On Wednesday, experts met to tackle the question of "What are the obstacles to increasing the residential housing supply?" among other hot topics.

Earlier this week the homebuilder announced it was merging with CalAtlantic group—a transaction valued at $9.3 billion. Lennar says this move will have rippling benefits for the market at large.

According to a recent report, it’s not just snowbirds that are relocating to enjoy Florida’s sunny weather. See what other states are experiencing an influx of out of state buyers . . .

San Francisco- based HouseCanary, a provider of modern valuation and appraisal solutions, announced a partnership with Dart Appraisal to accelerate the growth of its Agile Appraisal™ Platform.

Auction.com has announced its new online platform to execute mortgage foreclosure sales of Ohio properties in conjunction with Private Selling Officers (PSOs), which with the signing of Ohio House Bill 390 allows third-party sales to be conducted online.

NewDay USA, a national VA mortgage lender, has hired Michael Greenwood as SVP of mortgage servicing and Gaurav Bhatia as Chief Digital Officer.

Planet Home Lending, LLC announced that Suzy Lindblom has joined the company as COO for Fulfillment after more than 29 years of leadership and management experience in the mortgage industry, including expertise in credit risk, underwriting, operations, regulatory compliance, post-closing, policies and procedures, and project management.

AmeriFirst Home Mortgage, a division of AmeriFirst Financial Corp. headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan, has hired mortgage veteran Doug Long as its Southeast Divisional President.

On Monday October 30th, American Enterprise Institute's (AEI) Co-director Edward Pinto and Senior Housing Analyst Tobias Peter will lead an update on the most recent National Mortgage Risk Index (NMRI).

On Tuesday evening, the debate around the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final arbitration rule came to a head when the Senate voted to repeal it. See the reactions here to the razor-thin vote here . . .