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Renovo secures $74.5M investment-grade note deal to fuel expansion

RF Renovo Management Co. LLC, a nationwide lender to residential real estate investors, closed two senior secured corporate note transactions totaling $74.5 million, the company announced Thursday. The dual-tranche structure received investment-grade ratings from Egan-Jones and HR Ratings, according to the announcement. Brean Capital LLC served as Renovo’s exclusive financial adviser and sole placement agent….

Title giants lean on commercial deals and AI to boost Q1 profitability

The nation’s largest title insurers reported solid first quarter 2026 results as commercial transaction activity and a rebound in refinance business helped offset a still-sluggish residential real estate market. Across the title sector, executives pointed to improving order counts, larger commercial deal sizes, disciplined expense management and growing investment in automation and artificial intelligence (AI)….

Sumitomo closes Tri Pointe deal, vaulting into a top-10 U.S. builder

Sumitomo Forestry has officially closed its acquisition of Tri Pointe Homes, moving from “agreement announced” to “deal done” on a $47-per-share, all-cash transaction that reshapes the upper tier of U.S. homebuilding scale and accelerates a deeper play on vertical integration. Deal terms now locked in Tokyo-based Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd. and Tri Pointe Homes Inc….