• When AI listing videos look too real: the disclosure test agents need now,Paul Parker

    When AI listing videos look too real: the disclosure test agents need now

    In my last HousingWire column, I focused on reviewing AI-generated listing remarks before they reach the MLS. That was about what AI says about a property. This follow-up is about the line between effective marketing and misrepresentation. A listing video may show a drone-style approach, a smooth wa

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  • Newsom signs balanced budget with $1.7B locked-in for housing,Richard Lawson

    Newsom signs balanced budget with $1.7B locked-in for housing

    This time last year, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a state budget that included sweeping housing reforms that allowed urban residential developers to avoid rigorous environmental reviews. This year’s budget, which Newsom signed on Monday, does not carry the same historic housing reforms as las

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  • Why Carlisle Companies targets Owens Corning for an M&A combo,Tyler Williams

    Why Carlisle Companies targets Owens Corning for an M&A combo

    As homebuilders grapple with questions of scale, access to capital and long-term competitiveness, many of their largest suppliers appear to be navigating similar strategic pressures. Carlisle Companies‘ unsolicited pursuit of Owens Corning, reported Monday by the Wall Street Journal, suggests that t

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