Housing

Tidalwave lands $22M Series A funding led by Permanent Capital, D.R. Horton

Mortgage technology startup Tidalwave has raised $22 million in a Series A funding round to expand the market share of its agentic artificial intelligence (AI)-powered point-of-sale platform, the c...

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NAR’s MLS rule rewrite sparks new allegation: ‘This is proof they violated antitrust law’

The changes the National Association of Realtors (NAR) made to its MLS Policy Handbook announced earlier this week did not go unnoticed by the Realtor plaintiffs in the Hardy lawsuit. F...

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Mortgage origination activity remains stuck in neutral

In the third quarter of 2025, 1.77 million mortgages were issued on residential properties with one to four units, representing a decrease of 1.6% from the previous quarter but a 1.9% increase from...

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In the Pipeline: Park Senior Villas Chandler to Expand; Dogwood Estates Finishes $1M Renovation

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 cut...

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From the warming drawer to the freezer: Tariffs, the Supreme Court and housing

As someone who’s spent decades in the mortgage trenches—and as one of the owners of a $1 billion independent mortgage banking company—I’ve seen a few sunrises and sunsets in this industry. The 2008...

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Lument Securities Arranges $60M Sale of Four Long-Term Care Facilities in West Virginia

WEST VIRGINIA — Lument Securities has brokered the sale of four state-owned long-term care communities totaling 511 beds in West Virginia to Marx Development Group (MDG) for $60 million. Majestic C...

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Rogerson Communities to Add 1,000 Senior Living Units in Next 5 Years to Meet Growing Demand

With a portfolio split between affordable housing and senior living, Rogerson Communities is expanding its presence throughout the Boston metropolitan area. Despite facing challenges and pre...

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As AI stocks soar, retirement planning takes center stage

As artificial intelligence (AI) stocks like Nvidia, Oracle, Palantir and Tesla are swelling, fear of an AI stock bubble has created divisions on concerns that may loom on the horizon. On...

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House bill seeks to streamline affordable housing development

From fast-growing Sun Belt metros to long-stalled coastal markets, local, county, and state jurisdictions are grappling with ways to unwind decades of regulatory deadweight, zoning bottlenecks, com...

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DRB Homes launches for-sale housing at Charleston Navy Yard

When South Carolina’s Charleston Naval Shipyard closed in 1996, the decision led to significant job losses and economic shock for the local community. North Charleston spent years crafti...

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Existing home sales show 4 months of year-over-year growth

Existing home sales posted another positive year-over-year print in October, marking the 4th straight month of year-over-year growth. Earlier in the year, I predicted that existing home sales would...

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Why Clinical Expertise, Transparency ‘Is No Longer Optional’ in Senior Living

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription Senior living resident satisfaction scores are on the rise, but to keep residents and their families happy in the future, operators must cont...

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Cooling home prices, stable inventory as buyers gain leverage

The U.S. housing market continues to show signs of cooling as listing prices ease and inventory levels remain steady, according to most recent HousingWire data. As of Nov. 14, the median...

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Unlisted hopes to unlock more housing inventory

The idea for proptech firm Unlisted came to founder and CEO Katie Hill after she fell in love with a neighbor’s house and approached him about potentially buying it if he ever decided to sell. ...

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Compass welcomes RealTrends Verified Van Volkenburg Virginia-based team

Compass adds the Dianne Van Volkenburg Team to its Great Falls, Va., office — bringing more than 80 years of combined experience in residential and land transactions, subdivision work, acquisitions...

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FOA maps next steps after PHH reverse asset acquisition

Onity Group, the parent company of PHH Mortgage Corp. and its reverse mortgage arm, Liberty Reverse Mortgage, announced this week that it has chosen to stop originating reverse mortgages. Instead, ...

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Keller Williams Realty Atlanta partners with Southeast Mortgage of Georgia

Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Partners has entered into a strategic partnership with Southeast Mortgage of Georgia — linking the state’s largest real estate franchise with its largest non-bank mor...

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Off-site housing: cure or political distraction? Our Denver correspondents weigh in

At The Builder’s Daily Focus on Excellence Conference in Denver, we had a chance over breakfast to discuss what we were seeing in off-site housing. While we have come at this from diffe...

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DocMagic adds in-person electronic notarization to Total eClose

DocMagic has introduced in-person electronic notarization (IPEN) to its Total eClose platform giving lenders and settlement providers a broader range of digital closing options, especially in state...

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FICO and Plaid partner on updated UltraFICO Score

FICO and Plaid announced on Thursday a partnership to launch an updated version of the UltraFICO Score that incorporates real-time cash flow data into traditional credit scoring. The new...

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Homebuyer affordability improves for fifth straight month

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s Purchase Applications Payment Index (PAPI) for October showed that homebuyer affordability improved for the fifth consecutive month, with the national media...

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