2026

Former Stockton Mortgage employees, Novus deny trade secret allegations

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...

Historic 185-acre Carnegie estate in New York’s Hudson Valley heads to auction

One of the Hudson Valley’s most recognizable legacy properties is preparing for a rare public sale. Hallmark Farm, the 185-acre Millbrook estate once owned by Margaret Carnegie — the only child of steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie — will head to auction on Thursday, July 9, after spending years on the traditional market. Conducted by Platinum Luxury Auctions, the property will...

Harbor Acres estate sells for $17M in Sarasota mainland’s biggest home sale of 2026

One of Sarasota’s most significant luxury home sales of the year has officially closed. A striking waterfront estate in the coveted Harbor Acres neighborhood has sold for $17 million, making it the highest-priced residential sale on Sarasota’s mainland so far in 2026, as well as the biggest home sale recorded in Harbor Acres this year, according to Stellar MLS data. Located at 1204 Hillview...

5 Proven Ways to Keep Customers Happy (5 photos)

Renovations can be costly, long and disruptive, so it’s no wonder clients can sometimes feel apprehensive and anxious about the progress of a project. Keeping the process on schedule, maintaining the quality of the design and workmanship, and tracking the budget are all essential for ensuring a...

U.S. Foreclosures Are Back: Homes Selling at a 27 Percent Discount

The era of ultra-low mortgage rates may be over, but a new opportunity is emerging for buyers willing to accept more complexity: foreclosed homes selling at deep discounts. Foreclosure listings have climbed to their highest level in six years, offering some buyers a rare chance to purchase homes below market value. A new analysis of the foreclosure market shows that foreclosed properties sold for a median...

$95M funding, USLBM deal back Higharc AI push in homebuilding

Artificial intelligence has reached homebuilding’s proving ground. Not the proving ground for a demo or a pitch deck, nor the conference-stage jumbo-screen promise that technology will transform an industry whose complexity has humbled generations of would-be transformers. It’s the real sniff test. AI’s proving ground has become the homebuilding business itself. It is land acquired or passed...

TitleEase integrates with Contract2Close platform

TitleEase has launched a software integration with transaction management platform Contract2Close.com that allows real estate agents and mortgage loan officers to order title services from within the platform. The integration is designed to incorporate title ordering into the existing transaction management workflow used by residential and commercial real estate professionals. Services from...

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