When Sandra Meyers sold a condo and bought a single-family home last year in Delaware, she wasn't prepared for the hit she'd take from government taxes and fees. "I always thought Maryland was high for closing, but this hurt," she wrote on Facebook. "Run all the numbers, but brace yourself." She sai

For years, multifamily underwriting has treated population growth as a constant factor. However, that assumption has masked an important distinction: not all demand is created equal. Workforce housing demand and Class A housing demand are increasingly being driven by different forces. This divergenc

Just as the spring homebuying season was set to kick off, the market seemingly opened its doors: Inventory was up year over year, list prices had cooled from recent highs, and mortgage rates were at their lowest point since 2024. Yet, despite these favorable indicators, April saw homebuilder sentime

World famous fantasy author Melissa McPhail was a celebrated master of building exciting worlds on the page—a skill that she extended to her extraordinary custom estate in Oregon, which is now set to be sold at auction, four years after the writer's tragic death. McPhail, who was best known for her

Reverse mortgage professionals converged in Knoxville, Tennessee, this week for the inaugural Reverse Mastermind Summit — a three-day event designed to bolster the sales skills of industry newcomers by surrounding them with knowledge from industry veterans. The event opened Tuesday with remarks from

Compass, Inc. reported strong first-quarter 2026 financial results Tuesday — reflecting its first full quarter as a combined company following its acquisition of Anywhere in January. Year-over-year comparisons reflect combined results of Compass and Anywhere for 2025, providing a like-for-like compa

HGTV star Page Turner has candidly lifted the lid on her ongoing struggle to come to terms with the death of her mother, Patricia Turner, admitting that losing her closest friend and relative to breast cancer is the hardest thing she's ever had to face. The "Love It or List It" star, 53, reflected o

PennyMac Financial Services reported first-quarter net income of $82.3 million, or $1.53 per diluted share, as stronger mortgage production helped offset weaker servicing results tied to mortgage servicing rights valuation changes and hedging losses. The Westlake Village, California-based mortgage l

Annual growth in spending on home improvement is expected to slow sharply early next year, according to new projections. Growth in national home improvement and repair spending for owner-occupied homes will slow to a trickle in the first quarter of 2027, according to the latest Leading Indicator of

As part of HousingWire’s Editor’s Choice awards spotlight series, we’re spotlighting past Women of Influence honorees whose careers, leadership and insights continue to influence the industry. This series offers a closer look at the experiences and decisions that have shaped their paths. HousingWire

Saving for a first home in Missouri is about to get a significant tax break – with a big if – provided the state Senate’s latest housing bill makes it through the House. Senate Bill 1001 passed the Senate this spring and now sits before a House committee. The bill includes a sweeping upgrade to the

New home sales at the onset of the spring selling season were higher than a year ago, but homebuilders continued to ramp up incentives and price discounts to maintain sales activity. As a result, new home prices fell to their lowest point in nearly five years during March.  There were countless head

Real estate scion Douglas Durst and his wife Susanne Durst sold a teardown in Palm Beach for $14.9 million. Records show the Dursts sold the house at 1333 North Lake Way to Austin C. Willis, the CEO of the Coconut Creek-based aerospace company Willis Lease Finance Corporation.  Margit Brandt with Pr

Sharif Hatab moved his Team Sharif Sells operation to eXp Realty from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices FOX & ROACH, Realtors and merged with Peter Boutros’ Stunning NJ Homes to launch the Unify Real Estate Team in New Jersey, the company announced on Tuesday. eXp Realty, the cloud-based brokerage sub

Zillow and Realtor.com are joining forces to display Zillow’s pre-market Preview listings on both portals, extending early access to for-sale homes to buyers across the two largest U.S. real estate search sites, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Beginning this summer, homes entered as Zillow

One of the first things home shoppers learn is that the price they see on real estate listings is nearly always negotiable. And that same flexibility exists when buying a newly built home, too, in the form of builder incentives. Builder incentives are promotions offered by developers that, much like

Frontier Airlines said it expects a revenue boost in the wake of Spirit's collapse.

Spirit Airlines was back in bankruptcy court to start dismantling the airline.

Arizona, California, and Nevada have proposed a high-stakes plan to conserve 3.2 million acre-feet of Colorado River water through 2026. While the goal is to stabilize the West’s most vital waterway, the deal signals a permanent shift for the region’s real estate: The era of water-unlimited growth i

Spirit Airlines ceased operations overnight after a failed government bailout.