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Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities agreed to an all-stock merger of equals that will create a $69 billion multifamily giant controlling more than 180,000 apartments across the country, the companies announced Thursday. The combined real estate investment trust will have a pro forma equity ...

The 55+ buyer is making a different kind of purchase, prioritizing planning for a future they aren't yet experiencing. Seniors Real Estate Specialist Karen Light shares ways to guide the conversation.

HUD has published recommendations urging state and local governments to reduce regulatory barriers to housing construction. But independent analyses from Zillow and Realtor.com identify mortgage rate lock-in, stretched consumer budgets and tariff-driven volatility as supply constraints that the repo...

Newrez launches Rezi Mortgage Assistant, a custom ChatGPT tool trained on its own underwriting guidelines, letting borrowers research mortgage options without forms, phone calls or sales pressure.

For agents and brokers, the disruption moved a broader fight over pre-marketed listings into more practical territory about advising clients.

Kathy Viard and Peter Morris, co-owners of Signature Premier Properties on Long Island, New York, talk with Darryl Davis about culture and retention.

When content feels generic, it signals a lack of effort, and that is a direct hit on your credibility as a communicator, Holly Brink writes.

Broker Lori Muller explains what a groundbreaking shift in celebrity marketing can teach you about leadership and business-building.

65-and-older households now spend about $122,000 annually, compared with roughly $60,000 in 2000, according to survey data.

MRED cut Zillow and Trulia listing feeds amid an antitrust suit, pulling 40,000 listings after 9 were banned under Zillow display standards.

Rocket began using VantageScore 4.0 with Classic FICO, as FHFA pilots the model and lenders delivered $10 million in loans to Freddie Mac.

Showings said its aims to modernize the selling experience through a fee-free structure "centered on savings, efficiency and buyer activity."

April housing starts rose 4.6% year over year while single-family starts fell 2.4%, and new home inventory declined 4.6% from last year.

BlackWolf says AI adoption rose from 15% in 2023 to 38% in 2025, cutting mortgage servicing costs by 30% to 50% amid more oversight.

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<p>New data from the English Housing Survey shows 93% of leaseholders living in flats are satisfied with their tenure, prompting calls for the government to reconsider proposed leasehold reforms. The Residential Freehold Association warns that changes could remove £18.7 billion in ground rent invest...

A new platform from Rodland Real Estate is helping independent brokerages compete at scale without losing their identity.

As Florida homeowners face an escalating property insurance and affordability crisis, access to accessible financing like R-PACE is essential for funding critical, storm-resilient home upgrades. Federal regulators must roll back restrictive red tape to preserve these low-risk financial tools, ensuri...

America’s housing affordability debate has become one of those national arguments that sounds complete until you look at the product itself. The prevailing story holds that homes became unaffordable because prices outpaced incomes. That is true, but incomplete. The uncomfortable truth is that Americ...