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NAF rebrands initiative designed to boost Black homeownership

Housing Wire

Multichannel mortgage lender New American Funding (NAF) announced this week the relaunch of its initiative designed to recruit, educate and expand loan officer understanding around issues faced by borrowers of color as “ NAF Black Impact.”

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The best real estate website design trends for 2025 (+ why they work)

Housing Wire

Real estate website design is evolving fast. In 2025, effective websites leverage beautiful imagery, videography, graphics, copywriting, captivating typography and user experience design (UX) to educate buyers and sellers and sell you as a hyper-local market expert and trusted advisor. Great design ensures that they wont.

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Reshaping appraisals: Jaro’s high-tech solutions innovate the appraisal process in an evolving real estate market

Housing Wire

Jaro’s products are designed to offer new and improved solutions to help lenders tackle modern-day appraisals with pinpoint accuracy designed to eliminate bias and urban pricing discrepancies as homebuyers migrate between the suburbs and major cities. Jaro stands tall as the only end-to-end appraisal platform on the market.

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Climate risk is rising. It calls for a rethinking of home insurance coverage

Housing Wire

For homeowners with conventional loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , insurance at replacement cost is mandatory, but flood insurance is only required in designated flood zones. Others say homeowners insurance wasn’t designed around catastrophe risk — it was designed around idiosyncratic storms or trees falling on roofs.

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3 Real Estate Office Hacks to Help Kickstart the Busy Season

In this free download, she shares her 3 transformative hacks designed to clean house, get everyone on the same page, and set yourself up for success. Ready to better your Back Office? Dive into the secrets to a powerhouse back office with Brokermint expert, Jessica Souza.

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UC Davis researcher and caregiver spearheads tech to connect older adults with family

Housing Wire

Alyssa Weakley — a clinical neuropsychologist, researcher and a caregiver to an older adult — has assisted in the creation of a technology platform that is designed to more easily connect older adults with their family members and caregivers to better support aging-in-place goals.

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Fannie Mae adds web-based income calculator for mortgage originators

Housing Wire

Fannie Mae announced on Wednesday the availability of a new web-based option for its income calculator tool, which is designed to “help mortgage professionals serve the growing number of mortgage applicants in the U.S. who are self-employed and don’t have traditional sources of income,” according to the government-sponsored enterprise (GSE).

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