President Donald Trump highlighted taxes, inflation and trade in his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, but he made only a passing reference to housing, leaving affordability largely unaddressed to the chagrin of housing professionals. Housing professionals had expected a larger discussi

Southwest Florida was tagged by homebuilding business strategists and observers as one of the nation’s more difficult and listless markets in 2025. On the other hand, Babcock Ranch – a master-planned, solar-powered community located near Fort Myers – defied gravity, carrying on in better-than-expect

Veteran real estate agent Debbie Baum is making the move to Brown Harris Stevens from Corcoran, according to an announcement on Wednesday.  Baum has more than 23 years of experience serving residential real estate clients in Manhattan. Earlier on in her professional career, Baum spent over 20 years

Addy AI, a loan officer workflow platform, announced this week a partnership with ICE Mortgage Technology to integrate with the Encompass loan origination system. The integration, which aims to help loan officers spend less time reading PDFs, chasing documents and interpreting findings, is designed