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- Side seeks more than $4 million from Alexander brothers, Official Partners
- How the “lavish” comp and perks NAR leaders enjoy compares to other housing trade groups
- Fannie Mae’s new version of DU to focus on credit risks
- Rate announces revamp of reverse mortgage division with industry veterans
- 10.5 million borrowers at or over age 65 still have forward mortgages
- Credit reports will be at least 20% more expensive in 2025, frustrated mortgage execs say
- FHA wants added flexibilities for borrowers renting out a bedroom
- HSBC commits $25M to NCRC partnership following redlining allegations
- 76% of home sellers say real estate agents are absolutely worth it
- Antitrust lawsuit over MLS access dismissed in California
- Competition for homes easing fastest in Florida, Texas
- How might investors view reverse mortgages in 2025 and beyond?
- Coldwell Banker CEO highlights crucial role of communication skills for agent development
- Credit bureaus will push to scale back mortgage trigger leads bill
- The election is over, but mortgage rates have yet to change course
- Lamacchia Realty acquires Stone Ridge Properties
- Seniors are in the sweet spot for tapping into home equity
- Here’s why we won’t build millions of new homes
- CoreLogic’s John Rogers on AI, climate risk and land development issues
- Biden, Trump teams battle over environmental agenda for housing
- Is home construction entering a slowdown?
- Zillow's real-time affordability tool helps shoppers quickly find homes within their budget
- Short-lived mortgage rate relief boosted affordability to a 19-month high in September
- VantageScore unveils mortgage resources to ease the transition to 4.0 credit model
- What to expect from the 2025 housing market
- Trump’s plan to build houses on federal land, explained
- The next NAR scandal is here — and it’s about extravagant executive perks
- The month in reverse mortgage rates: November 2024
- FHFA to raise the 2025 multifamily loan caps for Fannie, Freddie by 4%
- How do farmers retire?
- HUD looks to adopt industry standard URLA form for Title I loans
- Homebuilder confidence gets a post-election boost
- Cyberattack at AnnieMac affects 171,000 customers
- Mortgage rates dodge a bullet — for now
- Credit data shows: There’s no housing crash coming
- Chrissi Rhea, co-founder of Mortgage Investors Group, has died
- Real estate license reciprocity and portability: A complete guide to where you can practice
- How Rocket Mortgage plans to win in 2025
- MMI Fund capital reserve is now 5X larger than required
- Beyond automation: How marketing tech can empower loan officers in 2025
- Sam Valverde to resign from Ginnie Mae
- 2024 MMI report: HECM remains in the black
- Mortgage rates jump to 7% as Powell demurs on quick rate cuts
- Gen X homebuyers should prioritize aging in place: Boston Globe
- 15 Facebook groups every real estate agent & broker should join today
- The best free real estate CRMs for 2024 (+ 4 low-cost alternatives)
- The trigger lead bill looks in doubt post-election
- A closer look at investor attitudes and trends in reverse mortgage stocks
- Auction.com’s Daren Blomquist explains the ‘Trump bump’ and 2025 market trends
- Court denies eXp’s motion to stay Gibson suit despite settlement
- ‘Gray tsunami’ comes to South Carolina, testing local resources
- Realoq launches new ‘360-degree’ data solution
- Polly CEO Adam Carmel on his mission: cutting costs for lenders
- Fannie and Freddie ‘met or exceeded’ almost all single-family housing goals over four years
- Fathom promotes two executives to scale operations, optimize growth
- Reverse mortgage educators look to correct the record on credit lines, equity modeling
- NAR faces another antitrust accusation over its three-way membership agreement
- Movement Mortgage names Steve Smith president and CFO
- Home Depot Foundation invests $10M to assist veterans with aging in place
- To boost Black homeownership, the U.S. must navigate a ‘troubling environment’
- NYC rental broker fee killed by city council
- Rocket spends $14M to secure Rocket.com domain name
- Keller Williams expands in New Jersey through market center merger with Clearview Realty
- Mortgage demand rises slightly, reversing a recent streak
- Rocket’s origination volume jumps 28% in Q3
- Bill Pulte to be considered for HUD secretary, report claims
- Veterans have down payment assistance options of up to $117K
- MAXEX hires Daniel Wallace as chief operating officer
- FOA seeks to ‘modernize’ reverse mortgage outreach efforts to seniors
- Reverse mortgage alums secure financing for alternative equity-tapping product
- Mexico’s president launches ambitious, zero-interest mortgage plan
- Here’s where economists think the housing market is headed
- Nykia Wright wants to make NAR an association for ‘today and tomorrow’
- Urban Institute: Zero-down FHA mortgages could expand first-time homeownership
- States are making ADUs easier to build. Now it’s up to municipalities to follow suit.
