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…
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Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities agreed to an all-stock merger of equals that will create a $69 billion multifamily giant controlling more than 180,000 apartments across the country, the companies announced Thursday. The combined real estate investment trust will have a pro forma equity market capitalization of about $52 billion and an enterprise value of…
Between 2021 and 2025, despite market headwinds, as well as macroeconomic and industry challenges, Tony DeAnna and his team at CENTURY 21 DeAnna Realty, recorded 110% transaction side growth. This performance earned the firm the No. 6 rank in the 2026 RealTrend Verified GameChanger rankings. DeAnna, who founded the firm with his father and his…
NEXA Lending announced Thursday that it has entered into a strategic investment and phased acquisition agreement with Copper Ridge Ventures, cementing a growth and scaling strategy for both companies. Copper Ridge is a mortgage joint venture holding company founded by Tim Owens, a longtime industry executive with past tenures at loanDepot, CrossCountry Mortgage and Cardinal…