Equity Residential, Chicago, has announced the retention of J.P. Morgan to assist the company in the possible sale of its Lexford housing division.The division is composed of 299 properties in 10 states, consisting of 27,390 apartment units and a property management business based in Columbus, Ohio. "There is currently tremendous demand for large multifamily portfolios, particularly those that include an operating platform," said David J. Neithercut, president and chief executive officer of Equity Residential. The company can be found online at http://www.equityresidential.com.
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Mortgage fintechs are attracting investor attention and dollars with agentic AI processes in new origination-focused platforms and assistants.
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The portfolio for sale contains hundreds of millions of dollars worth of reperforming loans that the government-sponsored enterprise co-marketed with Citigroup.
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The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller home price index rose 0.8% year over year in April, while U.S. Federal Housing's index climbed 2%. Both indexes declined monthly.
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While the nationwide purchase average declined nearly 3% in 2025, these costs rose in 23 of 50 states and the District of Columbia, a study from LodeStar said.
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Priority Financial Network CEO Marc Shenkman allegedly told a former employee to "keep his resume out there" because he planned to get Lendwise shut down.
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Lisa Cook can keep her seat on the Federal Reserve Board thanks to the Supreme Court's procedural concerns. Deeper questions about the central bank might not come for years — if at all.
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