Housing

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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57 crucial real estate statistics that explain the 2025 market

There is an endless supply of real estate statistics out there, but what the heck do you do with all of them? Well, the old saying “knowledge is power” rings very true here. Stats are the fuel to t...

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The future of mortgage professionals: Adapting to a changing market

The mortgage professional of the future goes beyond the transaction. Our mortgage industry is experiencing a fundamental shift. Traditional loan officers who focus solely on transactions are being ...

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In the Pipeline: Harbert South Bay Partners Start in California; Solinity Development to Oversee 100-Acre Senior Living, Mixed Use Plan

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ subscription In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting...

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How a government shutdown could impact reverse mortgages

In what seems to have become an ongoing tradition, lawmakers in Congress are bringing the federal government ever closer to a partial shutdown due to an impending lapse in appropriations scheduled ...

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Senior Living Industry Struggling With Growth Even as Optimism Abounds

This article is part of your SHN+ subscription The senior living industry is much more optimistic in 2025 about the demand at its doorstep in the form of the baby boomers – but there is ...

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Supreme Lending looks to expand along the West Coast

Mortgage industry veterans Eli Fairfield and Brian Keranen have joined Everett Financial (dba Supreme Lending) as regional directors for the Pacific Southwest, the company announced. Fai...

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Compass in negotiations to buy HomeServices of America

Compass is in “advanced talks” to acquire HomeServices of America, the real estate wing of Warren Buffett-owned conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway. The news was reported Thursday afternoon ...

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Pre-retirement anxiety is rising, but current retirees are optimistic

Generally speaking, retirement sentiment among those currently in the planning stage is high. Two-thirds of pre-retirees express confidence in their plans as it stands, but the metric took a notabl...

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Los Angeles suspends new Section 8 applications, approvals amid federal uncertainty

Citing federal budget uncertainty, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles announced last week that it has stopped accepting new applications for Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs), commonly r...

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Oxford Senior Living Turns to Improvement After Life Plan Community Acquisition

Fresh off of its latest growth push, Oxford Senior Living is looking inward to improve its operations in 2025 and prepare for a changing customer. The company recently acquired a former ...

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Mortgage demand for new homes is down 6.9% in the past year

Mortgage applications for new-home purchases fell 6.9% year over year in February, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s Builder Application Survey that was released Thurs...

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Andrew Pohlmann named SVP, business development at Cenlar

Nationwide mortgage loan servicer Cenlar FSB announced today that Andrew Pohlmann has joined the organization as senior vice president of business development. Pohlmann, who brings 30 y...

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Southern construction boom is aiding housing affordability

As the 2025 spring homebuying season begins, the national housing market continues to struggle with supply shortages. But increased activity in residential construction, particularly in the South, ...

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Ricky Carruth: Why 2025 might be your BEST year in real estate

Are you afraid of failing out of real estate in 2025? If you’re not, maybe you should be. Red flags are everywhere. Case in point: an updated list of the dizzying number of Trump’s executive orders...

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Senate confirms Bill Pulte as FHFA director

The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Bill Pulte to serve as the new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Pulte succeeds Sandra Thompson, who led the agency under the Biden admini...

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