2026

The modern real estate market has evolved beyond traditional, simple valuation drivers like square footage and comparable sales. Increasingly, buyers prioritize operational efficiency, sustainability, and technology integration alongside square footage and good locations.  A National Association of Realtors (NAR) study suggests that just under two-thirds (63%) of real estate professionals consider energy...

Image Joel Frank’s Jonathan Keehner says REITs need sharper communication strategies as activism pressures rise and traditional media channels...

Image Adam Cohen explains why careful tax modeling is critical as REITs navigate increasingly complex partnership...

Image Securities class action filings dropped 9% in 2025, yet total disclosure dollar loss hit a record $694...

Tokyo is Global Leader with 58 Percent Luxury Price Surge, Followed by Dubai Global luxury residential prices extended their gains through 2025, outperforming mainstream housing markets for the second consecutive year as resilient demand from wealthy buyers supported key cities worldwide. The Prime International Residential Index, or PIRI 100, which tracks 100 high-end markets compiled by London-based...

A proposal in Congress to eliminate a rule that reduces Social Security benefits for working retirees comes as more Americans rethink what retirement looks like and opt for flexible, phased transitions instead of a hard stop. The Senior Citizens’ Freedom to Work Act, introduced by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.), would repeal the retirement earnings test. That provision reduces...

Mortgage industry executives say the shift to new credit score models and lender choice could raise mortgage delinquencies, reshape pricing grids at the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) and ultimately push costs back onto borrowers, even if the costs for scores fall on the front end. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner and Federal Housing Finance Agency...

UWM Holding Corp. may not win the bid to acquire Two Harbors Investment Corp., but an unsolicited proposal for the real estate investment trust just forced CrossCountry Intermediate Holdco to raise its offering. Two Harbors announced Tuesday that it amended its merger agreement to increase the all-cash price CrossCountry will pay to $11.30 per share. The price is up from $10.80 per share under the...

Companies that stay grounded in a clear identity are better positioned to make smart decisions than those that chase every new trend, said Keller Williams executive Sandra Howard — speaking at HousingWire’s The Gathering in Austin, Texas. Addressing an audience of real estate and mortgage leaders, she argued that most firms operate in the same macro environment but react very differently. Some stay...

As the real estate brokerage space continues to consolidate, creating large national firms with massive scale, critics have claimed this move will lead to a homogenization of formerly disparate brands.  However, Sue Yannaccone, who was recently promoted to chief operations officer of Compass International Holdings (CIH) the parent company of Compass, @properties, Christie’s International Real Estate...