Dubuque Area, Iowa Top 5 Home Sales: Delhi Home on 10 Acres Leads at $1.45 Million
Country acreage in Delhi and Ryan, a brick ranch and a condominium in Dubuque, and a walkout ranch in Saint Donatus made up the week’s top sales.
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Detroit Lakes & Lakes Country, Minnesota Top 5 Home Sales: Lake Park Lakefront Home Leads at $1.7 Million
Shoreline homes in Becker and Otter Tail counties led the week, ranging from a 1962 home on a small lot to a 2006 home on three acres.
Des Moines Metro Area, Iowa Top 5 Home Sales: Panora Lakefront Home Leads at $1.7 Million
A lakefront ranch in Panora, two Ankeny homes built this year, a 1949 home in Salisbury Oaks and a wooded property in Waukee made up the top sales.
Cedar Rapids Area, Iowa Top 5 Home Sales: New Ranch in Ely Leads a Week of New Construction
Homes built in 2026 took three of the five spots, alongside two Cedar Rapids homes built in 2015 and 2016.
Buffalo, Monticello & Elk River Area, Minnesota Top 5 Home Sales: Two New Otsego Homes and Acreage in Elk River Lead the Week
Newly built homes in Otsego, a Saint Michael home and two Elk River properties, one of them on acreage, made up the week’s top sales.
Brainerd Lakes & Leech Lake Area, Minnesota Top 5 Home Sales: Crosslake Leads at $3.6 Million as Lake Homes Top the Week
Lakefront homes in Crosslake, Nisswa, Walker and Deerwood made up the week’s top sales, with guest houses, boathouses and the grounds of an old resort among them.
FICO Holds Its Mortgage Score Price at $10 for Lenders That Commit, and Its Stock Falls 13%
The $10 bundle of Classic FICO and FICO Score 10T is limited to lenders in a new Preferred Program, as VantageScore competes at about $1 a score.
Sioux Falls & Sioux Empire, South Dakota Top 5 Home Sales: $1.4 Million Sioux Falls Sale Leads a Week That Reached Baltic and Brandon
A brand-new custom home, an executive ranch in Prairie Vista Estate and a country property on seven acres were among the week’s biggest sales.
Only 17% of U.S. Zoned Land Allows Manufactured Home Parks; Hartford Tops Realtor.com’s Opportunity List
Federal law has dropped the chassis requirement for manufactured homes, but Realtor.com finds only about 17% of zoned land expressly allows manufactured home parks. Hartford, Denver and Allentown top its opportunity ranking.
22.5% of Mortgages Now Carry Rates of 6% or More, but Two-Thirds Remain Below 5%, Realtor.com Finds
Realtor.com’s analysis of FHFA data shows the rate lock-in barely eased in the second quarter, with a record 42.8% of mortgages originated during the pandemic boom and the 6%-plus share projected to reach 27% to 28.5% by mid-2027.
Foreclosure Auctions Rise 25% to a Post-Pandemic High as FHA Volume Jumps 73%, Auction.com Says
Auction.com’s Q3 2026 report shows completed foreclosure auctions at their highest since early 2020, with FHA-insured loans and mortgages originated since 2022 driving the increase and more auctions already scheduled for the fourth quarter.
Bouwinvest Joins Tishman Speyer’s $1.5 Billion U.S. Office Buying Group, Starting With the Chrysler Building
Dutch manager Bouwinvest formed a U.S. office account with Tishman Speyer, joining a group with about $1.5 billion of purchasing power; the first investment is the Chrysler Building.
PulteGroup’s Profit Falls 19% as Orders Drop in Five of Six Regions, With Florida the Exception
PulteGroup earned $476 million in the third quarter, down from $586 million, as orders fell 6%. Florida orders rose while the West and Southeast dropped about 15% or more.
Northpointe Bank Plans to Sell Its Retail and Consumer Direct Mortgage Channels to CMG Financial
Northpointe Bancshares signed a non-binding letter of intent to sell its distributed retail and consumer direct mortgage channels to CMG and expects $6 million to $7 million in restructuring costs.
