Housing

Is NAR’s move to allow non-Realtors MLS access a nothing burger?

Starting in January, local MLSs will have a lot more control over things like disciplinary actions and even who can access the MLS. These changes are the result of an 18-policy update approved by t...

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Frontier Senior Living Hits Reset After Shedding Almost 100 Communities

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription A few years ago, Frontier Senior Living was among the largest operators of memory care communities in the U.S. with a portfolio managing more tha...

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EverTrue Names COO to Lead Next Growth Chapter

Nonprofit senior living provider EverTrue has named Russ Mast as chief operating officer to help lead the organization’s growth efforts. Mast will start effective on Dec. 17th and he brings...

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Foreclosure activity up nearly 20% in October

ATTOM released its October 2025 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, showing 36,766 properties with foreclosure filings — including default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions — a 3% incre...

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Bright MLS to integrate ICE’s Paragon Connect platform

ICE Mortgage Technology and Bright MLS, the nation’s largest multiple listing service (MLS), announced that Bright will integrate ICE’s Paragon Connect MLS platform into its technology ecosystem as...

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Brookdale Senior Living Names COO to Oversee Regional Management Model

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) on Tuesday named Mary Sue Patchett as the company’s chief operating officer. Patchett, who currently serves as interim executive vice president of commun...

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When land strategy meets AI: homebuilders gain a new edge

Strategic paralysis in a buyer-stuck market If land is the lifeblood of homebuilding, then today’s land strategy is a pressure test of a company’s core strength. But how do you act when the ...

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PHH Mortgage will halt reverse originations, sell MSRs to Finance of America

Onity Group — the parent company of PHH Mortgage Corp. and its reverse mortgage arm, Liberty Reverse Mortgage — announced on Tuesday that the company has entered into a “strategic relationship” wit...

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Beazer Homes shifts to move-up buyers, bets on energy efficiency

As major builders like D.R. Horton and Tri Pointe Homes trim new home starts to protect margins, Beazer Homes is taking a page out of Lennar’s playbook. Beazer’s Q4 earnings call reveals...

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Figure unveils industry-first blockchain stock offering

Figure Technology Solutions Inc. filed a registration statement on Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed public offering of its Series A Blockchain Common Stock, m...

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REX wants the Supreme Court to reconsider hearing its case

The U.S. Supreme Court may have denied Real Estate Exchange’s (REX) to hear its appeal of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in its long-running antitrust suit against the National Associati...

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Transparency? Not today. NAR delegates reject referral-fee disclosure rule

The National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Code of Ethics will not be getting the makeover many initially anticipated at the close of the Board of Directors meeting on Monday, at the end of NAR’s ...

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Despite the headlines, Canadians are flocking to the U.S.

Trade wars. Tariffs. Trump. Since the start of 2025, the media has been hyper-focused on the three Ts. The relationship between the U.S. and Canada has been portrayed as adversarial, and on...

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Rocket Pro launches DSCR product in response to ‘market shift’

Rocket Pro announced Tuesday that it is offering a Debt Service Coverage Ratio (DSCR) product, which will enable its partners and clients to qualify for a loan on an investment property based on th...

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Charlottesville settles lawsuit on missing middle housing code

The home to the University of Virginia has ended a nightmare that left a new “missing middle” zoning code in limbo due to a legal technicality. Charlottesville has settled a lawsuit with...

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Mortgage rates are calm as the Fed rate cut debate intensifies

With only six weeks left in 2025, mortgage rates continue to stabilize in the mid-6% range. And while rates remain higher than many housing professionals and consumers would like, weekly pending ho...

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Mortgage defects are growing in prominence

The share of mortgage with critical defects rose for the second straight quarter as more borrowers tapped home equity through cash-out refinances. That’s according to ACES Quality Management‘s QC I...

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Longbridge lowers the rate on its proprietary reverse mortgages

Top-five U.S. reverse mortgage lender Longbridge Financial announced Tuesday that it’s making changes to its Platinum proprietary product suite — including a lower interest rate of 7.99% and a high...

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What does doubling ACA premiums mean for housing market buyers?

This is not my usual column, where I share an opinion (right or wrong) about what I’m writing about. Instead, I’m proposing an open question to our industry, as I’m neither an economist nor a healt...

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KeyBank Arranges $72.8M Financing for Affordable Redevelopment in Atlanta

ATLANTA — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has arranged $72.8 million in financing for the phase of the redevelopment of Atlanta Civic Center. The borrower, Civic Center ...

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Fathom Holdings reports 38% revenue growth, ancillary service expansion

Fathom Holdings is leaning into expansion, agent productivity initiatives and stronger ancillary service performance — reporting double-digit growth across its core operations in the third quarter....

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