July 2026

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took a big step toward clearing the path for developers to build smaller apartment buildings more affordably. Whitmer signed Michigan’s single-stair legislation into law this week, a green light for developers to build multifamily housing up to six stories more economically, with a single interior exit stairway. Michigan housing advocates say the win improves the chances that...

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation that would make a series of changes to federal banking regulations, including easing certain capital, supervisory and merger requirements for community banks and other smaller financial institutions. The bill is sponsored by House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (Ark.-02) and Subcommittee on Financial Institutions...

Brooklyn has no shortage of historic brownstones, but freestanding mansions of this caliber are in a league of their own. Now listed for $3,845,000, 1094 Park Place is one of the borough’s most significant surviving Queen Anne residences, offering a rare opportunity to own a landmark home that has retained much of its original character while embracing thoughtful modern updates. Located within the...

Look closely at the last twenty houses that made you stop scrolling. The Malibu box with the cantilevered second floor. That black-clad thing in the Hollywood Hills. The Miami Beach tropical modern with the wood-look siding that somehow never seems to gray out. Odds are good the exterior on at least half of them started life as a product spec’d for office parks and warehouses. Nobody announces...

Whether a bathroom is a private sanctuary or a space used by the whole family, it should be clean, inviting and functional. But if yours doesn’t fit that description, don’t assume you’re in for a lengthy remodel. Try these simple yet strategic upgrades to give your bathroom a stylish and refreshed...

Investment Surges 54 Percent to Seven-Year High Asia Pacific's hotel market is experiencing its strongest resurgence since before the pandemic, as investors pour billions of dollars into hospitality assets amid improving tourism demand, stronger operating performance and renewed confidence in long-term regional growth. Hotel transactions across Asia Pacific reached $6.8 billion in the first half of 2026,...

On Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to impose 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, raising questions about the potential impacts on homebuilders and residential construction costs.  The tariffs, which would take effect in 30 days if the United States and Canada can’t negotiate an agreement, would impact multiple materials utilized by homebuilders. However, while tariffs are already having a...

Few homebuilding enterprises look so voraciously at other homebuilding operators’ share of new-home sales in any given arena as present and future opportunity as does D.R. Horton. When those Horton flags flap in the dry summer wind, you can almost hear them as lips smacking in anticipation of a good meal later in the day. So, while Wall Street will spend much of the next day or more unpacking why...

When Keller Williams announced its acquisition of the Jason Mitchell Group (JMG) earlier this month, Steve Murray, the co-founder of RealTrends Consulting, felt it was an historical moment for real estate companies with models similar to JMG, such as Mark Spain Real Estate, PLACE or Robert Slack Group.  “The acquisition of Jason Mitchell Group means that a very large, very smart investor has just put...

Institutional investors are listing significantly more single-family rental homes for sale following passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, but economists and real estate professionals say the legislation is unlikely to dramatically reshape the national housing market. New data from Parcl Labs show listings of single-family rental homes owned by institutional investors have more than doubled...