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Meet New England Property Owners, Operators & Partners on August 27
We wanted to put an upcoming New England real estate gathering on your radar that may be especially relevant if you own, invest in, manage, or

Beyond townhomes: tips from the experts on designing for density
Against a litany of cross-currents and headwinds, builders in many markets need a product mix and community design that meet density requirements, attracts buyers and

Modular Building Institute sues Oregon over modular wage rule
Oregon lawmakers sought to have out-of-state modular home fabrication factories pay workers wages as if production were occurring within the state. A national trade group

KB Home’s CEO says scale matters most at the local level
Scale is homebuilding’s buzzword of the moment. Still, there’s scale. And then there’s what a top-10 homebuilder does with it when everybody else is scrambling

Better's Nicholas Calamari put on administrative leave
After a tumultuous few weeks at Better Home & Finance Holding Co., the company is continuing to shake up its leadership team after replacing founder

Eighth Circuit upholds NAR commission lawsuit settlement
Nearly exactly two years after the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) home seller commission lawsuit settlement agreement business practice changes went into effect, the Eighth

Agents should track referrals and repeat business, not just volume
Most every agent can tell you their average sales price, their days on market and their close rate. These numbers are easy to find because

Bank of America, PNC top Keynova's 2026 home equity scorecard
Bank of America and PNC tied for first place for the second straight year in Keynova Group’s 2026 Mortgage-Home Equity Scorecard, which evaluates the digital

Evergreen Home Loans launches BrokerBrand TPO channel
Evergreen Moneysource Mortgage Co., dba Evergreen Home Loans, has launched BrokerBrand TPO, a third-party origination channel designed exclusively for independent mortgage brokers, the company announced

First American Title honors retiring president
First American Financial announced that Sally French Tyler, president of First American Title Insurance Company, will retire at the end of 2026 after 21 years

NAR launches quarterly index for commercial real estate demand
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has rolled out a Commercial Real Estate Demand Index that tracks early economic drivers of space demand across 306

Mortgage industry faces renewed job pressure amid flat volume
Brett Ludden, managing director and head of mortgage solutions at Milliman, has seen a shift in mortgage lenders’ expectations since the beginning of the year.

How to read housing market trends in your local market
The national housing market looks remarkably stable right now. But that stability is hiding very different versions of housing normalization at the local level. In

Shaun Harkley joins MoxiWorks as SVP of sales
Shaun Harkley will join MoxiWorks as senior vice president of sales on Sept. 14, according to an announcement on Wednesday. He is moving to the

Mortgage applications fall 0.4% as rates see little change
Mortgage applications decreased 0.4% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association(MBA)’s weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending Aug.

Better lawsuit targets board control fight with Vishal Garg
Better Home & Finance Holding Co. has filed a federal lawsuit against former CEO and founder Vishal Garg, escalating a battle over leadership of the