Louisiana homeowners insurance costs lead more seniors to reverse mortgages

Homeowners insurance costs are higher now than they have typically been, which has the potential to hit those living on a fixed income particularly hard. This could be one reason why a local NBC-TV affiliate in New Orleans is reporting that more of the community’s seniors are turning to reverse mort

reAlpha gets into the mortgage brokerage biz, acquires Be My Neighbor

Publicly traded real estate software firm reAlpha Tech Corp. added mortgage lending under its umbrella by acquiring mortgage brokerage company Be My Neighbor on Monday.reAlpha agreed to pay Be My Neighbor an aggregate purchase price of up to $6 million. This consists of $1.5 million in cash paid on

The cost of homeowners insurance skyrockets in Upper Midwest states

Why is homeowners insurance so expensive in the Upper Midwest? The growing prevalence of extreme weather events and the high cost of construction are pushing property insurers to significantly raise their prices, even in places you might not expect. This is according to an article published by the F

Can 3-D Printing Revolutionize Real Estate? Walmart Put That Question to the Test

Dustin Chambers for WSJ A Walmart Supercenter’s new expansion is one of the largest 3-D printed commercial real-estate projects in U.S. history. Its bumpy road to completion illustrates the new technology’s promise and shortcomings.The retail giant added the 8,000-square-foot space to its Athens, Te