Lawmakers urge FTC to probe real estate referral practices

Two federal lawmakers are urging Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson to investigate the referral practices of online real estate platforms.  In a letter sent to Chairman Ferguson last Friday, Representatives Jennifer McClellan and Donald Beyer, both Democrats from Virginia, claim

Florida, California counties top ATTOM list of high-risk housing markets

Unemployment and foreclosure activity were the primary drivers of housing market risk in the first quarter of 2026, with clusters of vulnerable counties in Florida and California along with safer markets concentrated in Tennessee, according to ATTOM‘s Housing Impact Report released Thursday. ATTOM’s

Better, Coinbase fund Fannie Mae-backed bitcoin mortgage

Better Home & Finance Holding Co. and Coinbase have funded what the companies say is the first Fannie Mae-backed mortgage in the U.S. that uses bitcoin as collateral, marking a new step in the integration of digital assets into mainstream housing finance. The companies announced Thursday that they p

Medical Deserts Are Trapping Seniors—but the Wealthy Found a Way Out

The housing crisis is colliding with a shortage of healthcare workers, and the combination could threaten the ability of seniors to age in place. Today, the U.S. is short nearly 85,000 physicians across all specialties. By 2038, that deficit is projected to grow to 141,000 physicians, according to t