• Sumitomo Forestry buys Tri Pointe, resetting the arc of homebuilder scale,John McManus

    Sumitomo Forestry buys Tri Pointe, resetting the arc of homebuilder scale

    Within a couple of weeks of exactly this time two years ago, the lead-in to a blockbuster $4.9 billion M&A deal involving a Japan-based acquirer of a national public homebuilding enterprise practically wrote itself: “A top-five-ranked U.S. homebuilding company doesn’t happen overnight…. Except when

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  • Mortgage originators brace for rising costs as ban on abusive trigger leads nears,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    Mortgage originators brace for rising costs as ban on abusive trigger leads nears

    A ban on abusive trigger leads that’s set to take effect in early March is already driving up overall costs to acquire leads and putting pressure on mortgage originators’ business models, industry experts told HousingWire. Sources say this short-term shift is part of a broader set of trends — includ

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  • Stewart Title NCS appoints Nevada leadership,Jonathan Delozier

    Stewart Title NCS appoints Nevada leadership

    Stewart Title National Commercial Services (NCS) has added a veteran Nevada title executive to oversee commercial operations in the state. The company announced that Ian Swainston has joined as vice president and operations manager — supporting commercial growth efforts across Nevada. Swainston brin

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