Construction Starts Dip 1.5% in September as Commercial Falls 18% and Single-Family Drops 7%
Total U.S. construction starts fell 1.5% in September to a $1.33 trillion annual rate, Dodge said, as gains in schools and highways offset an 18.4% commercial pullback.
Youngstown-Warren, Ohio Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Cortland Colonial Leads as Poland Lands Three
Poland supplied three of the week’s five highest-priced sales, including both the newest and the oldest homes on the list.
Toledo, Ohio Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Two Ottawa Hills Homes Lead, With Sales in Maumee, Pemberville and Swanton
A Mediterranean Revival home from the 1920s and a custom-built Exmoor residence top a list that reaches from village streets to country acreage with a pond.
Peoria, Illinois Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: A Grandview Home Above the River Leads, With Pekin Acreage and Two Sommer Place Homes in Edwards
A contemporary on the bluff, a ranch on 20 acres and a brand-new home in Edwards were among the week’s priciest sales.
Omaha, Nebraska Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: $4 Million Bennington Estate Leads the Week
A gated estate on acreage led a week of five-bedroom homes, and agents at BHHS Ambassador Real Estate listed three of the five.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Oconomowoc Lakefront Estate Leads at $12.5 Million
A stone home on Oconomowoc Lake led the week, followed by a riverfront horse property in Mequon, a Summit Downs estate, a Beerline condominium and a remodeled ranch in Elm Grove.
Madison, Wisconsin Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Verona Contemporary Leads at $2.03 Million
A contemporary home on a wooded Verona lot led the week, with a lakefront condominium in Monona and a 1930s Colonial in Nakoma also among the top sales.
Louisville, Kentucky Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: A La Grange Farmhouse Leads at $3.0 Million
A farmhouse in Oldham County topped a week otherwise centered on Jefferson County, where homes in Indian Hills, Highland Preserve, Lake Forest and Woodstone filled out the list.
Lexington, Kentucky Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Versailles Horse Property Leads at $1.9 Million
A horse property in Versailles led the week, ahead of four Lexington sales that ranged from a ranch in Lakewood to a downtown condominium.
Lansing, Michigan Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: A Pond-View Home in Bath Leads the Week
A home on the water in Bath, a wooded Cape Cod in East Lansing and a country property with a pool near Eaton Rapids were among the week’s top sales.
Indianapolis, Indiana Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Fishers Waterfront Estate Leads at $9.2 Million
Waterfront living, wooded acreage, a brand-new custom build and a walkable in-town Craftsman made up a week of top sales on both sides of the Hamilton and Marion county line.
Fort Wayne, Indiana Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: A Home in The Quarry Leads a Week That Ran From Huntertown to Bluffton
A lakefront ranch, a home set among acres of flower gardens and a newly finished build all made the week’s list, which reached across three counties.
Flint, Michigan Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Country Acreage and Family Homes in Gaines, Clio, Flushing and Grand Blanc
Two ranches, a pair of Flushing colonials and a Grand Blanc family home made up the week’s top sales, with country land at one end of the list and quiet subdivision streets at the other.
Metro Detroit, Michigan Top 5 Home Sales: Clarkston Lakefront Estate Leads at $2.7 Million
A lakefront Colonial, a Craftsman on Silver Lake, a golf course ranch, a riverside horse farm and a Colonial in the heart of Northville made up the week’s top sales.
Des Moines, Iowa Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Ankeny, Urbandale and Adel Homes Lead a $6.1 Million Week
Five suburban homes in five communities, from a newly built ranch in Waukee to acreages in Ankeny and Adel, made up the week’s top sales.
Dayton, Ohio Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: $1.1 Million Xenia Home Leads a Week That Included More Than 21 Acres and a Riding Arena
Three of the week’s five top sales were in Greene County, on lots that ranged from about a third of an acre to more than 21 acres.