Ashton Woods leans into discipline as orders and margins slide

“Our markup to advance this significant package of legislation demonstrates a bipartisan commitment to maintaining and upgrading the nation’s water infrastructure,” said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island. The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works is moving toward completing a markup of the Water Resources Development Act, a key step in resolving the future of…

Brooklyn developer and aspiring airline mogul Ezra Unger has been banned from selling condos in New York state for six years. An investigation by the New York Attorney General’s office found that Unger sold units and collected payments from buyers for a condo project at 427 Marcy Avenue in Williamsburg before the AG approved a…

Three claims are on the table: a securities-law claim for misleading investors after shares hit the secondary market, a claim that shareholders were treated unfairly, and an ordinary negligence claim. Because the securities-law claim needs a judge’s sign-off before it can proceed, the shareholder also asked for that permission, known as leave, at the same…

The average UK room rent reached a record £769 a month in the third quarter of 2026, according to SpareRoom. Average rents rose 1% from £762 a year earlier, while the number of rooms advertised fell by 4.7% year on year. The decline in supply marks a reversal from recent years. Room adverts had increased…

Fannie Mae announced the results of its 28th Community Impact Pool (CIP) of non-performing loans, with VRMTG ACQ, LLC named the winning bidder. BofA Securities Inc. served as advisor to the CIP. The transaction, announced on Aug. 19, included the sale of 24 loans totaling $6,200,360 in unpaid principal balance (UPB), offered in one pool,…

Andrew Micallef, EVP, Chief Operations Officer, sold 1,000 shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NXPI -0.59%) on Sept. 15, according to a recent SEC Form 4 filing. Transaction summary Metric Value Transaction value $226,040 Shares sold 1,000 Post-transaction shares (directly held) 7,942 Post-transaction value $1.8 million Transaction value based on SEC Form 4 weighted average sale…