Scale is now table stakes for private builders, Eastwood proves it

Word that Eastwood Homes would acquire Atlanta-based Peachtree Building Group on Tuesday came as any private-to-private combination might. An energized, well-led, fast-growing Carolinas-based private homebuilder was expanding its reach and deepening its foothold in one of America’s most strategically attractive housing markets. What we learn as the story behind the transaction – the one that […]

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Zillow and CoStar continue to spar over Matterport 3D tours

More than six months after Zillow first pulled Matterport’s 3D tours from its website in October 2025, due to Matterport’s updated terms of service, the two companies are still debating whether Zillow can display the tours on its website.  In a statement on Wednesday, Matterport president Rob Hines wrote that his firm has “repeatedly told

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Pennsylvania lawmakers set to vote on home equity investment regulations

Pennsylvania lawmakers are moving to bring home equity investment (HEI) companies under state banking oversight, with a floor vote scheduled June 1. The legislation, House Bill 2120, would subject shared appreciation agreements to similar regulations as those governing traditional lenders. The proposed action comes as a state representative accuses one company of attempting to “mislead”

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