First-time homebuyer’s shrinking presence — what it means for real estate agents
The trends is reshaping how agents build their businesses, talk about value and prepare for a future without traditional buyer pipelines.
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Retirement confidence declines as worries grow over Social Security, rising expenses
Worker confidence fell 6 percentage points from 2025 to 61%, while retiree confidence fell 5 percentage points to 73%.
California court curbs Coastal Commission on building permits
A California home builder sought to build three additional houses on lots it had owned for more than two decades in a coastal county. That should have been easy. It had already built four nearby homes. But it wasn’t. Years of court hearings followed when a state agency overrode San Luis Obispo County’s authority and […]
Taylor Morrison pares incentives and leans into buyer choice
Tactical discounts, escalating incentives, absorption-at-any-cost strategies, … you all well know the routine of buying sales and making next to no money in Spring 2026. But that’s not for everybody. Exceptions are out there, public and private. Taylor Morrison has chosen a playbook and is well into executing a game plan that leans on the […]
Inventory rises as pricing lags in the spring housing market
More homes are hitting the market, but pricing is still catching up. Here’s what that means for agents, buyers and investors right now.
Lawmakers target retirement gaps facing family caregivers
Recent data shows that roughly 1 in 10 U.S. adults cares for a parent age 65 or older, with additional shares caring for spouses or partners.
How fraud gets stopped in its tracks by real estate and title pros
Preservation of evidence and quick reporting is key in combatting schemes that led to $275 million in losses last year.
Toll Brothers expands luxury footprint with Buffington acquisition
The market reaction to homebuilder earnings this spring has carried a clear message: scale, discipline, and positioning still matter. Where you choose to deploy them may matter even more. On Tuesday, Toll Brothers signaled its next move in that equation by announcing a deal to acquire substantially all the assets of Fayetteville-based Buffington Homes of […]
D.R. Horton executed again, and smaller builders feel the squeeze
D.R. Horton’s stock arc mapped a familiar story Tuesday. Of investor recognition. Of the power and primacy of no financial or operational surprises to the negative. Shares traded modestly higher on elevated volume following the company’s fiscal Q2 earnings release this morning, as investors processed a result that checked the right boxes: a beat on […]
Why AI is still a subpar real estate agent replacement
AI can curate info, but agents add empathy and strategy, one Florida sale cited a $75,000 to $225,000 cost without guidance.