Ashton Woods leans into discipline as orders and margins slide
Net new orders fell 6.7% and gross margin slid to 22.7% as incentives and land costs pressured returns
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Inside eXp Con 2026: High energy, AI and a push to help agents win
Nearly 4,000 agents from 20 countries heard product launches and a Gary Vaynerchuk keynote speech on content and AI
Why immigration enforcement is colliding with the housing shortage
Builders report 60% to 80% crew losses in some markets, while September net orders fell 19.5%, Wolfe says
TransUnion, Equifax debut ‘score later’ tools for mortgage lenders
New workflows let lenders pull credit files without scores and add them later
Senior housing wealth tops $15 trillion for the first time
The milestone comes as borrowing costs remain elevated
HUD outlines 7 steps to update manufactured housing code
The 7-step plan follows July’s ROAD to Housing Act change, rulemaking and HUD code updates could take 1-plus years
A real estate succession plan built over two decades
For business owners planning their own succession, overlap of institutional knowledge is invaluable
Century Communities HistoryMaker deal marks scale pressure shift
The deal could lift Century from 200 to 300 closings to 800, with a path toward 1,000 in DFW
Proprietary reverse mortgages are helping clients in ways that HECM can’t
Mutual of Omaha wholesale leaders explained how SecureEquity is helping senior homeowners with obstacles to HECM qualification
Leo Pareja says rising rates have already prompted a housing collapse
AGNT CEO said existing home sales could dip below 4 million in 2027 if mortgage rates top 8%