• Builders engineer payments, not prices — LGI results highlight why,John McManus

    Builders engineer payments, not prices — LGI results highlight why

    We intended to dig into LGI Homes’ fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings last week. Then the National Association of Home Builders’ International Builders’ Show happened in Orlando, and the days became a blur of conversations, walking meetings, and on-the-fly triangulation among builders, capit

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  • Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales on portal strategy and MLS ties,Brooklee Han

    Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales on portal strategy and MLS ties

    The real estate listing portal space has generated its fair share of headlines over the last several months. While Zillow, Homes.com and Redfin have been stealing most of the spotlight, Realtor.com has also issued some announcements of its own. HousingWire recently caught up with Realtor.com CEO Dam

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  • California-based LenderMac to acquire Direct Mortgage,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    California-based LenderMac to acquire Direct Mortgage

    Cypress, California-based LenderMac Holdco LLC has agreed to acquire Direct Mortgage Corp. in a move aimed at expanding its geographic footprint and building a multichannel mortgage platform, the companies announced Tuesday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “This acquisition represent

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