Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the contributions Hispanic families, entrepreneurs, workers, and community leaders have made to our communities and our economy. It is also an opportunit...
Oct 12, 2026 · 5 min readKey Takeaways You may use a home equity loan to build an ADU or addition if your available equity supports the loan amount and you can afford the monthly payments. A home equity loan suits projects wi...
Oct 12, 2026 · 5 min readThe surge in homebuilder merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions over the past 12 months raises questions about the potential for more deals, their drivers and their mechanics. Will builder M&A deal...
Oct 12, 2026 · 5 min readThe Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is shifting its push from score providers to the credit bureaus, signaling a potential end to required tri-merge reports. “Credit scores matter, but as we all kn...
Oct 12, 2026 · 5 min readWhen looking at their newly formed mortgage joint venture, Revenos Mortgage, executives at both eXp Realty and Newrez, see nothing but opportunities ahead. “When you think about our ecosystem across ...
Oct 12, 2026 · 5 min readWhat’s the Difference Between Renting & Leasing?
Oct 12, 2026 · 5 min readBack in 1997, one of the storied New York City real estate firms — Tishman Speyer — purchased one of the storied New York City properties: the Chrysler Building. Well, technically, what Tishman Speyer...
Oct 11, 2026 · 5 min readWith every new Manhattan office report of late, the good news flows like lava. Leasing volume was up 2.3 percent in the third quarter from the same time last year. Vacancy was at 12.6 percent — the ...
Oct 09, 2026 · 5 min readIn July, the manufactured housing industry secured a major policy win — the removal of the permanent chassis requirement — following the passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act. Industry lead...
Oct 08, 2026 · 5 min readFor real estate professionals, succession planning can be easy to postpone. The business is personal, the work is demanding and many agents remain deeply involved long after they could have stepped aw...
Oct 08, 2026 · 5 min readFor Century Communities, acquisition of a five-generation Texas homebuilder had a simple motivation: Expand its Dallas-Fort Worth footprint to compete seriously there with the big guys. For the seller...
Oct 08, 2026 · 5 min readFor reverse mortgage originators, the winds of change have been blowing in the direction of proprietary products for much of 2026. And one of the nation’s leading lenders, Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, ha...
Oct 08, 2026 · 5 min read
All eyes were on the most controversial asset class in America during Commercial Observer’s Data Centers Development and Infrastructure Forum, held Oct. 6 in Midtown Manhattan at the City University o...
Oct 08, 2026 · 5 min read
What is Speculative Development?
Oct 08, 2026 · 5 min readMarlene Hamad was going to make it in New York City come hell or high water. She was a fresh-faced 22-year-old college graduate pursuing a dream. At first, that dream looked like a career as a certif...
Oct 08, 2026 · 5 min read