• Guild sees Q3 revenue surge to $307.4M ahead of Bayview transaction

    Guild sees Q3 revenue surge to $307.4M ahead of Bayview transaction,Sarah Wolak

    Guild Holdings Co., the parent company of Guild Mortgage, announced its Q3 2025 earnings on Wednesday afternoon, posting a net revenue of $307.4 million that compared favorably to figures of $279.4 million in Q2 2025 and $159.3 million in Q3 2024. Guild’s net income for the third quarter was $33.3 m

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  • Decatur homes sell twice as fast as national average

    Decatur homes sell twice as fast as national average,Rachel Bader, HW Data

    The Decatur, IL housing market is moving at twice the national pace, with homes selling in just 35 days compared to the 77-day national median, even as median list prices climbed 17.8% year over year to $152,450. The Decatur metro absorbed 24 homes last week, up 33% from 18 homes during the same per

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  • Mortgage industry backs LLPA changes but is divided over priorities

    Mortgage industry backs LLPA changes but is divided over priorities,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    The mortgage industry largely supports changes to the loan-level price adjustment (LLPA) matrix but remains divided on priorities, with a full overhaul unlikely amid a potential stock offering of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  Two weeks ago, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte sa

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  • A growing foreclosure crisis? Not according to the latest Fed data

    A growing foreclosure crisis? Not according to the latest Fed data,Logan Mohtashami

    Once again, the latest quarterly New York Fed Household Debt and Credit report reinforces a story I have been talking about for a long time: homeowners in America are in solid financial shape, while those who cling to the narrative of the 2008 housing crisis still require a dose of gloom therapy. Tw

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  • Phoenix sellers cut prices, but values hold firm

    Phoenix sellers cut prices, but values hold firm,Rachel Bader, HW Data

    The Phoenix–Mesa–Glendale metro housing market presents a striking paradox: while 48.99% of active listings have reduced prices, the median list price holds firm at $522,000, sitting 20% above the national median of $435,000. This pricing dynamic signals a market recalibration where sellers are adju

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  • Rochester affordability fuels New York’s tightest housing market

    Rochester affordability fuels New York’s tightest housing market,Rachel Bader, HW Data

    The Rochester metro has become New York’s tightest housing market, with just 0.96 months of inventory—the lowest among all major metros in the state. The metro’s relative affordability at a $249,900 median list price appears to be driving intense buyer competition, pushing the market into strong sel

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  • New View: Proprietary loans now account for 40% of reverse mortgages

    New View: Proprietary loans now account for 40% of reverse mortgages,Neil Pierson

    Reverse mortgage lenders were already starting to diversify their offerings earlier this year through the launch or expansion of proprietary product suites. These moves have become even more important at a time when federally insured reverse mortgages aren’t being endorsed. As part of this emerging

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  • Real Brokerage teams up with MAXA designs to automate marketing for agents

    Real Brokerage teams up with MAXA designs to automate marketing for agents,Brooklee Han

    The Real Brokerage is teaming up with MAXA Designs as it looks to automate marketing for its agents nationwide.  The partnership was unveiled on Wednesday at RISE, Real’s national agent conference. Through this partnership and the new MAXA x Real platform, agents will gain access to over 400 real es

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  • Q3 2025 earnings for publicly traded mortgage and real estate companies

    Q3 2025 earnings for publicly traded mortgage and real estate companies,Neil Pierson

    HousingWire reports on the quarterly earnings of publicly traded mortgage and real estate companies, offering a glimpse into the financial performance of key players in the housing market. As earnings results begin to be released for the third quarter of 2025, here’s a rundown of what’s happening at

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  • Another Fed rate cut to finish 2025? Not so fast

    Another Fed rate cut to finish 2025? Not so fast,Neil Pierson

    The odds that the Federal Reserve will cut benchmark interest rates again in December are still high — but not as high as they were before last week’s cut. As of Monday, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch tool, 70% of interest rate traders are anticipating another 25-basis-point pullback after th

