Author name: Ricky Vasquez

Why cost discipline is replacing cost cutting in apartment operations

Costs are climbing faster than many operators expected, and teams are actively trying to figure out how to keep up without creating new problems in the process. The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis found that more than half of all operating expense (OpEx) inflation since 2020 ties back to property insurance, with premiums roughly doubling […]

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PennyMac launches ‘Welcome Home’ mortgage program for Team USA athletes

PennyMac Financial Services Inc. has launched a specialized mortgage program for Team USA athletes, aiming to address the unique income and qualification challenges that Olympians and Paralympians face when buying or refinancing a home. The “Welcome Home: Athlete Mortgage Program,” announced Tuesday, builds on PennyMac’s role as the official mortgage provider of Team USA and

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How one builder cut cycle time by 30 days with integrated ops

Selling season 2026 – long on uncertainty and short on Spring mojo – is keeping many private homebuilders up at night and on edge all day long. The challenge is no longer just about generating traffic to homebuilder websites and new neighborhood sales centers, converting buyers, or managing incentives. It also concerns whether the business

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