A firefighter and his pregnant wife were unable to buy a two-bedroom home in the neighborhood where they grew up; two teachers had dashed dreams of owning their bungalow near the school where they work. These are just two examples of the heartbreaking scenarios you hear about in the real estate busi

Below is a timeline of the actions or reports related to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte that have impacted the regulator or the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac since Pulte was announced as President Donald Trump’s nominee for the role in

The dedicated reverse mortgage development workgroup inside the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) has been working diligently for much of the past year to develop holistic support for reverse programs across new and existing MISMO subscribers. It’s also working to publish

Roughly 56% of professional home remodelers in the U.S. reported taking on projects to facilitate a customer’s aging-in-place goals, according to findings from the National Association of Home Builders‘ (NAHB) Q1 2025 Remodeling Market Index (RMI).The survey first added questions related to aging in

Welcome to Tech Pulse — a new weekly series rounding up the latest in technology, including tools, integrations and trends impacting mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week:Fannie Mae partners with Palantir to detect, prevent mortgage fraudFannie Mae has teamed up with Palantir Tech

LivWrk wants to build a 1,363-unit Live Local Act project in Wynwood, as developers continue to supersize their proposed projects under the state’s affordable and workforce housing law.  The Brooklyn-based firm wants to develop three 45-story towers with 23,200 square feet of retail and 912 parking

Following the wildfires that devastated the Los Angeles area at the start of the year, a new study has emerged that suggests banks with physical locations are less likely to extend mortgages to impacted residents, while online lenders are continuing to be active.First reported by the The Washington

Greystar is jumping into Broward County’s industrial submarket after paying $30.5 million for a Coconut Creek development site.  An affiliate of Charleston, South Carolina-based Greystar, led by CEO Bob Faith, acquired roughly 36 acres on the corner of Lyons Road and Atlantic Boulevard, records and

The good news is the preferred measure of inflation for the Federal Reserve keeps trending downward. The bad news is that the economic backdrop that could lead to lower rates keeps getting more complicated.According to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the Personal Consumptio

Zown, a real estate platform that offers upfront financial help to homebuyers, is expanding into California with a goal to ease the burden of down payments and elevated home prices.The service has launched in the Golden State after gaining traction in Canada, where it supported more than 250 homebuy

The U.S. housing market is telling two very different stories as pandemic-era boomtowns are cooling rapidly while the Sun Belt’s long-term growth outlook remains strong, according to John Burns Research & Consulting.A surge in available homes is reshaping the market in regions that saw the fastest g

Keystone Development + Investment is planning to create 212 apartments in Kendall through office-to-residential conversions, a rare adaptation in South Florida.  Across the Northeast, developers have jumped on retrofitting office buildings into apartments, partly due to the growth of hybrid work. It

A key decision maker in the federal housing apparatus, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) oversees the regulator of the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) and the Federal Home Loan Banks.But Bill Pulte has been anything but a conventional FHFA director (pardon the term, s

Compass has put forth a revised version of its seller disclosure form to clarify how its three-phase marketing strategy works — including when and how listings are shared with the public. The Compass 3-Phased Marketing Strategy Client Disclosure Form expands on a version first introduced in 2024.Upd

Kushner Companies nabbed a $115 million construction loan for a luxury apartment development it is building in Surfside, The Real Deal has learned.  New York-based Kushner, led by CEO Laurent Morali and President Nicole Kushner Meyer, secured the financing from Arbor Realty Trust’s Arbor Realty SR,

Developer James Curnin sold his waterfront La Gorce Island mansion for $60 million, after he and his wife, Jennifer, spent about four years building the Miami Beach estate.  Selling the home wasn’t part of the plan, but brokers were “constantly reaching out,” and then the right offer came in. The sa

American and United are revamping their international business class

“South Florida by the numbers” is a web feature that catalogs the most notable, quirky and surprising real estate statistics.  In the wake of the tragic Champlain Towers collapse, Florida legislators overhauled the state’s condo laws to mandate much stricter financial and structural oversight. Many

Broward County’s condo sales and dollar volume fell last week. Brokers closed 89 condo sales totaling $25.6 million from May 17 to May 25. The previous week, brokers closed 115 condo sales totaling $41.4 million. Last week’s units sold for an average of $287,503, lower than the $325,860 average pric

A Texas bill that aimed to prohibit professional and trade associations like the National Association of Realtors (NAR) from denying membership based on protected characteristics or what’s perceived to be free speech failed to advance in the state legislature Wednesday, according to Inman.Senate Bil