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  • November Demo Day: Nestment Key by Nestment

    November Demo Day: Nestment Key by Nestment,HW Media Content Studio

    Nestment Key Nestment Key empowers agents to transform dormant leads into “ready buyers”. Our team fully prepares your buyers with personalized assessment, affordability planning, strategy matching, property analysis, credit and savings support, and gamified education. By the time they return, they’

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  • November Demo Day: OneHomeowner by Cotality

    November Demo Day: OneHomeowner by Cotality,HW Media Content Studio

    OneHomeowner OneHomeowner makes long-term client connections easy. It’s an intuitive, branded platform that helps you be your client’s trusted home management resource before and after the sale. Deliver timely content, gain insights, and stay top of mind for years, strengthening your professional sp

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  • November Demo Day: Dara Invoice by Sagent

    November Demo Day: Dara Invoice by Sagent,HW Media Content Studio

    Dara Invoice Dara Invoice streamlines invoice management between servicers and their default servicing partners. It automates the invoice-review process by applying investor guidelines and servicer-specific business rules, helping organizations improve efficiency, minimize errors, and accelerate pay

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  • November Demo Day: Intelligent Quality Control by Blend

    November Demo Day: Intelligent Quality Control by Blend,HW Media Content Studio

    Intelligent Quality Control Blend’s AI-powered Intelligent Quality Control product enhances loan quality control, helping QC analysts detect issues more efficiently. It applies digitized underwriting guidelines to loan data and documents and provides step-by-step validation and reasoning, enabling t

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  • November Demo Day: DocMagic One

    November Demo Day: DocMagic One,HW Media Content Studio

    DocMagic One DocMagic One is a unified mortgage production platform that streamlines document preparation, automated compliance, and eSignature management in one place. Powered by AI and machine learning, it enhances seamless collaboration between lenders, notaries, settlement providers, and borrowe

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  • Century 21 merger creates tri-state service net

    Century 21 merger creates tri-state service net,Jonathan Delozier

    Ohio-based Century 21 Excellence Realty — a regional brokerage with offices in Columbus, Cleveland and Akron — has merged with Realty Exchange, which operates four offices serving communities across Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky. The combined firm will operate under the Century 21 Excellence Real

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  • NEXA Lending promotes Rana Mortensen to chief administrative officer

    NEXA Lending promotes Rana Mortensen to chief administrative officer,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    NEXA Lending announced another change to its C-suite on Tuesday, promoting Rana Mortensen to chief administrative officer. In her new role, Mortensen will oversee the company’s administrative operations across multiple departments — including facilities, human resources, people operations, corporate

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  • Opteon acquires Equity Valuation Partners, expands US presence

    Opteon acquires Equity Valuation Partners, expands US presence,Jonathan Delozier

    Opteon has acquired Equity Valuation Partners (EVP) as part of its efforts to expand operations and strengthen technology-driven property valuation services. The acquisition adds to Opteon’s growing U.S. presence — combining the company’s appraisal management platform with Equity Valuation Partners’

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  • Knock debuts new buy-before-you-sell bridge loan

    Knock debuts new buy-before-you-sell bridge loan,Brooklee Han

    Knock, a real estate technology company that helps homeowners buy before they sell, is launching a new loan product. On Tuesday, the company announced the debut of Knock Bridge Loan Plus.  The new offering provides the same benefits as the company’s original bridge loan product. This includes its gu

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  • Aivre launches UAD 3.6 compliant appraisal platform

    Aivre launches UAD 3.6 compliant appraisal platform,Jonathan Delozier

    Aivre has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI)-driven appraisal platform, becoming the first in the U.S. to complete the Uniform Appraisal Dataset (UAD) 3.6 verification process with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. UAD 3.6 calls for electronic submission of appraisals to align with the Mortgage I

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