• Kate Gurevich is the new CEO at One Real Mortgage

    Kate Gurevich is the new CEO at One Real Mortgage,Sarah Wolak

    One Real Mortgage is undergoing a C-suite shuffle. On Tuesday afternoon, Kate Gurevich posted on social media that she’s starting a new position as CEO of the company. “I am thrilled to share that I am starting a new role as CEO of One Real Mortgage, a division of Real Broker LLC,” Gurevich wrote on

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  • Restb.ai targets UAD 3.6 compliance for lenders, appraisers

    Restb.ai targets UAD 3.6 compliance for lenders, appraisers,Jonathan Delozier

    Restb.ai has released a new application programming interface called Feature UAD. The interface is aimed at helping mortgage and appraisal professionals comply with new appraisal data standards set to take effect later this year. The tool is designed to support the Uniform Appraisal Dataset 3.6 — a

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  • Balanced budgets, fewer staff, bigger promises: NAR lays out its post-crisis roadmap

    Balanced budgets, fewer staff, bigger promises: NAR lays out its post-crisis roadmap,Brooklee Han

    In its push for increased transparency and accountability, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has released an Annual Report for 2025.  The report, which was released Tuesday, discusses the progress the trade group made in 2025 toward the 24 initiatives outlined in its 2026-2028 Strategic Pla

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  • Do home sellers lose billions to high agent commissions?

    Do home sellers lose billions to high agent commissions?,Brooklee Han

    A report released Tuesday by the Consumer Policy Center (CPC) claims that Americans are overlooking thousands of dollars in savings on home sales, which they attribute to consumers “grossly overpaying” agents for their services.  According to Mark Nadel, the author of the report and a senior fellow

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  • Mortgage rate volatility returns ahead of Trump’s Davos speech

    Mortgage rate volatility returns ahead of Trump’s Davos speech,Neil Pierson

    President Donald Trump is set to speak Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and it’s already proving to be a catalyst for mortgage rates. Mortgage News Daily reported on Tuesday that 30-year fixed rates averaged 6.21% — up 14 basis points from Friday. HousingWire’s Mortgage R

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  • Manufactured housing gains traction, but negative stigma persists

    Manufactured housing gains traction, but negative stigma persists,Tyler Williams

    As the housing market prices out more and more Americans, federal lawmakers are taking a closer look at manufactured housing as a more affordable supply-side alternative to a traditional stick-built home. Nevertheless, misconceptions about new manufactured housing communities — that they are dilapid

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  • Trump heads to Davos with housing ideas as industry looks for concrete fixes

    Trump heads to Davos with housing ideas as industry looks for concrete fixes,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    Housing industry participants will closely watch President Donald Trump in Davos, where he is expected to outline measures aimed at improving housing affordability. His speech is expected for Wednesday. Potential initiatives include ideas Trump has already floated on social media, such as encouragin

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  • Judge approves sale of 5,100 contested rent-stabilized NYC apartments

    Judge approves sale of 5,100 contested rent-stabilized NYC apartments,Richard Lawson

    A federal bankruptcy judge ruled to authorize the sale of 5,100 mostly rent-stabilized units in New York City in a deal that Zohran Mamdani tried to stall on the day he swore in as the new New York City mayor.​ With the decision, international real estate firm Summit Properties USA will acquire 93 b

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  • Why the next cycle will belong to real estate agents who have systems, not excuses

    Why the next cycle will belong to real estate agents who have systems, not excuses,Darryl Davis

    The housing market continues to test patience: inventory remains constrained in many regions, buyer and seller activity is starting to normalize and interest rates still shape consumer hesitation (but that may be changing!) By conventional measures, momentum feels limited. Yet beneath those conditio

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  • Welcome to the age of the AI real estate agent

    Welcome to the age of the AI real estate agent,Jonathan Delozier

    In 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) shifted to routine use across the real estate marketing industry, according to a new industry report from Rechat analyzing brokerage surveys and platform performance data. . Brokerages increasingly consolidated listings, customer relationship management (CRM) sy

