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Toll Brothers lifts 2026 delivery outlook as luxury demand holds

The late, legendary Bob Toll once laid bare the fact that he was personally incapable of installing a curtain rod in a living room, let alone knowing the first thing about building a home from the ground up. What Bob did intuit was that the second-floor walls of a typical 1960s two-story home could be […]

Why agents will ignore your expensive AI tool — and how to fix it

REMAX broker-owner Tyler Morton sat down with HousingWire to share hard-won lessons on building AI infrastructure that agents actually use.

HUD urges states to cut fees, simplify codes and fast-track permits

HUD urges fee caps, code limits, and faster permits, citing over $100,000 in regulatory costs per new single-family home.

Land leases, ARM buydowns emerge as lending options while mortgage rates stay elevated

Mortgage lenders are getting creative to combat the housing affordability crisis fueled by rising interest rates, rolling out novel products and blending existing options to keep borrowers in the market.

ROAD wins House nod, carving BTR out from institutional investor ban

House passed the ROAD to Housing Act 396-13, removing a 7-year BTR selloff rule while keeping a 350-home investor ban with carve-outs.

DRB Group and Sumitomo Forestry mark a 10-year arc of growth

“Top-five-ranked U.S. homebuilding companies don’t happen overnight. Except when they do. These two lines almost wrote themselves in early 2024 when Sekisui House skyrocketed into the top tier of U.S. homebuilding with its $4.9 billion acquisition of MDC Holdings. Sumitomo Forestry’s announced $4.5 billion acquisition of Tri Pointe Homes closed last week, triggering a similar […]