March 2026

January new home sales fall 17.6%, weather and rates in focus

After seeing an uptick in sales last year, the nationwide new home market experienced a sharp drop in new home sales activity in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s New Residential Sales report released on Thursday. Economists say that this could be a momentary drop due to extreme weather conditions, or that the sales figures could be revised next month. Still, demand remains relatively...

BFS CEO Jackson maps a bigger role in homebuilding workflows

Builders FirstSource‘s decade-long strategic jag has expanded the construction giant beyond its traditional role as a building materials supplier, pitching itself as a full-service partner that can support homebuilders with planning, procurement, delivery, installation and digital project management. In a one-on-one interview with The Builder’s Daily, CEO Peter Jackson said the company’s...

Dream home in Rancho Santa Fe overlooks The Farms Golf Club (from above the fairways)

Positioned above the fifth hole at The Farms Golf Club, the five-bedroom residence offers fairway views, sunset ocean vistas from the upper level, and a 2021 redesign by Somich Design. A reimagined residence overlooking one of Rancho Santa Fe’s most sought-after golf courses has come to market, offering a rare vantage point within the Covenant. Located above the fifth hole of The Farms Golf Club, the...

If a house feels bland, designers tackle these 10 fixes first

Some homes don’t have anything obviously wrong with them. The layout works. The finishes are decent. The space is clean and functional. And yet, something feels flat. The rooms don’t quite hold your attention, and nothing invites you to linger. That kind of blandness is surprisingly common — especially in newer homes or recently renovated ones where everything was chosen to be safe, neutral,...

Greater Miami Area Housing Market Posts Solid Gains in February

Miami‑Dade County's residential real estate market posted solid performance in February 2026, with robust condo sales and steady single‑family home growth, according to the Miami Association of Realtors. Sales and Prices Total closed home sales increased 9.6% year-over-year. Single-family transactions rose 4.3% to 733 units, marking six consecutive months of growth, while condo sales surged 14.7% to...

Atlantic Avenue Mortgage leads HECM broker endorsement activity in January

Following in the footsteps of an initial dataset for 2025, Reverse Market Insight (RMI) and HECMWorld published updated numbers this week for reverse mortgage broker and third-party originator activity. While the top Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) originators for January 2026 did not vary from 2025 as a whole, they offer insight into which companies hit the ground running in 2026 — a year...

Midwest Real Estate Data moves to abandon NAR membership requirement

Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) moved Monday to formally separate access to its multiple listing service (MLS) from mandatory membership with the National Association of Realtors (NAR) — a change the organization’s leader said is aimed at expansion and risk management. MRED offers wholesale listing data and technology to roughly 40 partner Realtor associations and MLSs across the Midwest. These...

Spanberger’s Virginia housing agenda falls short on local pushback

New Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s first-year housing agenda delivered new money and new tools for affordable housing preservation, but it fell short on the package’s biggest supply-side proposal: a statewide push to allow multifamily housing by right in many commercially zoned areas. A pair of bills would have required local zoning codes to allow multifamily and mixed-use residential...

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