As we gear up for the second half of 2026, what are the key things we should be watching for? With the first six months being a dramatic version of the show 24, we can hope for a calmer second half of 2026 now that the conflict with Iran is hopefully ending.  Housing has outperformed some people’s e

Exactly 50 years ago this time of year, a 51-year-old man handwrote a four-page letter on a legal pad to his then 21-year-old son, one of seven children – six of them sons and one angel of a daughter – who was spending a semester studying in Dublin, Ireland. The letter’s narrative arc, now mostly a

For the better part of a decade, the Texas growth playbook was remarkably simple. If you wanted scale, liquidity and appreciation, you went to the Texas Triangle: Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio and tried to be early to the next ring of rooftops. Those four metros captured the li

At the start of June, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) announced it had joined Anthropic’s cybersecurity initiative, Project Glasswing. ICE will deploy Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview across its operations, including the New York Stock Exchange, to identify and remediate vulnerabilities before they

ATTOM data shows that home flipping activity declined in early 2026 even as investor profits edged higher, signaling a modest rebound in returns after a prolonged downturn. A total of 64,348 single-family homes and condominiums were flipped in the first quarter of 2026, representing 8% of all home s

For decades, the American dream of aging gracefully at home has collided with a harsh reality — housing stock simply wasn’t built for it. Cameron Carter, founder and CEO of Rosarium Health, is out to change that. His health tech startup is reimagining the home as a core site of health care delivery,

Retirement plan participation among eligible U.S. workers reached a record 86% last year, according to Vanguard‘s 2026 How America Saves report, which analyzed retirement savings behavior across nearly 5 million defined contribution plan participants. The annual report found that automatic enrollmen

For weeks, a central question surrounding Dream Finders Homes‘ pursuit of Beazer Homes has been unambiguous: Will Dream Finders’ offer for the company and its public relations campaign be enough to convince Beazer shareholders that a sale should occur? A just-completed debt refinancing by Beazer Hom

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s new framework for the U.S. central bank carries significant implications for the mortgage industry and broader housing market — a sector that he admits is already facing a restrictive monetary stance. While his hawkish tone points to higher-for-longer mortgage rat

For decades, manufactured housing has excelled at producing lower-cost homes. What it has struggled to do is go vertical. Fact is, America’s most severe housing shortages are no longer in places where inexpensive land is abundant. They’re in high-cost metropolitan markets where making housing pencil

Real estate has always had a complicated relationship with lead follow-up. Everyone knows speed matters. Everyone knows consistency matters. And almost every team believes there is missed opportunity sitting somewhere inside its database, even if they’re using real estate AI follow up. The common re

Your next prospect has already made up their mind about you. And you’ve never spoken. Somewhere right now, someone who needs exactly what you do is typing your name into a search bar. They’re reading your LinkedIn profile. They’re scanning what you’ve posted, what others have said, what shows up and

Homebuilder mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have changed dramatically since the Great Financial Crisis. What began as a survival-driven market dominated by public builders has evolved into a more competitive landscape shaped by private capital, foreign investment and the pursuit of scale. As builders

Today, Kevin Warsh finished presiding over his first meeting as Federal Reserve chair, and boy, it was interesting to say the least. Now, keep in mind that I’m the only person on Earth who had #AnyOneButWarsh, so my feelings are well known, but as always, I’m going to call it down the line on what h

The most successful real estate agents aren’t always the ones with the most experience, but rather those who learn how to leverage real estate marketing companies and digital tools for their success. An experienced, results-driven marketing company will help you hone your brand and create marketing

The real estate industry just got a headline that reads like a misprint. Bed Bath & Beyond is buying a brokerage. The same Bed Bath & Beyond that filed for bankruptcy and closed every store it owned a few years ago. The brand name will grab the attention. The strategy behind it is what industry lead

PNC Bank closed a $251.4 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) fund that will help finance the development and preservation of affordable rental housing across the country, the bank said in an announcement on Wednesday. The transaction, PNC Multifamily Capital’s LIHTC Fund 104, includes capi

Wait! What?!? Just curious. Is it me, or is anyone else getting at least a chuckle out of one of those moments when the housing universe seems to have hired a comedy writer? For years, if you said “Clayton” in any kind of housing audience, people instantly thought of Berkshire Hathaway‘s Maryville,

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate announced the merger of three brokerages in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, creating a combined company with more than 1,100 affiliated real estate professionals operating from 22 offices. The merged brokerage will operate as Better Homes and Gardens Real

The Real Brokerage has appointed entrepreneur and JPAR Real Estate founder JP Piccinini as a growth leader, where he will work with Chief Growth Officer Jason Cassity to support agents, teams and brokerage leaders across the company’s network. Piccinini has held roles as a real estate agent, brokera