Residential properties and housing market
Key Takeaways Mobile home refinancing usually requires the home to be classified as real property on land you own with a HUD-approved foundation. Homes built after June 15, 1976, are typically manufac...
Sep 21, 2026 · 5 min readKey Takeaways HEI providers focus primarily on your home’s equity and value rather than strict credit scores or debt-to-income ratios, with most requiring at least 20% to 30% equity remaining after th...
Sep 21, 2026 · 5 min readCollege towns across the country have seen median home list prices surge by double digits since name, image and likeness (NIL) deals became legal for student-athletes in 2021, according to HousingWire...
Sep 18, 2026 · 5 min readIn his 2006 hit song “Gravity,” an introspective John Mayer proclaimed, “gravity is working against me, and gravity wants to bring me down.” On Lennar’s Q3 2026 earnings call Thursday, the Miami-based...
Sep 18, 2026 · 5 min readHow to Become a Commercial Real Estate Agent
Sep 17, 2026 · 5 min readActive adult buyers, who often sit on decades of built-up equity, are at least partially shielded from the affordability constraints squeezing younger, entry-level buyers.But that doesn’t mean marketi...
Sep 14, 2026 · 5 min readCompass launched the Compass Global Division, an internal agent-to-agent network designed to connect U.S.-based clients with vetted advisors for international real estate transactions, the company ann...
Sep 14, 2026 · 5 min readFor Char Kurihara, homebuilding job titles might well be artifacts of a bygone era. That’s not about title inflation or ego. If anything, it’s the opposite. Since the housing and financial crisis, the...
Sep 14, 2026 · 5 min readHomebuilding 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 read