Budge Huskey steps back as Premier Sotheby’s CEO, but retirement isn’t in the plan
# Premier Sotheby's Leadership Transition: Huskey Steps Down, Thiel Takes Helm Budge Huskey has stepped down as CEO of Premier Sotheby's Internationa…
Mortgage rates drop below 7.5% ahead of expected Fed pause
# Mortgage Rates Drop Below 7.5% as Fed Signals Potential Pause Mortgage rates fell below 7.5% this week, marking the lowest levels in months as bond…
Climate risk scores could be hurting home sales, two states allege in lawsuits
# Climate Risk Scores Spark Legal Battle Over Home Sales Impact Two states have filed lawsuits challenging climate risk scoring systems that appear o…
Better drops federal securities suit against Vishal Garg
Better Holdings, the mortgage lender helmed by CEO Vishal Garg, has won dismissal of a federal securities lawsuit filed against Garg personally. The U…
With Data Centers, Lenders Are Getting a Lot More Selective
# Data Center Lending Tightens as Lenders Reassess Risk and Location Lenders are tightening criteria for data center financing, moving away from blan…
New York City’s Rent Freeze: Where It Stands
New York City's contentious rent freeze took effect October 1, immediately freezing rents for approximately 1 million households across the city's ren…
Gerber Life Insurance Signs 13K-SF Lease at Two Trees’ 45 Main Street
# Gerber Life Insurance Expands Brooklyn Footprint with 13K-SF Dumbo Office Lease Gerber Life Insurance has committed to a 12,868-square-foot office …
Analysts cast FICO’s $10 mortgage pricing as defensive volume play
FICO's decision to lock in mortgage pricing at $10 per credit score through its Preferred Program represents a strategic defensive move in a rapidly c…
Rust Belt city eliminates minimum lot sizes to jump-start revival
# Rust Belt City Eliminates Minimum Lot Sizes to Catalyze Housing Revival A major Rust Belt city has scrapped minimum lot size requirements in its zo…
Reds10 Group’s MMY US acquisition secures U.S. offsite beachhead
Reds10 Group, a European modular construction specialist, has acquired MMY US, establishing its first North American foothold through an off-site manu…
Could a pullback in Medicare Advantage plans boost reverse mortgages?
# Medicare Advantage Pullback Could Drive Senior Demand for Reverse Mortgages Medicare Advantage plan availability drops sharply in 2027, forcing mil…
Everything we know so far about Open Real Estate
# Open Real Estate Pushes Forward With Q1 2027 Launch While Preserving Local MLS Control The real estate industry's long-awaited shift toward greater…
Shorenstein Signs 78K SF in Office Leases at Repositioned D.C. Building
Shorenstein Company has locked in three office tenants totaling 78,000 square feet at its repositioned building in Washington, D.C.'s East End, signal…
Octagon Lends $48M on Missouri Office-to-Resi Conversion of Former 7Up HQ
Octagon Lending has committed $48.25 million in construction financing to convert the iconic former 7Up headquarters in Missouri into residential unit…
AI Firm Minerva Doubles Office Footprint at the Refinery at Domino
Minerva BI, a data platform focused on business intelligence, has nearly tripled its office footprint at the Refinery at Domino in Williamsburg, Brook…
The Agency builds global AI platform for luxury real estate
The Agency, a luxury real estate brokerage, launched an artificial intelligence platform designed to give agents and leadership instant access to mark…
Unlock closes $433.1M home equity agreement securitization
Unlock, a home equity agreement (HEA) lender, has closed a $433.1 million securitization backed by 4,474 home equity agreements. The transaction marks…
FICO freezes $10 mortgage score bundle price
FICO freezes mortgage scoring bundle price amid intensifying lender competition FICO announced a pricing freeze on its Classic FICO and FICO 10T mort…
Open Real Estate: Housing markets must remain open to all
# Industry Demands Standardized Data Sharing to Keep Housing Markets Competitive Real estate industry leaders released an open letter demanding stand…
4 Real estate giants team up to create new, shared listings platform
# Real Estate Giants Build Unified Listings Platform to Reshape MLS Competition Four of the nation's largest real estate brokerages have formed an al…
BGO Transitions Its Name Back to GreenOak
# BGO Transitions Its Name Back to GreenOak The commercial real estate investment manager formerly known as BentallGreenOak is reverting to GreenOak,…