Lennar Falls as Q3 Profit Halves to $284M and Margins Shrink
Lennar reported Q3 2026 net income of $284 million, down 52% YoY, as 6.8% mortgage rates forced builder incentives and squeezed gross margins to 15.8%.
Real Estate
Coverage and education about listed real estate, housing indicators, mortgage rates, and property finance. Articles connect operating data and rate changes with the economics of the sector.
FICO Falls 6.6% After Pulte Opens Fannie to VantageScore
FHFA Director Bill Pulte orders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to let every lender use VantageScore 4.0 immediately, ending FICO’s mortgage-scoring lock.
Fed Dot Plot Explained: How to Read the SEP
The Fed dot plot shows where 19 policymakers think interest rates should go. Here is how to read it, what it does not say, and what the June 2026 dots signal.
Mortgage-Backed Securities Explained: Pass-Throughs & CMOs
How an MBS actually works: who issues it, how cash flows from borrower to investor, why CMOs exist, and the prepayment risk every investor must understand.
AvalonBay-Equity Residential Merge: $52B REIT Behemoth
AvalonBay and Equity Residential agreed to an all-stock merger of equals on May 20, 2026, creating a $52B-equity, 180,000-unit apartment REIT.