Strategic paralysis in a buyer-stuck market If land is the lifeblood of homebuilding, then today’s land strategy is a pressure test of a company’s core strength. But how do you act when the market offers no clear signal? After a chaotic four-year stretch of feast, famine, and fiscal policy shockwaves, new-home selling has slowed into a holding pattern. Buyers are hesitant, traffic is thin, and...

Onity Group — the parent company of PHH Mortgage Corp. and its reverse mortgage arm, Liberty Reverse Mortgage — announced on Tuesday that the company has entered into a “strategic relationship” with Finance of America (FOA) to sell $9.6 billion in mortgage servicing rights (MSRs), among other agreements. A press release said that PHH/Liberty will no longer originate reverse mortgages. The...

Troye Sivan is letting go of his serene Hollywood Hills hideaway, a mid-century retreat tucked on a quiet cul-de-sac, now asking $2.545 million with Jenna Cooper at Compass. The singer-songwriter and actor, known for hits like Rush and My My My!, and for starring in several films — most notably playing a young Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and starring in the Spud film trilogy — has...

Ultra-exclusive oceanfront living in Miami Beach is rare enough — but direct sand frontage inside a private gated enclave is almost unheard of. That’s what makes Côte de Mar, a newly built $40 million architectural estate in Altos Del Mar, such a standout. Designed as a sculptural, three-level modern retreat with its own private beach access, the residence offers 6,350 square feet of...

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Sitting in the sweet spot between swapping out cabinet hardware and tearing everything down to the studs, midsize kitchen remodeling projects tackle specific pain points — or seize opportunities — to deliver dramatic results without the scale or cost of a complete overhaul. Here are 10 to consider....

Wanting an escape from harsh winters at home in Minnesota, this couple purchased a second home in Scottsdale, Arizona. While the house had great bones, its heavy 1990s Tuscan-inspired style didn’t align with their vision of a calm, relaxing desert haven. They also wanted to experiment with a style...

Image Analysts say large-scale timberland transactions point to healthy increases in per acre...

Windward, a leading developer of high-end waterfront estates in the Turks and Caicos Islands, has crossed a major financial and construction milestone at its signature South Bank project, a master-planned oceanfront resort community on Long Bay. The company said it has now exceeded $300 million in total sales, coinciding with the official topping out of Arc, its architecturally ambitious centerpiece...

A group of longtime top-producing Oregon real estate professionals has launched a new brokerage, Christie’s International Real Estate Evergreen, that marks the brand’s latest expansion on the West Coast. The firm is led by veteran broker Brian Pienovi, his son Andrew Pienovi and Patrick Clark, one of the region’s leading new construction specialists with more than $2 billion in career...