Lennar and CalAtlantic Group announced a $5.7 billion stock-and-cash deal on Oct. 29 to create the largest homebuilder in the United States. This is the largest homebuilder merger since the financial crisis. With this deal, the companies said it

The National Association of Home Builders announced on Oct. 30 that it does not support the forthcoming GOP tax plan, which would ax the mortgage interest tax deduction (MID), eliminating an estimated $80 billion in homeowner subsidies annually. Until

Home developers around the country are having to be more resourceful, as the amount of available land in the United States shrinks while builders require higher wages and the price of materials increase. The result, according to a recent

The National Association of Realtors recently released its Realtors Confidence Index (RCI) to gauge Realtors’ feelings about the overall market, including local real estate market conditions, characteristics of buyers and sellers, and external factors affecting homeownership and sales. Overall, the confidence index

Though spending for construction starts has exponentially increased in 2017 as a whole, both nonresidential and residential building starts have dipped in the past month, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. Last month, spending for residential building in the

Despite all the technology that’s involved in the real estate industry today, there still remains a human element that won’t be going away any time soon. House hunters and potential buyers can search for homes all they want, but

When shopping for homes, one of the primary things people look at is its bones. And so, it makes sense that when changing cites that the bones of the cityscape should be examined. It may not be a scintillating

The internet offers scores of tips and resources for finding a mortgage, but according to a recent survey conducted by Fannie Mae’s Economic & Strategic Research group, homebuyers feel more comfortable shopping for mortgages with assistance from specialists. According

The National Association of Realtors’ investment branch, Second Century Ventures, recently announced its investment in Notarize, an online notarizing service bringing mortgage signings and closings into the 21st century. “As one of the only 13 investments SCV has made

The ability to own your own home is a dream for most Americans, but depending on which part of the country you live in, that may require more working hours than in other locations. A recent report from How Much

More than 20,000 Realtors, industry experts and guests will be in Chicago from November 3-6 at the 2017 Realtors Conference & Expo, themed “The Sky is the Limit.” Saturday’s general session keynote address will be presented by 23-time Olympic

For third month in a row, there was a decline in home sales in September. However, the average home sale price continues to rise. A recent Redfin report shows that in September, home sales fell by 8.1 percent — the

Buying and selling a home can be an extremely stressful process, so much so that some Atlanta homeowners say they would rather get a root canal than try to sell a home. According to a new survey from Opendoor,

Nearly every kid has that creepy house at the end of the lane, the one all their friends would whisper about and race their bikes past. The one the neighborhood children would ding-dong ditch or dare each other to

It’s common knowledge that ships and boats can sink, but can you imagine a sunken community? A recent report revealed that $916 billion worth of U.S. homes could end up underwater due to the sea level increasing by just

Single-family rental homes are a great investment choice, but buying property in the right location is key. ATTOM Data Solutions recently put together a list of the top 25 U.S. ZIP codes for investing in single-family rental homes, and a