homeowners can tap into as a...

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Existing home sales outlook improves as mortgage rates stabilize

Existing home sales have had a nice rise since mid-June, but what will it take for this sales growth trend to continue in 2026? Over the last few years, when rates drop noticeably, sales pick up, b...

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WSJ: DOJ leadership halted antitrust review of Compass–Anywhere deal

News that the proposed merger between Compass and Anywhere would close this week came as a surprise to many in the industry, especially those who were anticipating a robust antitrust review of the ...

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December jobs data continues to support lower mortgage rates

Jobs Friday came and went without much reaction in bond yields because the labor market isn’t breaking, nor is it getting stronger. Mortgage rates dropped into the 5s for a short time on Friday as ...

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Horizon House Secures $600M Financing for Development Project at Seattle Campus

SEATTLE — Nonprofit organization Horizon House has secured bond financing for a development project at its senior living campus in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle. Ziegler arranged the finan...

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Senior Living Operator Ingleside Expands to Meet Rising Baby Boomer Demand

Ingleside is moving forward with an independent living expansion at its Lake Ridge campus in northern Virginia geared toward the incoming boomer generation. The senior living nonprofit is w...

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U.S. house prices up 2.2% in Q3 2025

U.S. house prices rose 2.2% year-over-year during Q3 2025, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s latest House Price Index (FHFA HPI), released on Tuesday. On a quarter-over-...

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Evergreen Real Estate Group Tops Off 80-Unit Affordable Development in Metro Chicago

FRANKLIN PARK, Ill. — Evergreen Real Estate Group has topped off Leyden Senior Apartments, an 80-unit independent living development currently underway in Franklin Park, a western suburb of Chicago...

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3 Best Monthly Paying Dividend Stocks in the S&P 500

All of us could benefit from a little extra income every month, and many dividend investors look for passive income through dividend stocks. Retirees and beginner investors could use a little extra...

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Home price growth cools further in September

Home price growth continued to cool in September according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Index released on Tuesday. The U.S. National Home Price Index came in at a reading of 328.94,...

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Pending home sales rise on lower mortgage rates, higher inventory

Pending home sales rose in October thanks to lower mortgage rates and an uptick in housing inventory, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index released Tuesd...

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A Matter of Choice: Entrance-Fee Versus Rental CCRCs

By Beth Mattson-Teig The big selling point of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) is the full spectrum of senior living options offered on a single campus. And in an era when heal...

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