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  • From Chicago’s housing projects to a home: How MLK’s fight for homeownership equality changed my life

    From Chicago’s housing projects to a home: How MLK’s fight for homeownership equality changed my life,Dalila Ramos

    As we prepare to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it’s important to pause and reflect not only on Dr. King’s national legacy, but also on the work he did in my hometown of Chicago that continues to shape lives, opportunities and generational progress today. Dr. King’s Chicago campaign and the f

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  • Housing demand is off to a solid start in 2026

    Housing demand is off to a solid start in 2026,Logan Mohtashami

    Housing 2026 is off and going, and so far this year, with mortgage rates near 6% and mortgage spreads near normal levels, 2026 looks to be the first year of actual growth in existing home sales in years. Last week we had solid data in purchase apps and our weekly pending sales data — with inventory

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  • Existing home sales outlook improves as mortgage rates stabilize

    Existing home sales outlook improves as mortgage rates stabilize,Logan Mohtashami

    Existing home sales have had a nice rise since mid-June, but what will it take for this sales growth trend to continue in 2026? Over the last few years, when rates drop noticeably, sales pick up, but then mortgage rates have shot up over 7% and taken away housing’s momentum. In 2026, are there key v

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  • Megatel Homes will launch crypto rewards for renters and buyers

    Megatel Homes will launch crypto rewards for renters and buyers,Tyler Williams

    MegPrime, an affiliate and subsidiary of Texas-based Megatel Homes, is set to launch its digital currency, the MP Token, designed as a rewards platform that renters and homeowners can tap into as a financial path to homeownership. As an inducement to participate in the rewards MP Token program, the

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  • Homebuilder confidence dips in January despite easing mortgage rates

    Homebuilder confidence dips in January despite easing mortgage rates,Tyler Williams

    Homebuilding executives are starting the new year with a downbeat view of the housing market, as buyer hesitancy, shaky consumer confidence, shrinking profit margins and elevated incentives weigh on the industry.  The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI

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  • Logan Finance taps Chuck Vaughn for correspondent lending leadership role

    Logan Finance taps Chuck Vaughn for correspondent lending leadership role,Sarah Wolak

    Non-QM mortgage lender Logan Finance Corp. announced last week that Chuck Vaughn has joined the company as managing director of correspondent lending. Vaughn will oversee strategic initiatives, efforts to expand market share, the launch of Logan Finance’s select delegated channel and lead operationa

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  • Invitation Homes’ $89 million ResiBuilt buy brings building in-house

    Invitation Homes’ $89 million ResiBuilt buy brings building in-house,John McManus

    Invitation Homes’ $89 million acquisition of ResiBuilt – one of homebuilding mergers and acquisitions’ 2026 table-setters – is a “small” deal that can change the rules of engagement and shift the balance of competitive power for two adjacent ecosystems. Here’s the context: Single-family rental REITs

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  • MetroList broadens California MLS footprint

    MetroList broadens California MLS footprint,Jonathan Delozier

    MetroList— northern California’s largest multiple listing service (MLS) — has added the Madera County Association of Realtors to its platform. With the addition of the Madera County Association, MetroList now serves 15 counties in central and northern California and supports listing data sharing acr

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  • New bill seeks elimination of capital gains tax on home sales

    New bill seeks elimination of capital gains tax on home sales,Sarah Wolak

    Rep. Craig Goldman (R-Texas) introduced legislation this week, dubbed the Don’t Tax the American Dream Act, that would eliminate federal capital gains taxes on the sale of primary residences. “Americans are overtaxed. The Don’t Tax the American Dream Act repeals costly capital gains taxes on home sa

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  • Gen X, millennials set to inherit trillions in real estate wealth

    Gen X, millennials set to inherit trillions in real estate wealth,Jonathan Delozier

    For years, the coming wealth transfer sounded theoretical. Now it’s showing up in closing rooms, estate sales and sudden all-cash offers as younger buyers inherit property — and purchasing power — at unprecedented scale. Coldwell Banker Real Estate released its Global Luxury 2026 Trend Report, findi

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