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- Lennar land bank exposure under the microscope March 31, 2026All eyes are on Lennar’s forthcoming 10-K filing, maybe as soon as Thursday, as a wave of investor questions converges around one central issue: How much financial risk – recognized or not – sits inside the company’s land-light strategy? In recent days, that question has pitched from a routine analyst inquiry into a whirlwind of […]
- Labor department rule would ease path for riskier 401(k) investments March 31, 2026The first Trump administration issued guidance in 2020, effectively giving a green light to the use of private equity in retirement accounts.
- HousingWire Mortgage Rankings: The playbook for the top-producing LOs of 2025 March 31, 2026For the industry's top-producing LOs in 2025, success ultimately hinged on relying on trusted partners, educating borrowers and investing in the quality of their service.
- Immigration policy, economic uncertainty reshaping housing market March 31, 2026Builders are reporting sales impacts from policy shifts as consumers become increasingly skeptical of traditional “dream home” marketing.
- Keller Williams names Jason Abrams chief industry and strategy officer March 31, 2026Keller Williams names Jason Abrams chief industry and strategy officer to expand global learning and enterprise initiatives.
- Mortgage rates move higher as inflation fears grow March 31, 2026Mortgage rates continued to rise this week, placing more strain on a 2026 spring housing market that was expected to be robust but is now fighting an uphill battle against a slowing economy.
- ERA President Alex Vidal doubles down on M&A as core growth engine March 31, 2026ERA looks to more aggressive M&A for growth with many deals coming from brand newcomers, according to President Alex Vidal.
- Growing micro markets were a single-family outlier in late 2025 March 31, 2026NAHB’s Home Building Geography Index shows single-family construction weakening across every county type in late 2025 except micro counties, up 1.6%. Large metro core counties fell 12.8% and lost market share, while multifamily construction rose across all geographies.
- The 94% problem: What real estate agents aren’t being told about MLS success rates March 31, 2026The 94% sold on MLS talking point uses only closed sales, excluding listings that never sold, which changes the real success rate.
- Nothing to see in Texas: How a Texas court put AML efforts further behind March 31, 2026A Texas court’s decision to strike down FinCEN’s real estate reporting rule could weaken U.S. anti-money laundering efforts and widen the gap between American policy and global transparency standards.