NAR Q2 strategic plan update targets MLS rules, lawsuits, training
NAR’s Q2 report details strategic plan progress, including DOJ letters, Tuccori settlement steps, and new broker and data tools.
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Michigan’s Whitmer steps up, signs single-stair reform into law
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took a big step toward clearing the path for developers to build smaller apartment buildings more affordably. Whitmer signed Michigan’s single-stair legislation into law this week, a green light for developers to build multifamily housing up to six stories more economically, with a single interior exit stairway. Michigan housing advocates say the […]
Will Trump’s new Canadian tariffs add cost risk for builders?
On Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to impose 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, raising questions about the potential impacts on homebuilders and residential construction costs.
D.R. Horton bets operating rigor will outperform uncertain demand
Few homebuilding enterprises look so voraciously at other homebuilding operators’ share of new-home sales in any given arena as present and future opportunity as does D.R. Horton. When those Horton flags flap in the dry summer wind, you can almost hear them as lips smacking in anticipation of a good meal later in the day. […]
The JMG acquisition gives teams leverage, but not equal valuations
Advisors say the JMG deal validates team model M&A, but valuations still depend on EBITDA, margins, and scalable lead sources.
Investors list more homes after ROAD to Housing Act, but impact may stay local
New data shows listings of single-family rental homes owned by institutional investors have more than doubled since early February.
FHA proposes partial claim model that drops subordinate liens
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is proposing a new structure, called Reinstatement Advance Payment (RAP), that would change how servicers document and service partial claims and payment supplements.
The Holiday acquisition is about Daiwa House’s next decade
The long game Was never about one Acquisition Viewed through a sharply narrowed lens of a single transaction, Holiday Builders adds another respected, cycle-tested, deeply regionally invested homebuilder to Stanley Martin Homes‘ growing portfolio. However, through the panoramic landscape lens of Daiwa House‘s long-term strategy, however, the acquisition takes on a considerably more significant mission […]
M/I, Meritage team up to fund $7.6M bridge to growth in a Texas town
M/I Homes and Meritage Homes split the cost of a $7.6 million bridge connecting an upcoming 496-home community with the City of Buda’s downtown commercial core
Compass moves from AI content creation to AI task execution in Home Platform
Compass launched AI Assistant inside Home Platform, using agent data to automate follow ups, record updates, and daily briefings