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Three housing organizations sent a letter this week to leaders at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and their regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, regarding pending changes to condominium lending rules through the government-sponsored enterprises.

HighTechLending markets its EquitySelect HELOC for 55+ borrowers as HECM volume has fallen about 78% since 2009.

Additions include the Andrew Klima Team, which joined from SERHANT. and closed $58 million in sales across 90 transactions in 2025.

The Dream Finders-Beazer situation has now moved beyond a standard merger-and-acquisition negotiation. It has become a live case study in public company governance, board discretion, shareholder rights, and the limits of process as a defense. On the surface, this resembles a familiar public-company ...

A federal judge denied the FTC partial summary judgment bid in the Zillow Redfin antitrust case, with the trial expected to start Aug. 24.

The median sales price rose to a record $440,600 in June — up annually 1.8% and the 36th consecutive month of year-over-year price gains.

Remodeling contractors remained optimistic in the second quarter of 2026 even as material costs and economic uncertainty delayed larger jobs, according to new data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The NAHB Remodeling Market Index (RMI) came in at 61 in Q2 2026, down one point f...

VantageScore 5.0 launches as a tri-bureau model using post-2020 data, claiming up to 9% better prediction and steadier scores.

WNC & Associates closed a $210 million national Low-Income Housing Tax Credit fund that will finance 2,015 affordable units in 18 communities across 13 states.

Not every housing policy labeled “affordable” is actually designed to make housing more affordable. That is the central problem with today’s “missing middle” debate. Across the country, duplexes, triplexes, courtyard apartments, townhomes and small multifamily buildings are being promoted as the sol...

<p>More than one in three estate agency proposals are sent after the six-hour window associated with higher instruction conversion rates, according to research analysing over 123,000 proposals. The study found regional variations, with the North West achieving the fastest turnaround at 2 hours 41 mi...

<p>Prime Minister Andy Burnham has confirmed that Stamp Duty will not be reformed in the upcoming Budget, dismissing weekend reports suggesting the tax was under review. The decision follows concerns that speculation about potential changes could freeze the housing market.</p> <p>The post <a href="h...

<p>Garrett, McAuley &amp; Co. surveyed 53 mortgage banking firms, with composite scores ranging from 53 to 80</p>

Indianapolis-based apartment developer Milhaus started building an apartment project in Manatee County, Florida, under the state&#8217;s Live Local Act after securing its funding earlier this year. It may be one of the few to be built in the county, next to Sarasota, under the law, until lawsuits ov...

[Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part article in the aftermath of filings this week from Dream Finders Homes and Beazer Homes, as Dream Finders pursues Beazer as an acquisition target. Here’s the link to Part 1].&#160; The surface question in the Dream Finders Homes&#8211;Beazer Homes tak...

Cleora near Salida, Colorado is building 106 3D-printed homes, using robotics to improve speed, resiliency and labor efficiency.

Rate announced on Thursday that more than a dozen loan officers have joined the company from New American Funding.

The Federal Reserve on Thursday outlined a slate of five new task forces led by prominent academics and business leaders. They will scrutinize how the central bank communicates, manages its balance sheet, interprets data, evaluates productivity and jobs, and responds to inflation.

Moves include a streamlined listing submission process, unified consumer display standards, new privacy controls and expanded pre-marketing.

<p>The Financial Conduct Authority opened just one enforcement investigation into mortgage fraud in 2025, according to Freedom of Information data. The figure marks a significant decline from three to four cases per year in previous years.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.propertywire.com/news/u...