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Blackstone unveils lending platform to fill builders’ financing gap

May 11, 2026 · 3:45 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

Blackstone announced on Monday that Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies (BREDS) launched a lending platform aimed at providing more capital and…

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Homebuilder consolidation heats up with Dream Finders bid

May 11, 2026 · 2:48 PM John McManus HousingWire

Dream Finders Homes ’ now-public pursuit of Beazer Homes – after two previously rejected private offers – is a headline-grabbing hostile bid. It is also the…

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Longbridge sets Q1 record, surpasses its 2025 full-year profit

May 11, 2026 · 2:32 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Ellington Financial Inc. reported first-quarter net income attributable to common stockholders of $95.5 million, or 78 cents per share, as strong reverse…

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Judge denies motion to dismiss Zillow-Redfin FTC lawsuit

May 11, 2026 · 2:18 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Zillow and Redfin ’s legal battle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and attorneys general from Virginia, Arizona, New York, Connecticut and Washington…

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UWM boosts cash bid for TWO to $12.50 per share, topping CCM offer

May 11, 2026 · 1:48 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

UWM Holdings Corp. (UWM) raised its unsolicited offer to acquire Two Harbors Investment Corp. on Monday, proposing $12.50 per share in cash or 2.3328 shares…

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Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty expands New England footprint

May 11, 2026 · 1:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty has acquired Madden Group , a New Hampshire brokerage serving the Seacoast region and nearby markets, and opened an…

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Longbridge’s Tim Wilkinson on the secondary market dynamics reshaping reverse mortgages

May 11, 2026 · 10:00 AM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

For reverse mortgage lenders, the secondary market is a complex balancing act of liquidity, interest rates and government regulations. The industry…

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Opinion: The CDFI Fund cut is the wrong answer to a real question

May 11, 2026 · 7:31 AM Eric Lapin HousingWire

The administration has proposed cutting the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI) from $324 million to $119.5 million in fiscal 2027, a…

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The new age of smart security: Top builder technology trends reshaping home safety

May 11, 2026 · 7:30 AM Matt Sailor HousingWire

When I started in the security technology industry two decades ago, we were selling VCRs with tape-based recording systems that lasted less than a week…

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The next phase of AI in homebuilding starts with connected data

May 11, 2026 · 7:00 AM Higharc HousingWire

Builders are entering 2026 with growing pressure to improve efficiency while navigating rising costs, affordability challenges and slower margin growth. In…

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