Beazer Homes stockholders approve $2.2B sale to Dream Finders
The all-cash deal is now expected to close on October 20
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New York 485-x filings cluster at 99 units to avoid wage rule
Latent Urban found 49 registered projects at exactly 99 units across the April and October releases
Surging jobsite raids put 370,000 new home completions at risk
Census data show 256,000 homes under construction and 114,000 not started, as builders push for year end completions
Homa raises $5M to expand across California, add mortgage lending
The brokerage, also live in Florida and Texas, offers buyers up to 2% of the purchase price back at closing
Mortgage industry reacts to Pulte’s absence at MBA Annual
MBA said 3,700 attendees still gathered in Chicago as FHFA director cited travel tied to housing funds
Appeals court sides with Ginnie Mae in Texas Capital Bank’s reverse mortgage lawsuit
The ruling is a signal to warehouse and DIP lenders that financing structures secured by HMBS-related tails may be vulnerable if Ginnie Mae exercises extinguishment remedies
GSEs target income and occupancy to cut buyback risk
Mortgage giants are deploying tech to flag occupancy risk and income defects upfront
AI can speed up permitting, but messy zoning data holds it back
Localities are turning to AI to fast-track permiting, but outdated or conflicting zoning text and maps still delay approvals
When real estate listing scarcity becomes the strategy, who benefits?
A Zillow survey cited 74% of Hispanic sellers and 73% of Black sellers were steered to private networks, versus 24% of white sellers
HUD officials offer an action plan to spark FHA lending
At MBA Annual, Matt Jones and Joe Gormley touched on ways to move the needle in FHA single-family mortgage originations