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Trump reportedly renews bid to oust Fed Gov. Lisa Cook

President Donald Trump is reportedly moving forward with a renewed attempt to remove Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations.  The White House this week sent Cook a letter stating the president is “considering” removing her and demanding she respond to the allegations within three weeks, ABC News reported Friday The letter, reportedly signed by deputy chief of staff Dan...

Asia-Pacific Commercial Investment Spikes 27 Percent in Mid-2026

Regional Leasing Activity Defies Middle East War Tensions  Asia Pacific commercial real estate investment activity accelerated in the first half of 2026, rising 27% year-over-year, with office transactions climbing 29% and leasing momentum improving across key markets, according to CBRE's mid-year regional outlook released Thursday. Most sectors and markets recorded gains. Singapore led the rebound in...

Blend reports stronger Q2 results on software growth

Blend Labs on Thursday reported higher second-quarter revenue and a narrower operating loss, driven by growth in its software platform business as the digital mortgage technology provider expanded customer relationships and rolled out its new AI-powered Autopilot product. The San Francisco-based company posted second-quarter revenue of $33.8 million, up 7% from a year earlier and higher than its Q1 2026...

Squeezed NYC affordable housing properties face reckoning

New York City’s regulated affordable housing sector is confronting a worsening financial squeeze, and a reckoning is coming unless solutions emerge, according to a new survey of owners, managers, lenders and other industry participants. The survey by affordable housing nonprofit NYC Housing Partnership found that 62% of respondents said operating costs have risen to unsustainable levels. None reported...

Q2 2026 earnings for publicly traded mortgage, real estate and homebuilder companies

HousingWire reports on the quarterly earnings of publicly traded mortgage, real estate and homebuilder companies, offering a glimpse into the financial performance of key players in the housing market. As earnings results start to be released for the second quarter of 2026, here’s a rundown of what’s happening at the major lenders, brokerages, builders, listing portals and title...

Are data centers the next constraint on affordable housing supply?

In 1998, when Steve Alloy succeeded his father, Martin, as president of Northern Virginia-based Stanley Martin Homes, buying land wisely was, as it is now, both a point of pride and a business necessity. A cardinal rule of engagement and survival, as any homebuilder competing in the NVR- and Ryan Homes-dominated Mid-Atlantic region knew, was to counterpunch on land acquisition rather than compete...

Rocket weathers spring housing slowdown, gaining purchase and refi share in Q2

Rocket Companies reported high second-quarter earnings on Thursday, driven by increased mortgage origination volume, servicing income and record market share gains in both purchase and refinance lending, even as the broader housing market remained challenging. The Detroit-based lender reported Q2 2026 net revenue of $2.78 billion, nearly double its $1.45 billion figure from the same period last year and...

Nobody Wants a Second Home Anymore. They Want Generational Wealth.

Twenty years ago, the typical overseas buyer wanted a second home -- a place in the sun. That buyer has largely disappeared, replaced by an investor treating international real estate like any other asset class -- on yield, on structure, on exit. Nest Invest Global, a London-based overseas property brokerage, has built its model around that shift. "The conversation used to start with 'where would I like to...

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