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Vetted by HousingWire  |  Our editors independently review the products we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.For decades, referrals have been the backbone of a real estate agent’s business. But in an era where nearly everything begins with a Google search, the way b

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements continued to decline in the 2024 fiscal year from a recent peak observed in 2022, while the HECM line of credit continued its dominance as a payment option. Single women were the single largest cohort served by the HECM program.This is according to

In this week’s episode of the Power House podcast, Mr. Cooper CEO Jay Bray joins HousingWire president Diego Sanchez for a conversation centered on balanced servicing and origination activities in the mortgage space.The duo explore Mr. Cooper’s growth initiatives, artificial intelligence (AI) usage

Even in a divided Congress, there is bipartisan support for learning more about how artificial intelligence, and especially gen AI, is being leveraged in the housing and banking industries. Two bipartisan measures introduced this week would address concerns about how banks use AI in property valuati

A recent study authored by researchers at Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health suggests that the integration of health, social services and community-based support systems must be improved to better accommodate the desires of older Americans to age in place in their homes.By

Compass created quite the buzz earlier this week when it announced its acquisition of Christie’s International Real Estate and @properties for a total of $444 million in cash and stocks. But executives say this move should not have come as a surprise.“Robert [Reffkin] and Kalani [Reelitz] have share

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Highlands Residential Mortgage announced that Daniel McCoy is joining the company as a regional construction loan manager for the Southeast. Daniel McCoyMcCoy leads the construction-focused McCoy Mortgage Team, which has previously affiliated with companies like MVB Mortgage, Intercoastal Mortgage a

President-elect Donald Trump and Republican Party critics of the Federal Reserve may not be aligned on what they see as key priorities for reforming the central bank. Trump has previously said that he wants more influence over its practices, but lawmakers may want the opposite, according to a report

Recruitment efforts have been a mainstay of The Real Brokerage‘s growth efforts in 2024. And the digital brokerage platform continues to grow this week with another affiliation.Real announced Wednesday the affiliation of ROVI Homes, a brokerage operating in the New England states of Massachusetts, C

People wanting to know what to expect from the 2025 housing market have no shortage of economic forecasts from companies in the real estate industry to thumb through.Redfin economists Daryl Fairweather and Chen Zhao are the latest to weigh in. They project home prices to rise by 4% over the course o

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced last week that the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) limit for 2025 will be $1,209,750. It’s the ninth straight year that the limit will increase based on home-price appreciation levels, which feeds into a single, national limit for all HECM lo

Cyberattacks using gen AI are on the rise, experts warn, and title companies, lenders and real estate firms are all in the crosshairs. On Tuesday, the FBI released a public service announcement warning that bad actors are now enlisting gen AI to commit more sophisticated forms of financial fraud. Th

Judge Stephen R. Bough’s ruling that granted final approval to the National Association of Realtors‘ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement is facing yet another appeal. On Tuesday, Robert Friedman filed an appeal of Bough’s ruling with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.Friedman had previou

A coalition of six federal regulatory agencies, along with state financial regulators, have issued an interagency statement on the realities of elder financial exploitation (EFE) and its potential economic impacts on older Americans.The federal regulators that stamped their names on document include

The past year may have been a turbulent one for HomeServices of America, but according to executive vice president Chris Kelly, this just means the company is in an even better position heading into 2025.“When I look back on this year, for me and I think for HomeServices too, it emphasized something

Removing the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from federal conservatorship — where they have been since the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis — has been a longtime priority of Republican leaders in government. President-elect Donald Trump has spoken about it du

Michigan-based United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) has launched a new pricing incentive, offering 60 basis points (bps) to its broker partners for the next 60 days, a period when mortgage market activity typically slows due to the holiday season. The program, dubbed “60bps for 60 Days,” applies to both