Builders started 2026 with margin pressure, then came Iran war risk

Making less money but making steady headway may be a crude way to boil down what early 2026 was looking like for many homebuilding business leaders. Public homebuilder execs were not discussing a plain-and-simple “recovery trade.” The most consistent post-earnings themes – across demand, pricing, ma

Abode Communities plots 94 affordable rentals on Hawthorne-owned land

Hawthorne is gaining an affordable housing complex on city-owned land near the intersection of Rosecrans and Prairie Avenues.  Abode Communities is moving forward with plans to build residences on a vacant lot on Cordary Avenue next to New Journey Ministries Church of God in Christ, Urbanize Los Ang

These Solar Lights Can Be Installed on Pretty Much Any Outdoor Surface—and a Set of 16 Is Under $25

More than 4,000 were bought in the last month.

Better launches ChatGPT-based credit decision engine for mortgage and HELOC lenders

Better.com has launched a conversational credit decision engine that lets mortgage and home equity lenders run underwriting through ChatGPT using the company’s Tinman AI platform, the company announced Thursday. The integration, built with OpenAI using a Model Context Protocol (MCP) connector, allow