Residential properties and housing market
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 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 read
Today’s senior housing boom comes with an expiration date, and the developers who recognize that now will hold the long-term competitive advantage. The financial engine powering this boom is a single...
Sep 10, 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 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 readInvestors accounted for 27% of U.S. single-family home purchases from March through June 2026, down from 28% at the end of the first quarter, according to a Sept. 3 analysis from Cotality. The decline...
Sep 04, 2026 · 5 min read
Century City has long been one of Los Angeles’ most concentrated office districts, but Reuben Brothers is betting that the area’s next chapter will look far more residential, experiential and luxury-d...
Sep 03, 2026 · 5 min readKey Takeaways Property-tax deferral and a reverse mortgage are not independent tools; both place a lien on your home and can collide. A reverse mortgage generally has to sit in first-lien position, wh...
Sep 03, 2026 · 5 min readMonday’s lawsuit settlement between Compass and Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) could have implications well beyond Washington state. An end to litigation comes as brokerages and multiple l...
Sep 02, 2026 · 5 min readI ordered a grill online last year. Standard purchase, nothing special. But at some point after clicking buy, I noticed I could see exactly where it was at any given moment. Which facility it left. Wh...
Sep 02, 2026 · 5 min read
Residential · Condo Manhattan Development The Plan: At 44 West Eighth Street, the Goal Is a ‘Wonderful Visual Cacophony’ By Amanda Schiavo September 2, 2026 6:00 am reprints The exterior facade...
Sep 02, 2026 · 5 min readAs the need for affordable housing in the U.S. grows, the tax-exempt commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market is emerging as a potential financing tool to deliver more homes. New federal ru...
Sep 01, 2026 · 5 min readHigher mortgage rates have tended to slow housing data over the past few years and that has been the case in 2026. But this year has been a bit more orderly since mortgage rates haven’t broken over 7%...
Aug 29, 2026 · 5 min readKey Takeaways In 2026, “fast” HELOCs can mean approval in minutes and funding in 3–10 days thanks to online automation and AVM appraisals. Aven is our Best Overall pick: the fastest combination on thi...
Aug 26, 2026 · 5 min readHomebuilding’s Summer of 2026 race to the bottom is on. Even as new home prices fell to a five-year low, sales slowed sharply in July as builders contended with cautious buyers and growing new-home in...
Aug 25, 2026 · 5 min readThe homebuilding industry has a favorite word: Scale. Executives use it. Analysts use it. Investors use it. Consultants use it. Whenever a builder grows, someone inevitably explains why the company h...
Aug 25, 2026 · 5 min read