Fresh off seed round, BrokerBot eyes next phase of brokerage automation
Since launching in early 2025, BrokerBot has been deployed across 240-plus brokerages and more than 30,000 agent users.
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Why more private homebuilders face a succession test now
A succession challenge homebuilding can no longer ignore A second U.S. President in a row to serve past the age of 80 is in the Oval Office. Whether spoken or not, succession, or rather a sound strategic, operational and organizational cultural plan for it, is on the minds of many. It’s the same in homebuilding […]
Zillow investor sues over Redfin rental syndication deal
Investor sues Zillow over the Redfin rental syndication deal, alleging weak antitrust risk disclosure and stock drops after FTC action.
Saluda Grade brushes off macro concerns to bet on home equity resilience
Alternative investment firm Saluda Grade doesn’t see the interest rate environment or the current signals of consumer financial stress taking the shine off home equity assets anytime soon.
Why hazard insurance is becoming a housing market constraint
The U.S. needs a new strategy to address the significant recovery costs following large-scale disasters Disasters such as fires, floods and tornadoes are striking a widening geographic area across our country, and their frequency appears to be rising. The cobbled-together framework of consumers’ hazard insurance policies, state insurance programs, the national flood insurance program, and […]
Why housing demand is up and inventory is down in 2026
Pending sales rose to 75,856 vs 72,039 in 2025 as inventory turned negative year over year with mortgage rates near 6.58%.
HUD would permit multi-story manufactured homes without a permanent chassis
HUD proposes expanding manufactured home rules for multi-story designs, allowing upper sections without a chassis that can cost $5,000 to $10,000.
Report lays out wealth, housing gaps facing LGBTQ+ Gen Z
Respondents said heterosexual individuals are more likely than a LGBTQ+ person to receive financial support, such as down payment assistance.
Colorado’s Drive It Home financing kicks off with affordable condos
A small condominium project in Denver’s West Colfax neighborhood may be the best evidence yet that Colorado’s housing reforms are producing real results. The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority this month closed a $5.7 million low-interest construction loan for Wolff Street Flats, a 23-unit affordable for-sale development by Osina Development and Modus Real Estate. It […]
Lennar Q2 2026 results test the land-light model
While the world gets swept up in the euphoria of SpaceX’s IPO, some of the rest of us remain anchored to a more down-to-earth – but no less fascinating – domain, where gravity’s still a thing. In this realm, grounded as it is with a you-pick-it array of supply and demand challenges, Lennar just delivered […]