More than 20% of properties purchased at foreclosure auction are going to owner-occupant buyers, including first-time homebuyers eager to find affordable housing options. “This will be the house we get to bring our baby home to,” said Hannah Joslin, referring to a Fort Worth, Texas, property she and her husband purchased at foreclosure auction in…
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KB Home has entered the Atlanta market and closed its first land purchase in the region, the homebuilder announced Thursday. The Los Angeles-based public builder said it has acquired 110 homesites and plans to open its first Atlanta-area community, Whitley Meadows, in early 2027. The move adds a top-five housing market to KB Home’s footprint…
Homeowners insurance premium growth slowed in 2025 after several years of steep increases, but coverage costs have still more than doubled since 2019, according to a new report released Thursday by Rate Insurance, a subsidiary of Rate. The company’s 2026 Home Insurance Trends Report found that the average homeowners insurance premium in its portfolio rose…
Southern Land Company has launched an in-house mortgage division, SLC Lending, as the Nashville-based developer looks to tighten control of the homebuying process across its master-planned and single-family communities. The move, announced by the company, extends Southern Land’s vertically integrated model beyond land planning, development, construction and property management into mortgage origination. It comes as…