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The court ruling on the $100,000 H-1B fee raises questions about localized housing demand, especially in markets such as Celina north of Dallas. Executives and economists say uncertainty around immigration policy and tech hiring may limit any near-term rebound even if the ruling stands.

May housing starts fell 15.4% to 1.177M, while completed new homes for sale hit 122,000, a level that often limits new building.

July payrolls fell 23,000 and revisions cut 103,000, while wage growth slowed to 3.2%, sharpening the Fed’s September decision.

The measure would temporarily suspend the application of Build America, Buy America requirements for certain affordable housing projects.

Sagent hired Kenneth Posner, a former Mr. Cooper strategy leader, as CFO as it scales its Dara mortgage servicing platform.

New York City is not dead. Dead cities do not command global capital, fill Broadway theaters or charge $28 for a cocktail with three ingredients and a story. But the version of New York that anchored American economic gravity for much of the last century is weakening. What is changing is not the cit...

Two senior AEs describe how originators are adjusting to a higher-rate market by focusing on what they can control. They highlight HELOC and non-QM opportunities, niche targeting such as self-employed borrowers and using AEs as proactive scenario partners.

Generative AI is flooding housing and mortgage feeds with similar content, reducing the value of visibility alone. With trust in AI for home search down to 16% and 55% preferring a human for mortgages, the author argues authority comes from position, point of view and proof.

The commonly cited 65% homeownership figure is an owner-occupancy rate that counts owner-occupied units, not adult owners. A proposed homeowners-to-population ratio estimates 53% of US adults own a home, and 13.9% live in owner-occupied homes but likely are not owners.

Mortgage lenders and servicers report that legacy systems are limiting efficiency and increasing compliance and security exposure. Most are attempting migrations, but long timelines and resource constraints keep many organizations stuck mid-transition.

Spreading regulatory concern over New York City office-to-residential conversions intensified after two more developments experienced work stoppages due to jobsite issues. Inspectors fully halted work at 222 Broadway in Lower Manhattan after cracked concrete beams on the 32nd floor went unreported t...

Luxury home prices are up about 5% while the US faces a 4 million home supply deficit. Competition from AI data centers is intensifying labor and materials constraints, increasing cost and timeline risks.

Real estate, title and mortgage firms often rely on outsourced IT. This guide outlines key risks of weak support and the core services to require, including monitoring, patching, backups and cybersecurity controls.

President Donald Trump is moving forward with a renewed attempt to remove Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations.

<p>Price joined Better in June 2025 after leading fintech work at FHFA and Figure Technologies</p>

When it comes to private listings, the seller's case is being made loudly and well, eXp CTO Carrie Lysenko writes. The buyer's voice is barely being heard at all.

NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said existing-home sales and median home prices should increase 4 percent by the end of 2026, despite market headwinds.

The Homes.com parent company asked to file a "friend of the court" brief defending Compass and Chicago’s MRED multiple listing service.

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Pratzios told a standing-room-only crowd at NAR's 2026 Legislative Meetings that AI tools are available now — and agents who wait risk falling behind in what he called a "K-shaped economy" splitting businesses into two camps.

Realty ONE Group has rebuilt its agent platform from scratch, launching ZONE Pro, a proprietary AI-powered operating system that bundles an AI growth coach, global referral network and business automation tools.