Reverse mortgage industry conferences are often seen as an effective way for professionals to meet up, discuss best practices from across their markets and assess the regulatory environment at entities like the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and within the states.Occasionally, U.S.-based rever

As the 2025 spring homebuying season approaches — and the tone is set for what the rest of the year could look like — the long-term costs of a home loan are inching lower even as fears of inflation, unemployment and tariffs loom large.HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center showed that 30-year fixed rat

The oldest baby boomers are poised to turn 80 years old this year, which could bring the market of dedicated senior housing from a place of oversupply to a shortage. This is according to a report published this week by the Wall Street Journal.The projected aging of the U.S. population shows that by

Gary Keller, Jay Papasan and Jason Abrams took to the stage at the KW Family Reunion on Tuesday to discuss the housing market and current economic trends as they do every year. But while the three Keller Williams executives did their usual forecasting for the year, they also acknowledged far more ro

A bill that has been introduced multiple times to the Illinois Legislature since 2020 is poised for a new revival as the state continues to seek ways to address its shortage of affordable housing stock, according to reporting by Northern Public Radio.The Build Illinois Homes Tax Credit Act, first in

Homebuyers can purchase properties in full with cash, eliminating the need for a mortgage application. But last year, only one-third of buyers purchased homes with cash, representing a three-year low point.In total, 700,445 homes in 2024 were purchased with cash, which is down from 760,914 in 2023.R

In the third quarter of 2024, Fitch Ratings estimates that national home prices were overvalued by 11.1% on a population-weighted average basis. This marked a decrease of 50 basis points from the previous quarter’s figure of 11.6%, according to a report released Tuesday.Fitch noted that the S&P Core

Eleven more women have filed civile lawsuits against one or more of the Alexander brothers, adding to the mountain of legal woes facing Tal, Oren and Alon Alexander over alleged sexual misconduct.Along with state and federal criminal sex trafficking charges, the new complaints bring the number of kn

Property taxes are a thorn in the side of some U.S. homeowners, depending on the state or region. As home prices and property values rise in 2025, rising property taxes are impacting some places more than others.Personal finance website WalletHub released its 2025 Property Taxes by State report on M

A month after launching its new Private Exclusive Listings (PX) feature, agent-driven offer, negotiation and collaboration platform Final Offer has acquired Private Collection, a source of listing information for off-market properties. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Final Offer said

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that he wants to eliminate property taxes in the state. In a post on X, the governor said that taxing land/property “is the more oppressive and ineffective” form of taxation.“Property taxes are local, not state. So we’d need to do a constitutional amendment (requires 6

Boston-based fintech Stavvy announced a new integration using the latest Encompass Partner Connect Application Programming Interface (API) framework from Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) for mortgage technology.In an exclusive interview with HousingWire, Kosta Ligris, CEO and founder of Stavvy, expla

A majority of agents believe 2025 is going to be a great year for the housing market. Around 85% have an optimistic outlook, and 70% believe the market will be more stable, according to a new survey from Clever Real Estate.   Although agents are split on whether it’s going to be a buyers or a seller

Is the Washington, D.C. housing market facing a sudden collapse ignited by DOGE’s job-cutting? A whirlwind of social media posts from dubious figures has sparked speculation that a large influx of inventory is hitting the market. Could this be a tipping point that sends the D.C. housing scene into a

The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced in a post on X Friday that it had recovered $1.9 billion in HUD funds that “were earmarked for the administration of financial services, but were no longer needed.” The post reads: “$1.9 billion of HUD money was just recovered af

A federal judge temporarily blocked the mass firing of employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Friday after an agreement was reached between the Department of Justice and the National Treasury Employees Union. The consent order signed by U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson

In the most recent episode of the Power House podcast, host and HousingWire President Diego Sanchez sits down with Chris Vinson, CEO of Windsor Mortgage, a division of Plains Commerce Bank. The conversation covers Windsor’s growth and success in recent years, including its focus on wholesale lending

Some housing industry professionals have cheered the Trump administration’s actions to disable the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), but appraisers have mixed feelings about it.On one hand, they welcome the end of the Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) Interagency Task Force,

A bill in the state of Hawaii that seeks to establish a state-run equivalent of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)’s Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program appears to be dead in its current form, having failed to reach key deadlines following its submission to three different legislati

Managing M&A Integration for mortgage companies is like being a wedding planner for arranged marriages. Not everyone is happy to be at this party, but I’ll be damned if they aren’t 1. impressed with the aesthetic and 2. dancing and laughing by the end of the night.Mergers and acquisitions amongst no