Mutual of Omaha Mortgage remained the nation’s largest reverse mortgage lender in May, even as overall Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements continued to decline, according to a report released Monday by HECMWorld.com that utilizes data from Reverse Market Insight (RMI). Mutual of Omaha recorded 423 HECM endorsements during the month, upping its total to 2,169 on a year-to-date basis....

In many South Florida luxury communities, the homes get bigger while the lots somehow get smaller. That’s not the case at 13253 SW 25th Place in Davie. Set behind the gates of Emerald Springs Estates, the four-bedroom residence occupies the largest parcel in the entire community — a sprawling 1.5-acre property that feels increasingly difficult to find in today’s South Florida market. Priced...

Some luxury homes have a pool. Some have a tennis court. Some even have a movie theater. But this particular Pinecrest estate — now featured for the first time since listing publicly — has a theater that looks like it belongs inside a hidden Mediterranean hillside retreat. And that’s before you get to the koi ponds, rolling lawns, mature oak trees, mango groves, fire pit, and nearly two...

Housing Stress Broadens Nationwide in Q1 The U.S. housing market is showing new signs of financial strain as foreclosure activity rose to its highest level in six years, highlighting growing pressure on financially vulnerable homeowners amid elevated borrowing costs, rising housing expenses, and persistent affordability challenges. According to newly released mortgage performance data from Cotality, the...

Each month, Nareit highlights recent executive career moves, board changes, and other notable individual achievements and developments within the REIT and publicly listed real estate...

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has agreed to acquire Taylor Morrison Home Corporation in an all-cash deal valuing the national homebuilder at approximately $8.5 billion, the companies announced Friday. Under the definitive agreement, Berkshire will pay $72.50 per share in cash, a 24% premium to Taylor Morrison’s closing price of $58.50 on May 29, 2026. The transaction implies an equity value of about $6.8...

A Berkeley, California, couple with kids needed extra space to comfortably host visiting in-laws from Southern California and India for extended stays. Like many urban homeowners, they had limited options. But a one-car garage being used for storage instead of cars proved to be the...

Housing inventory officially went negative year-over-year last week. This might be a shocker to some people, but not for readers of our Housing Market Tracker, since I believe the housing inventory story started shifting in mid-June of 2025. Lets go over last week’s data and explain what’s happening. Housing Inventory First things first: the Memorial Day holiday affected last week’s data, so...

The annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair, a global gathering of designers, manufacturers, architects and design enthusiasts, returned to New York City’s Javits Center on May 17-19 with ornamentation, tactile materials and expressive forms taking center stage. Throughout the trade show,...

Outdoor spaces can connect us to the natural world in meaningful ways, whether we’re plucking the first ripe berries of the season or pausing to watch wild birds flit through foliage. While we most often talk about the nuts and bolts of landscape design — the shrubs, pathways and irrigation systems...