House subcommittee probes Compass MRED private listing network deal
House subcommittee asks Compass and MRED for briefings by Aug. 5 on PLNs, citing transparency and competition concerns.
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Pulte banks on build-to-order pivot as margins find a floor
Pulte’s earnings show BTO share climbing to 45% in Q2 as cycle times hit 100 days, and gross margins improving to 25%.
House passes bill to ease banking regulations
The House passed H.R. 6955 by 270-154, easing capital and supervision rules and some merger reviews for community banks.
NAR Q2 strategic plan update targets MLS rules, lawsuits, training
NAR’s Q2 report details strategic plan progress, including DOJ letters, Tuccori settlement steps, and new broker and data tools.
Michigan’s Whitmer steps up, signs single-stair reform into law
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took a big step toward clearing the path for developers to build smaller apartment buildings more affordably. Whitmer signed Michigan’s single-stair legislation into law this week, a green light for developers to build multifamily housing up to six stories more economically, with a single interior exit stairway. Michigan housing advocates say the […]
Will Trump’s new Canadian tariffs add cost risk for builders?
On Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to impose 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, raising questions about the potential impacts on homebuilders and residential construction costs.
D.R. Horton bets operating rigor will outperform uncertain demand
Few homebuilding enterprises look so voraciously at other homebuilding operators’ share of new-home sales in any given arena as present and future opportunity as does D.R. Horton. When those Horton flags flap in the dry summer wind, you can almost hear them as lips smacking in anticipation of a good meal later in the day. […]
The JMG acquisition gives teams leverage, but not equal valuations
Advisors say the JMG deal validates team model M&A, but valuations still depend on EBITDA, margins, and scalable lead sources.
Investors list more homes after ROAD to Housing Act, but impact may stay local
New data shows listings of single-family rental homes owned by institutional investors have more than doubled since early February.
FHA proposes partial claim model that drops subordinate liens
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is proposing a new structure, called Reinstatement Advance Payment (RAP), that would change how servicers document and service partial claims and payment supplements.