Housing

Anywhere’s Ryan Schneider on luxury market, M&A growth in 2025

In the most recent episode of the Power House podcast, guest host Tracey Velt sits down with Ryan Schneider, CEO of Anywhere Real Estate. The duo explore Anywhere’s resurgent focus on the luxury ma...

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Lower mortgage rates spark housing demand heading into spring

Earlier this year, when mortgage rates soared to 7.26%, a cloud of worry hung over the housing market — many feared that home sales would tumble in 2025, fueled by concerns about inflation and tari...

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Judges rule that CFPB, HUD probationary employees still have jobs — for now

In separate rulings this week, federal judges in Maryland and California told the Trump administration that it must reinstate thousands of probationary employees who were let go without advance not...

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World’s first AI real estate agent has already made $100M in sales

Israeli startup eSelf AI has developed a technology that provides interactive AI real estate agents capable of answering questions and guiding prospective buyers through listings at any time. ...

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How urban environments present unique challenges for aging in place

While it’s important to understand the unique challenges faced by older Americans in rural or suburban areas as they seek to age in place in their own homes, there can also be unique challenges for...

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FOA’s Kristen Sieffert talks about growing the business in 2025

Despite a drop in overall profitability in the fourth quarter of 2024, FOA, one of the nation’s leading reverse mortgage lenders, remains optimistic about the total addressable market for home equi...

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Inside Real Estate acquires AI property search firm ListAssist

Utah-based Inside Real Estate has acquired ListAssist, which provides artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search and marketing technology that’s designed to enhance the property search experience....

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Fair housing groups sue HUD, DOGE over grant cuts

In the midst of aggressive cost-cutting measures, a coalition of fair housing groups with grant funding have filed a lawsuit against DOGE, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and...

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Experts offer a temperature check on title insurer M&A

The title insurance industry continues to seek a “new normal” when it comes to transaction volume, as well as mergers and acquisitions (M&A). High company valuations and a multitude ...

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Coldwell Banker’s Kamini Lane blasts potential repeal of CCP

With the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reportedly set to vote on the future of its Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) in the not-too-distant future, Kamini Lane, the leader of Coldwell Banker ...

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Rising unemployment is shifting the D.C. housing market: Altos

Employment in the Washington, D.C. housing market is anything but stable right now — and residents are feeling it. According to D.C.’s Department of Employment Services, nearly 12,000 federal emplo...

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Advocus National Title now providing 1031 exchange services

Advocus National Title Insurance Co. has launched a new 1031 exchange service, allowing real estate investors to defer capital gains taxes when selling and reinvesting in like-kind properties. ...

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Milestone Retirement Seeks More Growth in 2025, With Eye on Middle Market

Milestone Retirement Communities is focused on diversifying its senior living portfolio, including future joint ventures beyond the company’s existing communities. Milestone has in the last ...

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Baltimore’s attempt to halt CFPB defunding rejected by federal judge

A federal judge in Baltimore on Friday declined to side with the city’s effort to halt the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from emptying its reserves and returning funds to the Federal ...

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Berkshire Hathaway denies sale to Compass — but what if it happened?

On the heels of a bombshell report by the Wall Street Journal that Compass is in “advanced talks” for an acquisition of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Gino Blefari, HomeServices CEO, immediately ...

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Movers and Shakers: Capital Seniors Housing Promotes CIO; Covenant Living Announces Chief Human Resources Officer

Movers & Shakers is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Job Board. Browse and apply to management and executive senior living jobs and positions from leading professional firms serving th...

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How Senior Living Operators Balance High-Tech Tools, Human Touch in Sales and Marketing

Cutting-edge technology like AI has its uses in senior living sales and marketing – and its fair share of pitfalls. On the one hand, data analytics can help operators parse sales leads and ...

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Former director Rohit Chopra sounds alarm over diminished CFPB

Following a series of moves by key White House leaders at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the U.S. DOGE Service that are ostensibly designed to limit or dismantle the Consumer Financi...

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TD Bank, Flagstar Bank closing dozens of branches across the country

Toronto-based TD Bank and Hicksville, New York-based Flagstar Bank have announced plans to shutter numerous branches across several states. TD Bank confirmed to American Banker that it ...

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Bill Pulte pledges to scrutinize ‘underperforming’ Fannie and Freddie, root out mortgage fraud

Bill Pulte, the newly confirmed director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), is wasting no time in making a splash with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, suggesting they too might receive the D...

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Rising production expenses hit IMB profits in Q4 2024

Independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a pre-tax net loss of $40 on each loan they originated in Q4 2024, a decrease from the reported net profit of...

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