2026

Ryan Smith will become CEO of Visionary Homes on Sept. 1, 2026, as founder and current chief executive Jeff Jackson transitions to chairman of the board, the Utah homebuilder recently announced. Smith joined Visionary Homes on June 15 and will work alongside Jackson through the summer before formally assuming the chief executive role in September, according to the company’s announcement. Jackson, who...

Synergy One Lending, a division of American Pacific Mortgage (APM), will assume control of Newrez’s distributed retail mortgage business under a new strategic agreement announced Wednesday, extending an existing partnership and reshaping both lenders’ retail strategies. The agreement — which is not considered to be a merger or acquisition — moves Newrez’s distributed retail operations and...

Buckling columns at the former Pfizer headquarters this week forced evacuations across seven Midtown East blocks. The incident raises new questions about office-to-residential conversion, one of several tools the city has used to add housing. It is also a tool Mayor Zohran Mamdani leaned into because it fit his affordability narrative. Mamdani has framed housing as his central promise. He has paired...

Tyler Herro’s South Florida chapter appears to be coming to a close both on and off the court. Just days after the blockbuster trade that sent the NBA All-Star from the Miami Heat to the Milwaukee Bucks as part of the league-shaking deal that brought Giannis Antetokounmpo to Miami, Herro has officially listed his spectacular Pinecrest estate for $11.999 million. The property is represented by...

Steamboat Springs is in the midst of a transformation. With more than $1 billion in luxury development reshaping the mountain town’s base area, buyers have no shortage of ambitious projects to choose from. But one newly completed residence is taking a different approach: instead of promising what’s coming, it’s already here. Now listed for $12.9 million, 1872 Christie Drive is among the most...

Image CEO Michael Weil discusses how disciplined underwriting, investment-grade tenants, and long-term leases are positioning the REIT to capitalize on evolving market...

Several former Stockton Mortgage Corp. employees have denied allegations that they misappropriated trade secrets and interfered with the company’s business after leaving to join competitor Ixonia Bancshares, operating as Novus Home Mortgage, according to court filings. Eighteen defendants filed their answers Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, responding to a third...

The hearing regarding Zillow’s motion for a preliminary injunction in its ongoing antitrust battle with Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) and Compass International Holdings may have concluded last Thursday, but the parties are still waiting for an answer.  This week, all three parties must file post-hearing briefs by Thursday with any replies to another party’s brief due by the following Monday. But...

Compass recently added Palm Beach luxury real estate professional Daniel Ekerold to its Florida roster, the brokerage said Tuesday. Ekerold, who is coming to Compass from Douglas Elliman, is known for working with ultra-high-net-worth clients, hedge fund principals, developers and investors, according to the company announcement. In 2025, Ekerold closed eight transaction sides worth $17.84 million,...

Mortgage rates took a brief U-turn last week, but they resumed their upward path again this week as hawkish statements from the Federal Reserve over inflation and monetary policy are guiding the direction of borrowing costs. At HousingWire‘s Mortgage Rates Center on Tuesday, rates for 30-year conforming loans averaged 6.77%, up 4 basis points from one week ago. Rates for 30-year jumbo loans were up 9...