Housing

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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Lawmakers urge HUD to rescind homelessness strategy changes

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., the ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, led 53 House Democrats in urging Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner to reverse a ...

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FHFA raises 2026 conforming loan limit to $832,750

The baseline conforming loan limit is set to increase by 3.25% in 2026, with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac now authorized to purchase mortgages up to $832,750 for one-unit properties in most parts of ...

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Mortgage prepayments hit 3.5-year high as borrowers rush to refinance

Mortgage prepayments climbed to their highest level in three and a half years in October as lower interest rates prompted more borrowers to refinance, according to ICE Mortgage Technology’s First L...

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eXp takes a step toward increase referral fee transparency

National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) leadership may still have a divided view on the disclosure of referral fees, but one national real estate brokerage has come to a firm decision on where it s...

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Lender Price integrates FOA’s reverse products into marketplace

California-based Lender Price has added its first reverse mortgage partner to its pricing and product eligibility (PPE) platform through an agreement with Finance of America (FOA).Lender Price Mark...

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Local governments turn to AI to streamline housing development

As local governments face mounting pressure to streamline the review process for residential projects, a wave of AI-driven reforms is revealing how modern tools can shave days or weeks off approval...

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Title insurance vital to reduce risk on refinances

Mortgage refinance demand is 111% higher than last year, a surge fueled by declining mortgage rates and renewed interest from homeowners looking to improve their financial position. Refinancing can...

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