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Life Sciences Office Recovery Gains Momentum in U.S.

Employee Hiring, Venture Funding Signal Lab Market Turnaround The U.S. life sciences industry is showing early signs of a sustained recovery, providing a potential catalyst for one of commercial real estate's most challenged sectors as renewed hiring and venture capital investment begin to restore demand for laboratory space, according to a new report from CBRE. The report, 6 Life Sciences Talent Trends...

How the housing market survived the Iran conflict

Now that the Iran conflict is behind us and oil prices have fallen significantly, we can hopefully move into the second half of 2026 with less drama for housing. It would be great if the economic backdrop was less like an episode of 24 and more like Saved by the Bell. How did housing hold up with oil prices above $100 at one point, and some people talking about three Fed rate hikes in 2026? Let’s...

VA loan fee hike proposal advances in Congress, drawing industry pushback

Legislation moving through Congress would increase fees on U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans, creating a new flashpoint for the mortgage industry. H.R. 6047, which would expand benefits for severely disabled veterans and survivors, would offset its costs by raising fees. The fee for the Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL) program would rise from 0.5% to 1.42%, while the VA...

Florida homebuyers sue Compass over $475 transaction fee

Homebuyers in Florida have filed a lawsuit against Compass challenging a transaction fee the brokerage charged them upon the close of their August 2024 home purchase.  Filed on Tuesday in Palm Beach County, Florida circuit court by plaintiffs Jeff and Melissa Efron, the suit accused Compass of “unfair and deceptive business practices” for allegedly uniformly charging “an undisclosed flat-fee to...

Don’t give away your future: Why servicing is becoming a strategic asset

You hear them in a conference session, jot them down in your notebook, and then weeks later you find yourself still thinking about them while walking the dog, sitting on an airplane or reading another industry headline (from HousingWire, of course). That happened to me with something Ron Leonhardt, founder and CEO of CrossCountry Mortgage, said during his session with Clayton Collins at The Gathering....

Decade-long accessibility push earns Seattle agent fair housing honor

A decade after addressing a room full of real estate agents as a motivational speaker, Barry Long is being recognized as a 2026 National Association of Realtors (NAR) Fair Housing Champion. Home accessibility search standards that Long co-developed are being adopted by multiple listing services (MLS) nationwide — transforming how homebuyers living with disabilities find properties. Long, a T5...

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