Homebuilding is hard right now, but that doesn’t mean it still doesn’t follow simple rules. StyleCraft Builders CEO Doug French sees today’s homebuilding business and operational hurdles – including r...
Sep 10, 2026 · 5 min readDeveloper Jay Roberts is making a splash in South Florida. The CEO of Miami-based Prosper Group recently closed on a $50 million site along the Miami River in the city’s Brickell district. The 1-acre...
Sep 10, 2026 · 5 min readFannie Mae and Freddie Mac have published official pricing grids for single-family mortgages using the traditional Classic FICO and new VantageScore 4.0 models. Early analyses suggest the new credit s...
Sep 10, 2026 · 5 min readToday, mortgage rates rose above 7% for the first time this year. The positive storyline for the 2026 housing market was that mortgage spreads near normal would reduce mortgage rate volatility and kee...
Sep 10, 2026 · 5 min readExisting home sales fell 2% month over month in August to a seasonally adjusted annual sales pace of 3.98 million, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Th...
Sep 10, 2026 · 5 min readNine in 10 U.S. seniors report at least one barrier that affects their health, independence or access to care, with aging-in-place challenges, support gaps and medical debt all worsening in 2026, acco...
Sep 10, 2026 · 5 min readMove over “Jersey Boys,” because this Jersey girl is the queen bee of the New Jersey real estate market. Teresa Minnick of Christie’s International Real Estate Group is a leading broker in the Garden...
Sep 10, 2026 · 5 min readOn September 3, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would let every approved lender use VantageScore 4.0, effective immediately. (The enterpris...
Sep 09, 2026 · 5 min readHome equity loans can provide seniors with access to cash without having to sell their home, though qualifying with retirement income and managing a new monthly payment can be difficult. This guide ex...
Sep 07, 2026 · 5 min readSummer’s done, and the hustle of fall will soon be upon us. Part of the background noise of the season will be the elections for state and federal legislatures. That includes the New York State Senate...
Sep 06, 2026 · 5 min readLast year I saw that the housing market was shifting in mid-June and that it would take six to nine months for people to understand what was happening. Sales were about to grow, inventory growth was a...
Sep 05, 2026 · 5 min readPresident Donald Trump on Friday demanded that the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, threatening to halt trade with countries with which the U.S. runs a trade deficit if the central bank does not co...
Sep 04, 2026 · 5 min read[Editor’s note: This is Part 3 of a three-part series exploring disruptions, potential solutions and homebuilding’s business impacts of recent immigration enforcement initiatives. Part 1 is here, and ...
Sep 04, 2026 · 5 min readBill Pulte took to social media this week to say the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is “seriously considering” the adoption of a bi-merge credit report while also “studying” the usage of just o...
Sep 04, 2026 · 5 min readThe next useful layer of housing data is hyperlocal: subdivisions, developments, buildings and competitive sets that can matter more to an individual property than broad geographic averages. “Real est...
Sep 04, 2026 · 5 min read