Housing

First-time homebuyer share at record low, age at record high

First-time homebuyers dropped to an historic low of 21% of all purchasers in the past year, according to the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers. ...

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Anywhere reports Q3 revenue growth, moves closer to Compass merger

Anywhere Real Estate reported solid third-quarter growth and shared a timeline for closure of the company’s acquisition by Compass — a deal expected to reshape the competitive landscape for brokera...

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Why these 10 overlooked real estate niches are goldmines

Most real estate agents are chasing the same clients—first-time buyers, investors, luxury listings, and others. And while there’s nothing wrong with that, there’s a powerful opportunity that too ma...

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Compass leans on Christie’s acquisition playbook ahead of Anywhere merger

As Compass and its executives head into the tail end of 2025 and the first half of 2026, it is clear that they have one thing in mind: the successful closure and integration of the Anywhere Real Es...

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Stockton Mortgage sues Novus, ex-employees over alleged client poaching

Stockton Mortgage Corporation is suing Ixonia Bancshares (dba Novus Home Mortgage), along with 18 former employees – including manager Logan Hoffman and loan officers – alleging they “defected en m...

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Senate Democrats propose emergency payment for seniors hit by inflation

Senate Democrats have introduced a bill to expand Social Security Administration (SSA) and Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) benefits by $200 per month for six months, aiming to provide economic r...

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Senior Living Dealbook: HutsonWood Acquires Asbury Place Maryville; Heathos Expands Into Senior Living

Transactions HutsonWood acquires Asbury Place Maryville HutsonWood, a nonprofit organization based in Nashville, Tennessee, has acquired Asbury Place Maryville and returned it...

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Will 6% mortgage rates create more opportunities for homebuyers?

Mortgage rates have been trending toward the low 6s for several months, giving homebuyers some relief amid affordability challenges, but maybe less relief than they expected after the Federal Reser...

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Canadian interest in US homebuying cools as trade tensions rise

U.S. home shopping activity by international buyers declined modestly in the third quarter of 2025, led by reduced interest from Canadian buyers, according to Realtor.com’s latest International Dem...

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6 best real estate schools in Colorado for 2025

Your Colorado real estate career is waiting to take off. Before you choose a Colorado real estate school, it’s helpful to know that the state refers to agents as associate brokers, and managing bro...

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Aivre launches UAD 3.6 compliant appraisal platform

Aivre has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI)-driven appraisal platform, becoming the first in the U.S. to complete the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) 3.6 verification process with Fannie ...

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Memory Care Innovation Award Winner: Nicole Graham, Executive Director, Lumina Las Vegas

Nicole Graham, Executive Director at Lumina Las Vegas, has been named a 2025 Memory Care Innovation Award winner by Senior Housing News. The Memory Care Innovation Awards program is designed...

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Why rising foreclosure volume points to a healthier housing market in 2026

An important — if often misunderstood — component of a healthy housing market is a well-functioning foreclosure marketplace that efficiently and responsibly recycles distressed properties back into...

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Balancing human and AI: A framework for the future of mortgage

In today’s mortgage landscape, success depends not on choosing between automation and people, but on balancing both to create a stronger, more adaptable organization. As the industry undergoes sei...

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NewDay USA unveils VA loan option that removes closing costs

NewDay USA, a national mortgage lender that serves veterans, on Monday announced a new loan offering designed to help veterans and service members buy homes by addressing one of the biggest financi...

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Columbus Realtors, Rayse partner to highlight agent value

Columbus Realtors has partnered with Rayse — an agent value platform designed to help real estate professionals show their work and impact in real time. The collaboration gives the assoc...

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Broker wants NAR membership lawsuit dismissal overturned

Luz de Amor Eytalis has filed a brief in support of the appeal she filed of the district court’s dismissal of her antitrust lawsuit against the National Association of Realtors (NAR), Paragon MLS C...

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LCS Development Underway on Third Phase of Renovation at 50-Acre CCRC in Tempe, Arizona

TEMPE, Ariz. — LCS Development is underway on the third phase of a master planned renovation at Friendship Village Tempe, a 50-acre continuing care retirement community located in Tempe. Co...

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FHFA inspector general role vacant after reported ouster of Joe Allen

The inspector general position at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is currently vacant after the reported ouster of Joe Allen. Allen, who was appointed as acting inspector gene...

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House bill calls for HOME housing program reforms

Despite the government shutdown, U.S. Reps. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) and Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), leaders of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, have introduced the HOME ...

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BSI Financial’s Allen Price on MSR strategies and home equity investments

Top-50 U.S. mortgage servicer BSI Financial Services has a similar strategy as other major players when it comes to acquisitions of mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) — focusing heavily on high-perfo...

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