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Bank-Owned Homes Grew Rapidly at the End of 2025—Are We in a New Era of Distress?

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foreclosure

In This Article When foreclosure activity reaches the REO stage, it represents the outcome of financial distress. The homeowner is no longer in the picture, the auction process has concluded, and the lender now owns the property outright. For real estate investors, this phase often marks the most visible—and actionable—point in the foreclosure cycle. According […]

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EPA Outlines Trump Plan to Speed up Rebuilding of Homes Destroyed in LA Wildfires

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California Bill Would Require Insurer Claims Handling Plans, And Double Penalties

Trump administration officials traveled to Los Angeles this week to outline the president’s plan to override state and local rules and speed up the permitting process for reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes destroyed by last year’s wildfires. Last week the president signed an executive order that the White House promised would allow homeowners

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Should Institutions be Banned from Buying Homes

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Should Institutions be Banned from Buying Homes

President Trump said on January 8, 2026 that he’s “immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes,” arguing that “people live in homes, not corporations.” If a policy like that moved forward, what could it mean for home prices in Sarasota, Bradenton, St. Pete and Tampa? What is an institutional

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Virginia Strengthens Oversight of Nursing Homes

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Virginia Strengthens Oversight of Nursing Homes

Virginia officials are touting the state’s efforts in strengthening oversight of the state’s 300 nursing homes, including filling leadership and inspector positions and improving how complaints are handled. “Virginia families deserve confidence that when a loved one lives in a nursing home, they are safe, respected, and cared for with dignity,” said Governor Glenn Youngkin.

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Less Than a Dozen Homes Have Been Rebuilt a Year After LA Wildfires

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Less Than a Dozen Homes Have Been Rebuilt a Year After LA Wildfires

On the first anniversary of the most destructive wildfires in the L.A. area, the scant home construction projects stand out among the still mostly flattened landscapes. Fewer than a dozen homes have been rebuilt in Los Angeles County since the Jan. 7, 2025, Palisades and Eaton fires erupted, killing 31 people and destroying about 13,000

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President Trump Proposes to Ban Institutional Investors From Buying Single-Family Homes

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Trump signing executive order

In This Article President Donald Trump’s plan to stop large investors from buying single-family houses could have far-reaching effects on all real estate investors. Trump said in a Truth Social post on Jan. 7: “For a very long time, buying and owning a home was considered the pinnacle of the American Dream. It was the

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Neglect, Abuse Common at Michigan Nursing Homes, Report Finds

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Hundreds May Have Been Exposed to Rabies in Grand Teton National Park Cabins

The plea was desperate: Help! Lorena Brown gasped for air on Sept. 12, 2022, turning blue, at the SKLD Muskegon nursing home. Her roommate called for help from a nurse. The response: “Mind your own business.” Using a washcloth, the roommate scooped vomit from the 68-year-old’s mouth, begging again for help, according to an inspection

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[Crain’s Grand Rapids Business] Traverse City airport expansion fuels Northern Michigan vacation homes market

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[Crain's Grand Rapids Business] Traverse City airport expansion fuels Northern Michigan vacation homes market

By Rachel Kramer – originally posted to Flickr as Lake Michigan / Sleeping Bear Dunes, CC BY 2.0 Real estate brokers report that the growth of Traverse City airport has contributed to a fourfold increase in waterfront home sales over the past seven years. This upward trend is anticipated to continue as the airport prepares for a

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An Alarming 75% of Homes Are Too Expensive For Buyers

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for sale sign in front of house

In This Article Starter homes have become nonstarter homes for many Americans. Three-quarters of the homes currently listed for sale are out of reach for median-income earners, according to a recent analysis from Bankrate.  The lack of buyers, however, is reshaping the investment landscape for small investors, who are buying up single-family homes in record

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Could Tiny Homes and ADUs Be the Key to Scaling?

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tiny home

In This Article The hype on tiny homes has been anything but small. But how practical is it for investors to scale a portfolio of cash-flowing micro-dwellings into an oversized income?  Loudoun County, Virginia, could give landlords a chance to find out. The affluent northern Virginia county is studying whether one-bedroom homes under 800 square

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