Like its residential construction counterpart – homebuilding – the more than $500 billion residential remodeling industry remains highly geographically fragmented and varies widely in firm size, despite a slight increase in M&A activity since the COVID pandemic. In an industry dominated by small operators, larger players compete at an advantage in several areas, such as capital, technology and...

Japan-based real estate and construction giants have spent the past decade quietly building footholds across the U.S. housing market. By early 2026, those footholds are transforming into a noticeable wave of expansion. The latest development comes from Tokyo-based Hajime Construction Co., Ltd., which announced on March 10 that it has acquired a 51% equity stake in Wright Homes, a privately owned builder...

After a handful of challenging years, new data suggests the housing market may finally be gaining...

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This 2008 Colonial Revival home in Vienna, Virginia, had a kitchen that felt stuck in the past. Short white cabinets and a busy tile backsplash clashed with the home’s updated interiors. The homeowners, who had previously worked with Winn Design + Build on a spacious...

Biggest Weekly Mortgage Rate Increase in Since May 2025 Residential mortgage rates climbed this week as financial and energy markets reacted to escalating tensions in the Middle East following the launch of Operation EPIC FURY on February 28, 2026. The operation, a U.S.-led campaign in coordination with Israel targeting Iran's nuclear, missile, naval, and related infrastructure, threatened earlier-year...

U.S. Coworking Market Expands Rapidly in 2025 According to new data by Yardi Kube, the U.S. coworking sector posted another year of strong expansion, reinforcing its transition from a niche workplace alternative into a core component of the modern office market. Between January 2025 and January 2026, the national coworking footprint grew to 8,973 locations, up from 7,776 a year earlier -- a 15% increase....

Image Hoskins also looked at adaptive reuse as a strategy for urban vibrancy and the critical need for climate resilience in future...

REITs could find more buying opportunities ahead in a market where the bid-ask pricing gap between buyers and sellers is...

Tensions between CoStar Group and activist investors at The D.E. Shaw Group intensified this week — with both sides issuing public statements defending their positions and criticizing the other’s. On Tuesday, D.E. Shaw accused the real estate data giant of mismanaging capital, eroding shareholder value and reducing transparency around its Homes.com venture. “The segment reorganization appears...