Housing

NEXA Lending sues former president over ’employee raid’

NEXA Lending, formerly known as NEXA Mortgage, is accusing several former NEXA loan officers, managers and former president Mat Grella of executing a coordinated “employee raid” to harm its busines...

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Senior Living Dealbook: Ventas Acquisition in Florida; Stellar Completes Two Arizona Acquisitions

Transactions Ventas acquires two Florida communities Ventas has acquired Sonata Boca Raton and Sonata Vero Beach senior housing communities and retained AgeWell Solvere Living...

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Collin County homes command 39% premium over Texas despite majority of sellers cutting prices

Collin County’s housing market maintains a $519,900 median list price as of Nov. 7, 2025, standing 39% above Texas’ $374,000 median even as 55.7% of active listings undergo price reductions. The No...

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Tommie Wehrle named president of LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance

Tommie Wehrle, a learning consultant with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, has been appointed as the 2026 president of the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance, a national trade organization representi...

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Homebuyers embrace sustainability, efficiency in 2025

Americans are redefining home comfort and value by focusing on efficiency, sustainability and natural design, according to Realtor.com’s 2025 Hottest Home Trends Report. Findings reflect a n...

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VA loans rise as housing market shifts toward buyers

A growing share of U.S. homebuyers are using Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans as the housing market leans in favor of buyers. Nationwide, 7.3% of mortgaged homebuyers used a VA ...

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Opendoor’s Epic Comeback: Can an AI Pivot Save This Meme Stock Darling?

Quick Read Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) stock surged 21% after JPMorgan initiated coverage with an O...

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Retirement plans for small-business owners have visible generational gaps

A report released Monday by Capital Group found large disparities between various generations of entrepreneurs and the retirement options available to them. The Small Business America re...

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How NewDay Home helps fulfill the VA’s promise of homeownership for our nation’s heroes

Each year on Veterans Day, I take a moment to think about the Americans I served alongside – their courage, their families, and the quiet sacrifices that never make headlines. It’s a day to remembe...

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Fathom Holdings, ByOwner partner to connect agents with FSBO sellers

Fathom Holdings announced a partnership with for-sale-by-owner (FBSO) marketplace ByOwner to link sellers who need professional assistance with Fathom agents across the country. The agre...

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Inside Zillow’s legal storm: From RESPA to job discrimination

If you’ve lost count of the number of lawsuits filed against Zillow over the past six months you probably aren’t alone. The listing portal giant’s legal woes began in mid-June 2025, when Compass fi...

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Community association leaders advocate on Capitol Hill

Hundreds of community association leaders visited Capitol Hill this past Thursday for the Congressional Advocacy Summit hosted by the Community Associations Institute (CAI). More than 20...

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Walker & Dunlop Arranges $40M Financing for New Affordable Seniors Housing Development in Metro D.C.

HYATTSVILLE, Md. — Walker & Dunlop has arranged $40.5 million in debt and equity for a new affordable seniors housing development in Hyattsville, roughly seven miles east of downtown Washington...

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Helping heroes home: how real estate pros can better serve veterans

Veterans Day serves as a meaningful opportunity to honor the sacrifices made by the men and women in uniform who have served our country. It is also an opportunity to acknowledge the challenges vet...

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Home flippers express caution over rising costs, low resale demand

As the fix-and-flip market faces a lack of demand and higher costs, prices for these transactions are slipping and investors are taking a more cautious approach. That’s the conclusion of the 2025 F...

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Blackstone Selling $1.8B in Senior Housing Investments, With Some Discounts

Investment firm Blackstone (NYSE: BX) is offloading a portfolio of 90 senior living communities, sometimes for deep discounts compared to purchase price, according to a new story from the Wall Stre...

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Sonida Senior Living Hunting for New Growth Opportunities After $1.8B CNL Deal

Less than one week ago, Sonida Senior Living (NYSE: SNDA) announced a merger with CNL Healthcare Properties. The deal will serve as an “inflection point” to new growth, according to the company’s l...

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Seattle median list price at $850K even as price cuts spread

Price reductions swept through 44.7% of active listings in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro during the week ending Nov. 7, 2025, as the region’s median list price held at $850,000, nearly double t...

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ICE: Lower mortgage rates open the door to $11.2T in home equity access

Declining mortgage rates are creating new volume opportunities across the mortgage industry, reducing borrowing costs for both home equity and purchase loans while expanding the pool of homeowners ...

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October mortgage credit availability reaches highest point since 2022

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s monthly Mortgage Credit Availability Index (MCAI) increased in October by 2.3% to a reading of 106.8. An increase in the MCAI, which relies on IC...

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Atlantic Coast Mortgage acquires Tidewater Mortgage

Atlantic Coast Mortgage LLC, a Fairfax, Virginia-based mortgage lender licensed in 40 states, has acquired Tidewater Mortgage Services Inc., a coastal Virginia lender serving the Mid-Atlantic and S...

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