Your Daily Real Estate Intelligence

Merri Jo Cowen steps down as Stellar MLS CEO after 17 years, and COO Shayne Fairley takes over in the planned Q1 2026 transition.

<p>Mortgage approvals dropped to 60,000 in January, below an average of around 64,100 over the previous 6-months, the Bank of England Money &#38; Credit data for January has found. Approvals for remortgaging decreased slightly to 38,100 in January from 38,400 in December. Tomer Aboody, director of s...

HMDA reporting season is here, and for compliance professionals at community banks, it’s a stressful time of year. Between now and March 2nd, financial institutions must submit detailed data from the previous calendar year's mortgage applications and loans to their regulators. HMDA reporting season ...

Focus on clear positioning, consistent content, strong relationships and simplified systems to build a business that attracts clients, Joe Killinger writes.

Analysts and housing experts this week balked at what some called California's "landed gentry" system for passing property down to younger generations.

High-net-worth relationships are still built in real life, Aspen agent Heather Sinclair writes, and shared experiences build equity that pays off in luxury transactions.

<p>Cubica Capital has secured £6.8 million from Secure Trust Bank Real Estate Finance to refinance a converted office building in Sidcup, south-east London. The five-year facility covers Roxby House, a five-storey building originally designed by post-war architect Owen Luder.</p> <p>The post <a href...

Connecticut Senate Bill 340 would mandate public marketing for listings unless sellers opt out, mirroring bills in three other states.

Rhode Island, like other states nationwide, is grappling with a housing affordability crisis.​ State lawmakers are now on their sixth legislative package to strengthen efforts to improve housing affordability. This time, the package includes reviving boarding houses and co-living. Like California, F...

Two ex-employees of Direct Mortgage filed a suit seeking more than $750,000, alleging fraud and unpaid wages.

Green Brick Partners kept a 29.4% gross margin in Q4 2025, but incentives rose to 9.2% and starts fell 14% year over year.

LeadingRE CEO Paul Boomsma told brokerage leaders the outlook is uncertain, with M&#038;A, private listings and profit pressure in focus.

<p>Average rates on existing mortgages are expected to rise from 4.1% this year to 4.5% by 2030, the government revealed in the Spring Statement. In a low-key statement, Chancellor Rachel Reeves revealed that the OBR has downgraded expected economic growth to 1.1%, down from 1.4% in November’s Budge...

The report found that 77% of participants save at least $1,500 per month, indicating a focus on long-term financial planning.

Agents can upload photos, videos and links or allow the system to suggest content by scanning local news and MLS data.

Housing affordability continues to dominate the headlines, but most proposed “solutions” rely on assumptions that are either unlikely or insufficient on their own. Falling interest rates, off-site construction, government subsidies and value engineering all play a role. None of them – individually o...

The pilot aims to unlock spare bedrooms across the city to ease affordability pressures and expand housing inventory.

The team placed 159th nationally and 16th in Florida by sales volume, according to most RealTrends Verified rankings.

February HECM endorsements fell 20.7% to 1,821 loans, while HMBS issuance slipped to $431 million with 66 pools issued.

<p>The average value of rental arrears dropped 8% to £1,980 in 2025, while claims values fell 2% to £1,178, according to data from Reposit. Despite lower monetary values, case numbers increased slightly, indicating more tenants faced financial difficulty with smaller individual debts.</p> <p>The pos...