- Housing market pauses for election
- Despite everything, NAR hasn’t lost many members (and its budget reflects that)
- Real estate industry challenges, change and what to watch in 2025
- Better introduces VA refi loan with no appraisal or closing costs
- The future of the MLS may be murky, but brokers still want the data
- Zillow’s mortgage business is growing. Lenders beware
- New technology, old-world style: Zillow reveals 2025's home trends
- Housing inventory drops noticeably on election week
- Fannie Mae releases updates on leasehold estates, manufactured homes, fraud prevention
- Longbridge parent posts softer Q3 earnings while touting proprietary reverse performance
- How will a GOP-controlled government impact retirement policy?
- Ginger Bell and Fobby Naghmi on leadership deficits in the mortgage industry
- Trump tariffs would result in homebuilder price increases
- Will Trump, Project 2025 kill HUD?
- Side files restraining order against Alexander brothers for allegedly moving loan collateral
- Looking backward to look forward: Kevin Sears discusses NAR’s vision for 2025
- MLSs seek to reinvent themselves
- 9 effective real estate prospecting letter templates (+ postcard & our checklist)
- Fannie Mae adds homebuilding veteran Scott Stowell to its board of directors
- Mortgage delinquencies declined slightly. Are homeowner tensions easing?
- FOA posts robust Q3 earnings as company touts product, platform changes
- Terry Schmidt says Guild is seeing more interest in reverse mortgages
- Blend achieves financial milestone, says mortgage pipeline is strong
- Fed cuts interest rates by 25 bps, but Trump’s victory sows doubts on future moves
- Home prices are rising in 87% of metro areas, but growth is slowing
- Ginnie Mae allows for risk-based capital relief to issuers that hedge MSRs
- Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman: ‘We do tech so you can do real estate’
- 12 best real estate podcasts for agents & brokers in 2024
- Zillow’s mortgage revenue soars on lower interest rates
- Guild posts $67M loss in Q3 even with moderate gain in origination volume
- It’s official! FICO raises score price to $4.95
- Will the election impact NAR vs. DOJ? ’That settlement is going through’
- Guild Mortgage’s Jim Cory on his election as NRMLA co-chair
- Housing supply will be impacted as more Americans age in place
- Trump’s presidency signals new regulatory era for mortgages
- Fathom promotes veteran finance leader Joanne Zach to CFO
- Despite increased attention, housing affordability did not appear to be a key issue for voters
- loanDepot returns to profitability, announces new strategic plan
- Here’s what buyers and sellers want from their real estate agent
- Arizona has become a top choice for those fleeing California
- Rental housing advocate David Howard talks national policies ahead of 2024 election
- Liberty Reverse parent Onity touts higher profitability, solid servicing performance
- Appraisers say it’s business as usual despite the NAR settlement changes
- Will mortgage rates settle after the election ends and the Fed meets?
- Fitch downgrades — then upgrades — FOA issuer default rating
- Two years after fleeing to the suburbs, homebuyers have flocked back to cities
- 38% of early voters say housing affordability influenced their pick for president
- What a Trump victory would mean for antitrust enforcement
- Don’t be surprised if a 61-year-old white woman buys your house
- Key reverse mortgage metrics saw an uptick in October even as business remains lukewarm
- ‘Control what we can control’: LO strategies to deal with election week anxiety
- FOA’s ‘good’ reverse originator ranking reaffirmed by Morningstar DBRS
- It’s time to address rural America’s housing crisis
- 2024 Election: Harris and Trump’s competing housing policy visions
- Home sales are up over last year
- Real’s roster grows ever larger with addition of 400-agent Amerivest Realty
- HousingWire’s Tech100 Honorees: How they’re innovating the industry today
- Why home prices are holding steady despite higher rates
- What is a real estate broker vs. an agent? We explain the key differences
- CFPB seeks settlement in Townstone Financial redlining dispute
- FirstTeam’s Michele Harrington talks innovative recruitment strategies for brokerages
- MISMO tech VP on what the reverse mortgage working group brings to the table
- Sonu Mittal on Freddie Mac’s newest moves to lower lender, borrower costs
- Rep. Barbara Lee expresses interest in leading HUD if Harris becomes president
- Optimal Blue’s Joe Tyrrell on deciding where to use gen AI
- NRMLA asks HUD to extend reporting timetable for cybersecurity incidents
- Why did mortgage rates rise after the negative jobs report?
