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The DOJ dropped its investigation into the Federal Reserve regarding Jerome Powell's congressional testimony on the central bank's headquarters renovation, a decision that potentially clears the path for Kevin Warsh's confirmation as Powell's successor.

M/I Homes kept a spec-heavy mix last quarter, with about half of deliveries coming from spec homes. Sales rose 3% y/y, but average price fell 4% to $459,000 and gross margin declined 390 bps y/y to 22.0%.

MRED is opening its MLS and Private Listing Network to agents nationwide, backed by a Compass listing feed and subsidies.

MRED will offer any licensed agent at a brokerage access to its Private Listing Network that allows for pre-marketed listings.

Tennessee bill to allow proprietary reverse mortgages expands options beyond HECMs and their $1.25 million limit for 2026.

<p>UK residential property sales have declined 6.7% year-to-date compared to the same period in 2025, with 368,000 homes sold subject to contract by mid-April 2026. A significant 47% of homes that left estate agents' books in March were withdrawn unsold, attributed to overvaluing practices.</p> <p>T...

<p>The Conveyancing Task Force has called for the elimination of referral fees in the property sector, describing them as an "unseen surcharge" on homebuyers. The organisation joins the Law Society in demanding an end to the practice, though it proposes a phased approach rather than an immediate ban...

I started in mortgages in 2007 for a brokerage office in Salem, Oregon. Within my first year and a half, I was one of the top-producing loan officers in the office. At the same time, the world around me was coming apart. I didn’t realize at the time that the industry I had just joined was starting ...

The FICO versus VantageScore debate is about more than score fees, as lender choice, adverse selection and secondary-market pricing could ultimately affect mortgage costs for borrowers.

In the fastest markets, more than 1 in 3 homes sell within a week. In the slowest, listings sit for months, Zillow's latest data finds.

<p>Whitegates has acquired independent estate agency Harvey &#038; Ryall in Huddersfield, expanding the presence of franchise owners Chan and Kashmir Khangura across West Yorkshire. The acquisition transfers Harvey &#038; Ryall's property portfolio to Whitegates Huddersfield, with the franchise stat...

<p>London estate agency group Foxtons has reported a 57% decline in pre-tax profit to £4.4m for the six months ending 30 June, as the company navigated weaker sales market conditions and the effects of the Renters' Rights Act on its lettings business. Revenue fell 3% year-on-year to £83.7m, with sal...

The fight over Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker&#8217;s sweeping housing reform agenda is intensifying as both sides harden their positions. Supporters and detractors by the thousands delivered their opening arguments Thursday at the first major hearing on Pritzker&#8217;s six-bill package. Pritzker&#821...

PulteGroup's Q1 2026 ASP fell 5% to $542,000, incentives rose to 10.9%, and gross margin declined to 24.4%.

The mid-spring earnings cycle has produced a common-language reality check for America’s public homebuilders: the operating backdrop worsened faster than many management teams expected. In such a context of nearly-universal challenge, doing less-worse may count as a win. Meritage Homes’ Q1 2026 numb...

The trends is reshaping how agents build their businesses, talk about value and prepare for a future without traditional buyer pipelines.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created the Office of Deed Theft Prevention, a new unit housed in the Department of Finance to coordinate citywide efforts to combat fraudulent property transfers.

SoFi unveiled an end-to-end digital HELOC and a 50-member advisory council as homeowners aim to keep 2% to 3% mortgages.

Jerome Powell's tenure as Federal Reserve chair is coming to an end as the Department of Justice (DOJ) has ended its investigation of alleged cost overruns on the Fed headquarters' renovations.

For many, the decision to list is no longer about timing. It's about necessity, said Coldwell Banker Affiliates President Jason Waugh.