Linkhome signs deal for Mortgage One Group to expand AI-driven lending footprint
Linkhome will acquire Mortgage One Group to integrate AI into origination, adding 18-state licenses, eight branches and an $18 million warehouse line of credit.
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New Rochelle housing surge proves predictable zoning’s impact
New Rochelle embraced the abundance mindset long before the “yes in my backyard ” crowd made it cool. Today, the city, 25 minutes north of New York City by train, is a reference point for how zoning reform and predictable approvals can speed mixed-income housing production citywide. The city built on a 2015 rezoning that […]
Retirees counting on home equity may face financial shortfalls
Financial advisers and housing experts warn that many older homeowners may be counting too heavily on their homes as retirement safety nets.
Inside QXO’s growth plan after $30.2 billion acquisition spree
QXO detailed plans to integrate TopBuild and boost growth to $50B revenue in an investor Q&A. The company plans to grow revenue by scaling acquisitions, expanding cross-selling and improving operational efficiency across its building products platform.
Broker Public Portal, RPR bring valuation data to Cribio platform
Broker Public Portal and Realtors Property Resource (RPR) have formed a new collaboration that will integrate RPR’s Realtors Valuation Model.
Ivory Prize honors solutions in a higher rate, higher risk backdrop
The affordability crisis in American housing demands more invention, more experimentation and more scalable models to break through the chronic chokeholds of economic, building-technology, and political will. The hard truth is that, against a backdrop of a harsher-than-expected new-home sales season and a higher-for-longer interest-rate environment, the operating environment is making it harder to fund, […]
Greg Hague of 72SOLD on why ‘private’ listings will save our industry
Greg Hague says state regulators handle fair housing, and argues private listings do not require MLS policing of agents.
Inventory growth making housing more affordable
With inventory at multiyear highs, NAR prices are up 0.9% year over year versus 3.6% wage growth, easing affordability pressure.
Policy uncertainty takes center stage as AMH reports revenue gains
AMH reported record spring leasing activity, 2.8% year-over-year revenue growth, and 95.1% occupied days in Q1 2026. Executives said Section 901 has paused BTR capital, prompting fewer starts and lowering 2026 deliveries guidance.
Bright MLS launches Bright Promote ad tool in listing platform
Bright MLS launched Bright Promote, letting agents run Facebook, Instagram and mail campaigns in-platform with budgets and insights.