Housing

2025 labor market holds key for mortgage rates

Labor over inflation has been my mantra since late 2022. Today, the BLS jobs report showed that the labor market is getting softer, but it’s not breaking. This gives us a glimpse of what may happen...

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Welltower’s Blockbuster Amica Deal Shows How REITs Are Turning Up Heat in Canada

On Sunday, Welltower (NYSE: WELL) announced it is acquiring a portfolio of communities managed by Amica Senior Lifestyles in Canada for a deal equivalent to almost $3.2 billion USD. Welltowe...

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Midwest, Northeast housing markets stay hot amid national cooldown

While the U.S. housing market has shown signs of slowing, demand remains strong in key Midwest and Northeast cities, where homes are selling weeks faster than the national average, according to Rea...

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New York governor backs moves to fight elder financial exploitation

Older Americans are often targets of financial scams by bad actors, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) wants to see her state’s Legislature address it more directly. Hochul is seeking to...

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Evergreen Real Estate Group Breaks Ground on 80-Unit Affordable Seniors Housing Community in Metro Chicago

FRANKLIN PARK, Ill. — Evergreen Real Estate Group has broken ground on Leyden Senior Apartments, a new affordable seniors housing community in Franklin Park, roughly 20 miles outside Chicago. ...

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“There’s No Going Back”: What Parker Health Group Has Learned About Finding Vendors

It’s fair to say that Parker Health Group has seen it all. Which makes their continuous quest for the best partners all the more relevant. Since opening in 1907, the New Jers...

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Report suggests HUD is considering use of cryptocurrency, agency denies any plans

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is considering employing cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to monitor the employment of agency grants, which some staffers believe ...

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Bipartisan lawmakers introduce bill to bolster affordable housing

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives and the Senate have introduced a new bill seeking to expand the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Housing Choi...

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Mauricio Umansky-backed trade group proposes alternative rule to CCP

There is no shortage of hot takes about the National Association of Realtors’ Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP), around which heated debates and bitter feuds have erupted on social media and beyond. ...

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Rents in the DC housing market rise after the glut of federal layoffs

The median rent price in Washington, D.C., rose 2.7% year over year in February 2025 after three months of declines, according to a Redfin report released this week. DC rents end stre...

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Movers and Shakers: Clearwater Promotes CEO; Discovery Appoints EVP

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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Rocket Mortgage to exit Canada, shift focus to US

Rocket Mortgage is shutting down its Canadian operations as the company refocuses on its core U.S. business, with plans to complete the exit by June 27, the Detroit-based lender announced Thursday....

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DOGE layoffs lead to uptick in federal jobless claims, but full impact is yet to come

The purge of staffers within the federal government is beginning to show up in employment data. The February jobs report released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal...

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Best Dining Innovation of 2024: Renovation Takes Community From Buffet-Style to Modern Cuisine

The Luther Crest Senior Living Community in Allentown, Pennsylvania underwent an expansive renovation plan that included a complete transformation of the community’s culinary and dining experience....

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The LPMAMA Script: Learn exactly what to say on your next buyer call

There are only a handful of acronyms that can change your life. LPMAMA is one of them.Think of it as ROYGBIV, but instead of helping third graders learn color theory, it will help you convert more ...

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TransUnion, Truework add mortgages to income verification tool

TransUnion has expanded its partnership with Truework to provide mortgage lenders with broader access to income and employment verification data. The collaboration integrates Truework’s ...

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With Growing Waitlist, Blakeford Senior Life Explores Growth Beyond Single Site

Single-site continuing care retirement community (CCRC) Blakeford Senior Life is exploring growing beyond its campus after three decades as a single-site. The Nashville, Tennessee-based comp...

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Trump adds Canada to tariff pause on USMCA-compliant goods

Canada has been invited to the tariff pause party. President Donald Trump signed an agreement Thursday for a one-month pause to 25% tariffs on Canadian goods covered by the United States-Mex...

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Anthony Hsieh returns to loanDepot as Frank Martell departs

loanDepot founder and controlling shareholder Anthony Hsieh is returning to an operational role at the California-based mortgage lender and CEO Frank Martell is departing. In an announce...

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3 metrics in Friday’s jobs report that will affect mortgage rates

All eyes are on the jobs report tomorrow after a string of weak economic reports over the last week. Large-scale layoffs of government workers, President Trump’s back-and-forth tariff policies and ...

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25 Canadians charged in ‘grandparent scam’ targeting U.S. seniors

A group of 25 Canadian nationals have been charged in what the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont is referring to as a “grandparent scam” that allegedly defrauded older U.S. citizens across ...

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