Congress must pass the Protecting America’s Property Rights Act to require state-regulated title insurance for mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, safeguarding consumers from hidden title defects. Relying on unregulated alternatives like attorney opinion letters fails
Flashback Shortly after Sheryl Palmer became chief executive officer of Taylor Morrison in 2007, I met with her in Scottsdale, Arizona, to discuss a challenge that would have intimidated many experienced homebuilding leaders. The company she had inherited was not merely navigatin
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro declared he intended to go big on housing. On Monday, at least one piece of that ambition cleared the state House with a bipartisan vote, setting up a tougher sell in the Republican-controlled Senate. The House passed House Bill 2186, requiring muni
Boxabl is expanding from its Casita ADU to a Phase 2 catalog built from 3 standardized modules. A beta configurator shows 20 plus housing types, including single-family, townhomes, and multifamily, though availability depends on approvals and manufacturing scale.
Custom apps are designed to be secure, scalable and deeply integrated into a brokerage’s workflow from day one, leaders said.
Cole West named Chris Winter president of homebuilding. He has led more than 1,400 home deliveries as Southern Utah division president.
CoStar will buy Zonda for $800 million cash, while Berkshire plans to buy Taylor Morrison for $8.5 billion in cash.
From July 28–30 at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, more than 150 industry leaders, innovators and decision-makers will take the stage for three days of conversations focused on the challenges, opportunities and realities shaping residential real estate today.
Onity Group Inc. won regulatory approval for a revised sale of most of its reverse mortgage servicing rights to Finance of America, the company said Tuesday.
Thirteen states are cutting income taxes in 2026. Here's what the cuts mean for housing demand, relocation buyers and agents on both sides of the trend.
Realtor.com has debuted a new AI-powered assistant, which streamlines listing search and answers homebuyers' top real estate questions.
Agents and teams, plus Century 21, ERA Real Estate, The Agency and other industry brands made moves last week.
In the face of the current market, Eric Bramlett writes, manage expectations clearly, stay close to your clients and build the kind of trust that has a long shelf life.
Real estate associations have a choice, Doreen Spagnuolo writes: Evolve proactively and help shape the future, or risk falling behind.
Using these interactive charts, explore and analyze data from Intel's most recent survey of real estate agents and brokerage leaders, broken down by region and brokerage type. Track historical trends over time.
The Agency Art House’s Arushi Kapoor explains how fine art can elevate luxury staging, support home sales and deepen client relationships.
Top-producing real estate agents are implementing more discipline and less fluff in their business-building strategy, Chris Pollinger writes.
The Nashville MLS had previously threatened to cut Zillow's feed of listings in the region today. It said the parties were negotiating around how to compensate brokers for the listing data that powers Zillow.
Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to acquire Taylor Morrison Home Corporation for $72.50 per share in cash, valuing the national homebuilder at approximately $6.8 billion in equity and $8.5 billion in total enterprise value.
Shaky homebuyer client pools have stabilized, but agents now see a tougher path to revenue growth than they did in February.
Victor Lund argues MLSs should preserve mandatory submission while letting sellers and brokers decide when listings move to public display.
On this episode, Kate Tofuri and Alli Trowbridge, co-authors of "What Real Estate School Didn’t Teach You," unpack the huge gap between getting licensed and becoming successful.
"Whimsy" has a name now, a consumer data trail and a growing audience that spans generations. Here's what a viral lifestyle trend has to say about real estate content strategy.
Compass wants control. Zillow wants access. MLSs are picking sides. Agents and buyers are left holding the bag.
The new director will work with franchise owners on business strategy, recruiting, retention, performance initiatives and operational support.
Cloze is rolling out its new Forge product, a platform that allows brokerages to build and deploy custom tech solutions with security baked in.
Most rental applications still run on decades-old criteria that no one can trace to data. Findigs raised $32 million to fix that, and it's backing every decision with a fraud guarantee.
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