I was sitting in a meeting recently listening to a market update from one of the sharpest financial minds I know — Aaron VanTrojen, a CEO with his finger on the pulse of the mortgage industry. He dropped a number that stopped the room. America’s debt-to-GDP...
A coalition of 76 members of the House of Representatives have called on their leadership to drop a providing from the Senate-passed 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act that would force corporate entities to sell their single-family build-to-rent (BTR) housing properties...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created a new office focused on fighting deed theft. Mamdani pledged to establish the new office during his 2025 election campaign. The Gothamist reports the new Office of Deed Theft Prevention was created two days after...
The investment firm Embrace Real Estate and its affiliate 1823 Partners, an independent asset management firm, announced their acquisition of Ghirardelli Square, the historic waterfront landmark in San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf district. Ghirardelli Square...
The Real Brokerage Inc. (NASDAQ: REAX) announced it will acquire RE/MAX Holdings Inc. (NYSE: RMAX), the parent company of RE/MAX LLC, for approximately $880 million. Following the close of the transaction, Real CEO Tamir Poleg will serve as chairman and CEO of the new...
Delinquency rates for mortgages backed by commercial properties increased to 4.02% during the first quarter of 2026, up from 3.86% in the fourth quarter of 2025. According to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the share of loans that were delinquent...