- Introducing the 2024 HousingWire Tech Trendsetters!
- The best real estate software for 2024: 17 top picks for agents + teams
- Create your real estate marketing plan in 12 steps (+ template)
- CubiCasa launches AI tool that creates virtual home tours in minutes
- Lower’s Dan Snyder on building a successful mortgage company
- NerdWallet enters the mortgage broker world with acquisition of Next Door Lending
- Purchase mortgage applicants are seeing more reasons to smile
- Year of change: Real estate pros reflects on anniversary of Sitzer/Burnett verdict
- FHFA to affordable housing sponsors: We hear you on FHLBank financing
- ClearValue teams with Restb.ai to bring computer vision to appraisal process
- Buying like it's 2021: Nearly half of recent buyers have a mortgage rate below 5%
- Robert Reffkin wants to make Compass a hub for real estate listings
- AgentCoach.AI is deploying bots to train real estate agents
- Rithm expects ‘normalized’ refi levels to return after Q3 spike
- Origins: From nuclear physics aboard submarines to reverse mortgage origination
- NAR’s decision on what to do about Clear Cooperation? Nothing — for now
- LoanSnap troubles continue as California revokes its lender license
- Dems and GOP agree: The state of retirement in the U.S. is concerning
- No undue risk! Freddie Mac’s Sonu Mittal on new buyback remedy, appraisal waiver extensions
- Bloomberg survey favors Harris for housing costs, Trump for investors and crypto
- Pending home sales jumped in September behind lower mortgage rates
- Amy Stockberger explores her brokerage’s quest for ’lifetime home support’
- Former House Speaker John Boehner weighs in on 2024 election at MBA Annual
- Objections abound as NAR settlement approaches final approval date
- First-time homebuyers are being insulated by slower market conditions. Will it last?
- October jobs report will influence Fed policy, mortgage rates path
- Property preservation firm MCS sees reverse channel as a growth opportunity
- Case-Shiller home-price index slows, but rising mortgage rates could speed it up again
- Election season is in the air at MBA Annual
- FOA claims 98% participation in bond exchange offer
- It’s time we put the guardrails up and protect consumers from abusive trigger leads
- Douglas Elliman fires brokerage CEO Scott Durkin
- The Loan Store partners with Gateless for AI-powered mortgage underwriting
- New objection to NAR settlement targets business practice changes, plaintiffs’ attorneys fees
- The unexpected strength of home prices this year
- FHFA expands fee-based alternative to repurchase loans to all approved lenders
- FHLBank of New York expands credit access for underserved borrowers
- FHFA to allow alternative appraisal methods on purchases up to 97% LTV
- Whether it’s Trump or Harris in office, MBA says it ‘knows how to stop bad ideas’
- Are you prepared to respond as borrower demand shifts?
- eXp Realty partners with Sisu to bring data insights to agents
- Is technology the problem, not the solution, in the mortgage industry?
- Mortgage market should improve to $2.3 trillion(!) in 2025, MBA says
- Majority of mortgage lenders likely turned a profit in Q3
- Housing inventory fell last week. Have sellers called it quits?
- After feedback, ICE revises Encompass SDK transition timeline
- Unison argues in court that its equity sharing agreement is not a reverse mortgage
- Jeff Bell of Uplift talks leadership coaching and tech to ready for the refi wave
- Could the NAR settlement be a blessing in disguise for VA buyers?
- NRMLA elects new board members, officers for 2025 term
- Luminate Home Loans to close NEO division
- 7 IDX websites to beat Zillow + capture more leads in 2024
- Open banking is on the verge of transforming mortgages. Most are unaware of it
- 22 U.S. metros where buying a home is cheaper than renting
- Facing heat, Douglas Elliman CEO Howard Lorber is retiring
- The ultimate listing appointment checklist for agents (+ tips & scripts)
- Why are home prices rising with higher mortgage rates?
- Identity theft protection company seeks inroads to reverse mortgage industry
