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Newrez delivered a higher first-quarter 2026 profit while holding to a “pricing discipline” strategy amid intense mortgage competition, helping parent company Rithm Capital post stronger results for the period.

Southern Impression Homes delivered the first phase of a Texas BTR community, and plans 3 more Texas projects in 2026 with Sumitomo backing.

At The Gathering, New American Funding and NFM Lending leaders said AI will reshape lending and raise job concerns in operations.

HUD called on the real estate industry to "revisit ethics training materials and reconsider public statements" around the topics.

Keller Williams' Sandra Howard explains how clear brand identity helps real estate companies avoid strategic drift.

The Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act would repeal the retirement earnings test.

Mortgage industry executives say the shift to new credit score models and lender choice could raise mortgage delinquencies, reshape pricing grids at the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) and ultimately push costs back onto borrowers, even if the costs for scores fall on the front end.

New owner Robert Palmer, who bought the platform earlier this year, said additional platform developments are in progress but not yet public.

Palmer, who spent roughly 20 years in the mortgage business, has made a pointed decision not to attach a mortgage company to LPT Realty.

Keller Williams hired Christopher Brodhead as chief revenue officer, a new role to align revenue growth strategy across its ecosystem.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner said the agency is rescinding energy-efficiency requirements tied to FHA and USDA-backed loans, announcing the move Tuesday at HousingWire’s The Gathering conference in Austin.

Inflation again outpaced home price growth. Consumer prices rose 2.4% — leaving any housing gain in negative territory.

The pro-private-listing camp has polished its talking points, coach Darryl Davis writes. Here is how to address them, point by point.

Scaling shouldn't feel like you're barely hanging on. It should feel like everything's finally clicking into place, Kevelyn Guzman writes.

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As you wrap your mind around the consolidation deal, we're making sure you have all of the information you need to navigate what comes next.

<p>The owner of a £4 million Chelsea townhouse has been issued with a second enforcement order requiring him to clear overgrown vegetation at the property, following complaints from 46 neighbouring residents. Kensington and Chelsea Council has served a Section 215 notice after Japanese knotweed conc...

<p>Medway Council is proceeding with tighter controls on houses in multiple occupation after receiving only four responses to its public consultation. Cabinet members will decide on 5th May whether to make the Article 4 Direction permanent across seven wards in Chatham, Gillingham and Strood.</p> <p...

<p>Saudi Arabia's Diriyah district in Riyadh is attracting property investor interest as a government-backed development combining residential, hospitality, and cultural elements. The mixed-use project features heritage-inspired architecture and targets premium buyers as part of Vision 2030 economic...

<p>Diriyah Company has announced The Grand Avenue, a 1.9-kilometre mixed-use development that will form a central component of the Diriyah giga-project in Riyadh. The project was presented at MIPIM 2026 and incorporates residential, commercial, retail and cultural components.</p> <p>The post <a href...