
Raven Housing Trust Acquires 2,227 Orbit Homes
Raven Housing Trust has purchased 2,227 homes from Orbit Group, expanding its portfolio to over 9,500 homes across nine South East local authorities to boost affordable housing supply.
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Raven Housing Trust has purchased 2,227 homes from Orbit Group, expanding its portfolio to over 9,500 homes across nine South East local authorities to boost affordable housing supply.

Bank OZK has given IQHQ a roughly six-week extension on a $915 million construction loan for the vacant RaDD life sciences project in San Diego, pushing the maturity date to October 9, 2026. The short-term forbearance follows the original loan's maturity and comes as investors mark down their positions ahead of the bank's October earnings call.

A federal judge's surprise ruling restarted the Continuum of Care funding process, giving housing providers just two weeks to apply for $4 billion.

New home sales rose 6.4% in August to an annual rate of 684,000, an eight-month high.

Realtors report surging land prices and investor interest in Lafayette, Louisiana, ahead of SpaceX's planned $100 billion coastal facility.

The Roseville City Council unanimously agreed to sell 1.17 acres of city-owned land to Eden Housing for $580,000.

A federal survey reveals individual investors own 59% of US rental properties, shaping housing supply through renovation and reinvestment decisions.

Hudson Pacific Properties and Blackstone secured a 15-month extension on a $1.1 billion CMBS loan tied to a 2.2 million-square-foot Hollywood studio.

Mortgage applications dropped 2.7% last week as the average 30-year fixed rate rose to 6.85%, the highest since June 2025.

A stronger-than-expected August jobs report failed to push mortgage rates higher, as bond markets had already priced in much of the economic data.

Lenders are growing more comfortable financing modular housing projects in Southern California, while new state and federal legislation aims to reduce barriers for the factory-built sector.

The period of deeply discounted commercial property sales is over, forcing landlords to focus on boosting net operating income to create value, as capital markets shift.

A severe shortage of new apartments in Chicago is strengthening market fundamentals, driving major acquisitions and making office-to-residential conversions a key trend.

Experts advise against waiting for the new first-time buyer Isa, as the existing lifetime Isa offers better financial benefits now.

The Federal Housing Administration will allow lenders to use VantageScore 4.0, FICO 10T, or Classic FICO for new loans starting in January 2027.

South River Mortgage names Tyler Plack as its new CEO after Jim Plack's retirement. The Maryland reverse lender also expanded operations to 39 states.

The Iran conflict has pushed mortgage rates above 6.64%, dampening housing demand in 2026. Recent data from the MBA, pending sales, and total pending home sales show a clear slowdown as rates rise.