December 2025

By the time Lennar executives reached the question-and-answer portion of their fourth-quarter 2025 earnings call this morning, the tone had shifted. From explanation to defense. What had looked, just a quarter earlier, like early clues of stabilization instead revealed a more complicated reality: the housing market did not behave as expected, and neither Lennar nor […]

If you’re thinking about getting your real estate license in Oregon, it’s important to know that everyone starts out as a broker. Before you can take the state exam, you’ll need to knock out 150 hours of coursework through an approved Oregon real estate school. Those hours cover everything from contracts and finance to agency

The Housing for the 21st Century Act advanced in the House on Wednesday after a markup by the Financial Services Committee, setting the stage for a potential floor vote in early 2026. Lawmakers also unanimously passed a separate bill extending the authorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). H.R. 5577 extends the program through