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Financing affordable housing development – typically for lower-income households – is one of the most challenging matters in real estate. Making the economics work on a deal requires layered “hard and soft” funding sources as developers navigate rising costs, policy instability, and stru...

The ruling blocks acting CFPB Director Russell Vought from using a new legal interpretation to cut off the agency's funding stream.

A special Two Harbors Investment Corp. shareholder meeting to vote on its proposed acquisition by United Holding Corp., the parent of United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), lacked a quorum Monday morning, forcing the company to reschedule the vote for March 24.

AI adoption is accelerating client expectations, and agents face new risks around data ownership, platform lock in, and time loss from disconnected tools.

CoStar appointed Nana Banerjee as an independent director, expanding the board to nine members with eight independent directors.

Real estate agents can fuse worth with outcomes, driving overwork and underpricing, unless they build clear structures and boundaries.

Keller Williams Executive Chairman Gary Keller weighs in on private listings while announcing partnership with Zillow.

loanDepot will open a new corporate center in Miami in September, establishing an East Coast hub that expands its national footprint and centralizes key corporate functions.

A year ago, Stuart Miller described homebuilder margins as a “shock absorber.” The Lennar Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer had begun doing so two or three years earlier, as mortgage-rate pathways began wreaking havoc on the post-pandemic housing market. The metaphor suited the moment. Mor...

Hawai’i Life appoints Palo Luckett principal broker and Alex Abreu as weekend broker, plus Adam Snyder to lead agent success and innovation.

Agents are evaluating total value at brokerages, including systems, mentorship, leadership support, and long-term investment, not only splits.

Freedom Superior LLC, the indirect parent of Freedom Mortgage Corp., has agreed to acquire Seneca Mortgage Servicing LLC from EJF Capital LP.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency wants to drop “reputational harm” as a basis for suspending firms and individuals that do business with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks.

Mortgage rates rose from 6.23% to 6.94% after Iran conflict escalation, and brokers now expect about 4 million home sales in 2026.

Dionna Hall — co-CEO of Miami Realtors + RWorld — discusses what's next for BeachesMLS and MIAMI MLS and how agents can demonstrate skill.

Compass International Holdings agents at company-owned operations get free ARA membership for the rest of 2026 and all of 2027.

FAMP backs a Florida property tax amendment and seeks delays to FHFA condo rule changes, including 15% reserves starting 2027.

Lone Wolf announced Talent, a new module for its BrokerMetrics analytics platform, and Aspen, designed to work Lone Wolf's entire ecosystem.

Washington’s leadership should not be seen as an exception, Windermere's OB Jacobi writes. It should be a blueprint.

The bill adds a new section to the state's real estate brokerage law requiring broad public marketing of real estate listings.