Is the Real Estate Market Poised for a Strong Rebound in 2026?

Is the Real Estate Market Poised for a Strong Rebound in 2026?

Housing experts say 2026 could mark the beginning of a long-awaited real estate rebound — but not the kind of sudden boom many buyers remember. Instead, economists expect a gradual recovery driven... Read more »
Next generation of luxury homebuyers ready to make their mark

Next generation of luxury homebuyers ready to make their mark

According to the report, 76% of respondents already own a home and 95% said they plan to own one before age 40. That contrasts with broader national trends as the median age... Read more »
FivePoint Taps Blue Owl for Land Banking Capital

FivePoint Taps Blue Owl for Land Banking Capital

FivePoint Holdings is committing to land banking with its latest partnership.  Irvine-based FivePoint is teaming up with Blue Owl Capital to buy up to $1.7 billion of land in the U.S. housing... Read more »
Inside the Rebuilt Altadena Community Welcoming Back Homeowners a Year After the Eaton Fire

Inside the Rebuilt Altadena Community Welcoming Back Homeowners a Year After the Eaton Fire

More than a year after the deadly Eaton fire scorched through Altadena, CA, the first homeowners are getting ready to move into a new residential community as the area continues to recover... Read more »
Rates Remain Below 6% Amid Heightened Global Volatility

Rates Remain Below 6% Amid Heightened Global Volatility

As of today, March 3, 2026, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate stands at 5.80%, showing a slight dip of one basis point from yesterday. However, this number, while seemingly stable, is... Read more »
Florida’s Sandra Rathe Team joins The Real Brokerage

Florida’s Sandra Rathe Team joins The Real Brokerage

The Real Brokerage has brought on RealTrends Verified-ranked The Sandra Rathe Team, adding 20 agents and $135 million in annual sales volume across South Florida. Led by Sandra Rathe and founded in... Read more »
HVN Seeks to Build More Mar Vista Affordable Units

HVN Seeks to Build More Mar Vista Affordable Units

Two one-story apartment buildings in Mar Vista could give way to an affordable housing complex.  HVN Development filed an application with the Los Angeles Department of City Planning to clear the two... Read more »
Man Detained in Nancy Guthrie Case After SWAT Raid on His Home Breaks His Silence—as Sheriff Insists Officials Are ‘Closer’ to Finding Abductor

Man Detained in Nancy Guthrie Case After SWAT Raid on His Home Breaks His Silence—as Sheriff Insists Officials Are ‘Closer’ to Finding Abductor

A man who was detained for questioning in the Nancy Guthrie case following a SWAT raid on his Arizona home has spoken out to insist he had nothing to do with the... Read more »
30-Year Refinance Rate Rises by 51 Basis Points

30-Year Refinance Rate Rises by 51 Basis Points

Refinance rates climbed significantly today, March 2, 2026, with the 30-year fixed refinance rate jumping to 6.99%, a substantial 51 basis point increase from last week, signaling a fresh bout of volatility... Read more »
How to ensure locked-down compliance during HMDA reporting season, and year-round

How to ensure locked-down compliance during HMDA reporting season, and year-round

HMDA reporting season has just wrapped as financial institutions were required to submit detailed data from the previous calendar year’s mortgage applications and loans to their regulators by March 2nd. But for... Read more »