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By Don Baker | October 29, 2026
Invitation Homes Adds a $500 Million Buyback, Funded by Selling Rental Houses at About $460,000 Each
The single-family landlord says its stock implies about $280,000 per home while its sales average about $460,000, so it keeps selling houses, mostly to owner-occupants, to buy back shares.
By Don Baker | October 29, 2026
Commercial Real Estate
Blackstone Mortgage Trust Cuts Dividend to $0.30 After a $327 Million Third-Quarter Loss
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Invitation Homes Adds a $500 Million Buyback, Funded by Selling Rental Houses at About $460,000 Each
U.S. Home-Sale Prices Slip Below Year-Ago Levels for the First Time in 3 Years as Pending Sales Hit a Record Low, Redfin Says
Freddie Mac Earns $3.2 Billion as Its Rate Outlook Lifts Loss Reserves; 30-Year Rate Dips to 7.24%
Blackstone Mortgage Trust Cuts Dividend to $0.30 After a $327 Million Third-Quarter Loss
ACORE Capital Raises $1.1 Billion for Its Second Opportunistic Real Estate Credit Fund
RealtyWire Top 5
Featured Top 5 home sales from markets across the U.S.
Washington, District of Columbia Top 5 Home Sales: A Dupont Circle Mansion Leads a $27.55 Million Week
South Jersey Shore (New Jersey) Top 5 Home Sales: Avalon Takes Four Spots, Led by a $14.9 Million Sale
Monmouth County (New Jersey) Top 5 Home Sales: Oceanfront Spring Lake Home Leads at $11.6 Million
Northeast Valley, Arizona Top 5 Home Sales: New Paradise Valley Contemporary Leads at $9.8 Million
Seattle-Eastside, Washington Top 5 Home Sales: Broadmoor Home Leads a Week of Sales in Kirkland, Sammamish and Bellevue
Housing Market
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D.R. Horton Guides to Fewer Closings in Fiscal 2027 as Fourth-Quarter Orders Fall 7%
Home Prices Rise 2.1% Annually in August but Slip 0.2% for the Month, Case-Shiller Shows
Mortgage
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Fannie Mae Earns $4.2 Billion but More Than Doubles Its Credit Provision as Apartment Loans Weaken
Zillow Home Loans Will Cover the Full 3.5% FHA Down Payment With a Forgivable Second Loan
Agents & Brokerages
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Keller Williams, eXp Parent, HomeServices and Real REMAX Form 'Open Real Estate' to Share Listing Data Nationally
Six MLSs, Including Arizona's ARMLS and Denver's REcolorado, Sue Compass to Defend Listing Rules
Commercial Real Estate
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Alexandria Real Estate Writes Down $638 Million of Properties, Posts $3.74-a-Share Q3 Loss
Dallas-Fort Worth Tops ULI-PwC Markets List Again as San Francisco Jumps 40 Spots to Fifth
Technology & AI
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Bedrock Robotics Raises $600 Million at a $4.1 Billion Valuation to Scale Autonomous Excavators
Qualia Moves Into Homebuyer Payments, Taking Aim at Wire Fraud in Earnest Money and Closing Funds
Markets to Watch
View all markets βHartfordConnecticut
Tight & affordableLow inventory and steady demand keep sellers firmly in control.
View Market βSan JoseCalifornia
Top-of-market bellwetherHigh prices and tech-driven demand set the pace for the luxury tier.
View Market βMiami BeachFlorida
Luxury resilienceCash and second-home buyers keep this coastal market strong despite high rates.
View Market βMost Read
- Dallas-Fort Worth Tops ULI-PwC Markets List Again as San Francisco Jumps 40 Spots to Fifth
- Zillow Home Loans Will Cover the Full 3.5% FHA Down Payment With a Forgivable Second Loan
- CoStar to Buy Aerial Imagery Firm Vexcel for $730 Million as Quarterly Revenue Hits a Record $952 Million
- Zillow to Pay $212.5 Million to Settle Investor Class Action Over Zillow Offers
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