Construction spending up 1.1%, but single-family outlays still below peak.
Private residential construction spending rose, while single-family outlays remained lower yearly, as elevated borrowing costs continue to suppress demand.
View Homes CEO Gandhi Rebuilds Builder Operating Platform.
A high‑level corporate plan centers on executive leadership changes, the imposition of standardized concessions practices, and a phased systems rollout spanning multiple quarters. Leadership reshuffling is positioned to tighten governance, accelerate decision cycles and centralize accountability for cross‑functional execution. Standardizing concessions aims to eliminate [...]
Real estate agents mentor college athletes to generate referrals.
As a targeted workforce-development initiative, programs that mentor student-athletes and guide them through the requirements to become licensed real estate referral agents bridge collegiate preparation and the housing sector. Participants receive structured mentoring, classroom instruction and practical support to satisfy licensing or registration thresholds [...]
MLS leaders view lawfare as the norm and anticipate further litigation.
MLS legal panel advised lenders to model cooperation participation and data-access plans to mitigate liability exposure as lawsuits and demand letters rise
One Inc links mortgage servicers and insurers for escrow and coverage data.
One Inc's Unified Connectivity links servicers and insurers to automate escrow payments coverage verification and mortgagee data updates for private lenders.
Top producers are often the most difficult to read.
Operational performance metrics often foreshadow visible shifts in market rankings and public scoreboards. Early operational signals — rising cycle times, increasing pull-through failures, elevated quality control exceptions, escalating customer support escalations, and growing vendor or IT incident rates — reveal friction points in originations [...]
Flyhomes hires three executives to expand wholesale buy-before-you-sell.
Flyhomes scales wholesale Buy-Before-You-Sell, adding Tyler Moynihan, Nihit Nirmal and Wendy Tieu — implications for private lenders' origination flow.
Maryland targets modular housing and permitting delays.
Maryland orders aim to cut permitting delays, expand modular housing, accelerating delivery and shifting collateral and financing risks for private lenders.
Private listing ecosystems may worsen housing affordability.
Mortgage market participants are facing a structural disconnect: home prices are advancing even as sales volumes soften and listing channels become more closed. When a growing share of inventory transacts off‑market or within restricted ecosystems, buyers lose transparency and hands‑on competition, which can preserve [...]
Freddie Mac updates multifamily refinance stress test to 4.73% forward.
Updated Freddie Mac Multifamily refinance stress test uses a 4.73% implied 10-year forward rate—implications for private lenders' underwriting and pricing