The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has hired Ken Wingert as its new chief advocacy officer. Wingert will lead the association’s advocacy efforts at federal, state and local levels, along with its legal advocacy and BUILD-PAC, NAHB’s political action...
Real estate investor sentiment was on the rise in the third quarter, according to the Fall 2024 RCN Capital/CJ Patrick Company Investor Sentiment Index. The latest index report saw an eight-point increase from the second quarter, with 68% of investors viewing...
Australia’s opposition leader has pledged to ban foreign purchases of residential real estate for two years if he is elected as the nation’s next leader. Daily Mail reported Peter Dutton, the Liberal Party of Australia leader, announced his proposed ban on social...
KBS Builders Inc. has signed two contracts totaling $4.6 million to manufacture 40 modules for the construction of cottages and affordable housing units in Maine. One contract is a $3 million project to manufacture 32 modules for the construction of 15 one- and...
FrontView REIT Inc., a Dallas-headquartered real estate investment trust focused on outparcel properties that are net leased on a long-term basis, raised $250.8 million in its initial public offering (IPO) on Oct. 1. The IPO sold 13.2 million shares at $19 per share....
Mortgage application volume was down for the week ending Sept. 27, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 1.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis from...
Senate Approves 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
