U.S. home sales declined 6% year over year and 32% month over month in January, according to the latest REMAX National Housing Report.  

Rate has introduced RateFi, a new mortgage product that allows qualified borrowers to use verified cryptocurrency as part of their income and asset qualification without requiring liquidation. 

The new executive previously served in the same position at Century Communities and other homebuilders. 

Affordability continues to be a challenge in housing, and a new report from the National Association of Home Builders shows how that’s influencing both buyers and builders in 2026. 

After five years of worsening, housing affordability has finally started to improve, according to a new Redfin study. 

The CEO of Jim Chapman Construction was elected 2026 third vice chairman, meaning he will become chairman of the industry group in 2029. 

Complete with towers, turrets and Corinthian columns, the sellers built this Spring Grove, Illinois, property in 2012 and nicknamed it the “castle of love.”

With mortgage rates approaching 6%, 5.5 million additional buyers that could not qualify for a mortgage one year ago would qualify at today’s lower rates, the National Association of REALTORS® said. 

The build-to-rent community offers 124 rear-entry, stacked townhomes. 

General Manager Todd Emerson was named president. 

The project will have a 300-unit, Crescent Communities-branded NOVEL apartment tower. 

In a rare housing market shift, newly built homes saw price reductions more frequently than existing homes in late 2025 for the first time in recent history, according to a new report from Realtor.com.  

After a precipitous drop in December, pending sales were up 8.9%, indicating buyers are beginning to reenter the market. 

The community was completed last year and is 94% leased. 

As the housing market continues to adjust, design and community strategy have become drivers of buyer preference, according to Jenni Nichols, vice president of design at John Burns Research and Consulting.

Founder Jim Chapman will transition to chairman and CEO.