Home sales are positive but higher rates slowing demand
Spreads were 1.94%, keeping rates below 7%, while purchase apps were up 0.2% yearly and pending sales held near flat.
Coldwell Banker Warburg folds into Compass in New York
Coldwell Banker Warburg will operate as Warburg at Compass in New York, and Compass has not set a timeline for the transition.
Don’t fall for a fake foreclosure crisis
A 21% rise in foreclosures reflects normalization, not a crisis, as new listings stay low and homeowner equity remains high.
Deed theft remains a growing threat for seniors, Black homeowners
A New York City attorney lays out red flags that real estate agents and title agents should remain on the lookout for.
Berkshire completes Taylor Morrison deal valued at $8.5B enterprise value
Berkshire closed its Taylor Morrison acquisition at $72.50 per share, valuing equity at $6.8B and EV at $8.5B.
NVR is land light by design, Q2 2026 reveals the strategy has limits
If you do not build it, they cannot come. If you cannot permit it, you cannot build it, and they cannot come. NVR Q2 2026 results offer a sharp counterpoint to the strategic shifts now underway across public homebuilding. Lennar has boldly reset its enterprise around a more asset-light on-demand land investment structure. D.R. Horton […]
Equity Union expands into Nevada with first market outside California
The company recently was named the fastest-growing brokerage by five year transaction side percentage on the 2026 RealTrends Verified GameChangers list.
High prices, hesitant demand weigh on June new home sales
June Census data shows new home sales at a 628,000 annual pace, up 1.6% from May but down 5.6% year over year. The median price fell to $398,300 and the market carried 9.3 months of supply.
Why homebuilders aren’t building more homes
New home sales are staying in a 600,000 to 700,000 range, limiting permits as builders rely on rate buydowns.