Optimal Blue announced on Monday that it has promoted Lanny Rogers III to chief financial officer and Jeremy Moreno to chief revenue officer. Rogers, a certified public accountant, will oversee financial planning, forecasting and capital allocation as the company expands. He joined Optimal Blue in 2017 and most recently served as vice president of accounting. “As we have continued to experience...

When Thomas Wright entered the real estate world in 1999, he did so without a grand strategy — but with a deep sense of connection to people and place. “I was at a juncture in my life when I could have gone the commercial route or residential, and the residential was just felt like a real calling for me,” he said. “I like the human element of it, being in people’s homes and in their lives,...

After federal housing leaders issued a request for information in October about the future of two key reverse mortgage programs, the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) weighed in last week with a detailed list of suggestions. The trade group issued an 11-page letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) in which it...

The ROAD to Housing Act wasn’t included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) released on Sunday, despite speculation that it might sneak in as an attachment to the more urgent priority $900 billion defense spending bill.  Still, the bipartisan housing legislation, which enjoys widespread support in both parties, could be signed into law next year. The bill seeks to strip away regulatory...

Rents for both multifamily and single-family built-to-rent units moved sideways over the last year. Still, rents in most major Sun Belt markets are down annually due to a glut of new housing, according to the latest Yardi Matrix National Multifamily Report.  Meanwhile, rental growth is typically the strongest in the Midwest, Northeast, and California. This mirrors trends in the for-sale market, as...

Some houses turn heads. This one practically caused whiplash. After just 24 hours on the market, the striking modern estate at 654 Longleaf Dr NE found its buyer — closing for a cool $6.225 million and reminding everyone why Buckhead’s luxury scene moves at its own speed (the fast kind). The home had all the makings of a blink-and-you-miss-it sale: museum-grade architecture, interiors that look...

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Investor Buying Activity Remains Historically High in 2025 According to data from real estate analytics firm Cotality, investor purchases of U.S. single-family homes eased modestly in the second quarter of 2025, but remain well above pre-pandemic levels. Investors represented 29% of all single-family home purchases in June, down from a 2025 high of 32% in January. Even with the pullback, the share sat...