The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on Friday that it’s rescinding a rule from the previous administration that requires nonbank financial services providers to register certain enforcement actions and court orders with a new federal database. The regulation was the target of c

In an exclusive HousingWire virtual event, HousingWire President Diego Sanchez led a powerhouse discussion with three of the most respected voices in housing: Ivy Zelman, Logan Mohtashami, and Dale Wettlaufer. The panel dissected the housing market’s current state — marked by rising inventory, affor

Judge Stephen R. Bough is refusing to step down from overseeing the Gibson commission lawsuit. “Litigation strategy” and not “ethical concerns” drove the recusal calls, the judge said in a filing on Thursday. Howard Hanna was the first defendant to ask the court for Judge Bough’s recusal. HomeServic

La Rosa Holdings Corp. has introduced a new commission advance program aimed at providing its real estate agents with faster access to earnings while establishing an additional revenue source for the company.The program, operated through a newly formed subsidiary, allows La Rosa agents to receive ea

NextHome is joining eXp Realty in committing to Zillow’s new listing standards. The firm announced its decision to sign on to Zillow’s new standards on Friday. “Partnering with Zillow to commit to listing transparency is simply the right thing to do for homebuyers and sellers across America. Priorit

Across the state of Ohio, the housing market is keeping agents and consumers busy, even if not all of their efforts are fruitful. Beset by a lack of inventory, real estate professionals throughout the state say they are dealing with multiple offer situations with buyers having to put offers in on mu

A historically low number of homes for sale has been a fixture of the housing market for years now, giving sellers the upper hand over buyers that have had to trample over each other to secure a purchase.That might be changing in the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area. New listings have shot up consid

U.S. foreclosure activity rose in the first quarter of 2025, ending a nine-month streak of declines according to new data compiled by real estate analytics firm ATTOM.A total of 93,953 properties had foreclosure filings between January and March 2025 — an 11% increase from the previous quarter.While

While mortgage production remained under pressure at top banks in the first quarter of 2025—aligning with market expectations—uncertainty looms over what the future may hold.Bank executives anticipate negative impacts from the ongoing trade war sparked by President Trump’s increase in tariffs. Howev

The leading issuers in the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed Securities (HMBS) program during the first quarter of 2025 saw a couple of fluctuations quarter over quarter, but maintains two fewer issuers than it did at the same point in 2024.This is based on a recent tabulation published

Reverse mortgage professionals have long sought financial advisors as referral sources, but might find that those professionals are not particularly willing to entertain the notion that the product would be right for their clients. But when confronted with volatility in the markets, advisors who are

For retirees who are contemplating a move to a state with lower or no income tax, they may find that they should consider other realities of their final destination. Focusing solely on income taxes without considering other associated costs may not bring about the savings they hope for or expect.Thi

Keller Williams is growing its presence in coastal Virginia. On Thursday the company announced the affiliation of Austin James Realty, an independent firm that serves clients in Virginia and North Carolina. “We are thrilled to welcome Austin James Realty to the KW family,” Suzie O’Neal, the chief gr

Despite the lack of significant momentum on housing issues from government leaders this year, members in the U.S. House of Representatives from both major political parties have come together to introduce multiple housing-related bills.Two bills in particular are aimed at boosting housing supply and

Florida-based Theoris Software has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform, AI agent, it says could transform how mortgage companies handle operations.The platform introduces a digital agent named Alpha7x that automates key processes across the mortgage lifecycle.The tool is being toute

The trigger leads bill, which failed to pass the House of Representatives in late December 2024 despite Senate approval, was re-introduced to the 119th Congress Thursday morning.Simultaneously, a slew of mortgage brokers associated with the Brokers Action Coalition (BAC) sealed the end of BAC’s thre

Leo Pareja, the CEO of eXp Realty, has been a vocal supporter of the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP), and now, as he put it, he and his firm are “putting their money where their mouth is.” On Thursday, eXp Realty announced that, as a brokerage, it was signing o

The mortgage market turbulence sparked by the global trade war has hit jumbo loans especially hard. “The equity market tanking has caught several buyers, who are still in the escrow cycle, in a position where they will incur a huge loss if they liquidate their vested stocks, causing serious issues f

The U.S. build-to-rent (BTR) housing sector reached new heights in 2024, completing a record-setting 39,000 single-family rental homes — a 15.5% increase from the previous year — according to a new analysis by Point2Homes. That figure marks a sixfold leap from the pre-pandemic years, when the countr