Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

Todays housing starts data exceeded estimates; however, a closer examination of the report with the builder confidence reveals that the recent rise in mortgage rates , approaching 7.25%, has negatively affected builder sentiment. Since late 2022, our analysis indicates that mortgage rates in the 6%-6.5% range are positive to grow sales, whereas rates at 7% and above especially 7.50% or higher significantly impact the builder data.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 17, 2025

What does rebuilding look like and should we even continue to build in some of the areas affected by wildfires? Experts share their thoughts.

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JANUARY 17, 2025

The wildfires ripping through Los Angeles are on pace to be the most destructive in U.S. history, as one estimate concludes that property damage from the Palisades and Eaton fires could exceed $45 billion. When theyre finally extinguished, the city and its residents will have to sift through the devastation and answer questions about how and whether to rebuild.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 17, 2025

Wondering what to expect when you buy or sell a home this year? Here’s what the experts say lies ahead.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

In a changing real estate market , mortgage lenders face increasing demand. If high mortgage rates and increased liquidity management arent challenging, then regulatory changes, operation inefficiencies, and economic uncertainty are enough. With high mortgage rates and stagnated origination, many financiers are focusing on mitigating risk and boosting efficiency.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 17, 2025

Housing starts were way up for the year, and prospects look good heading into 2025 but the economy and policy decisions could present some challenges.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 17, 2025

The judge in the Gibson/Umpa case filed an order laying out plausible evidence that the brokerages used a reverse auction strategy to find the best deal.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) this week published Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2025-06, which codifies updates to FHAs permanent loss mitigation options based on learnings from its temporary COVID-19 policies and feedback received on the draft policies from a proposal published this past November. Published on Thursday, the letter extends existing COVID-19 recovery options to February 2026.

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Inman

JANUARY 17, 2025

In addition to it being the first full year under new CEO Eric Elfman, MoxiWorks has landed a significant round of financing to support its plans for the coming year.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced this week that Mark Steven Diamond, who was accused of bilking elderly homeowners in a reverse mortgage and home repair scheme, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Diamond was criminally indicted in 2017 and pleaded guilty last year to a federal charge of wire fraud affecting a financial institution, the DOJ said.

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Inman

JANUARY 17, 2025

As real estate first responders, Dr. Lee Davenport writes, let us be mindful to fight fire with fairness and fair housing in mind.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

Seattle-based WaFd Bank , which has offered home loans for more than 100 years, announced Thursday in an earnings report that it will exit the single-family mortgage lending business. WaFd president and CEO Brent Beardall said in a LinkedIn post that the move will involve layoffs for about 8% of the company’s employees and called it “one of the most difficult days I have had as a CEO.” “The mortgage market has shifted over the years to the point where now about 70% of all

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Inman

JANUARY 17, 2025

Dozens of high-profile celebrities have lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires since last week, including Mandy Moore, Anthony Hopkins, John Goodman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and more.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

As we head into 2025, Im optimistic about the Southern Nevada real estate market and the opportunities it presents. While the economic conditions are certainly shifting, I see several factors that could drive activity and create a dynamic year ahead. Economic landscape and interest rates The political climate is changing, and I believe this will contribute to a heating-up of the real estate market in the new year.

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JANUARY 17, 2025

Real estate professionals aren't just in the business of helping people buy and sell houses; they are the guardians of the very idea of home, coach Darryl Davis writes.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

Compass is strengthening its presence in the Nutmeg State. On Friday, the largest brokerage in the country by sales volume announced that The Jennifer Leahy Team will be leaving Douglas Elliman to join the Robert Reffkin -helmed firm. Based in Greenwich, Connecticut, the team is led by Jennifer Leahy and consists of seven agents. The team was brokered at Douglas Elliman since 2020 and works across all sectors of the real estate market, from multimillion-dollar mansions to starter homes.

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Inman

JANUARY 17, 2025

Tune in to Inman Access, and learn how artificial intelligence will impact homebuying, homeselling and the consumer experience.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

Florida-based non-QM lender A&D Mortgage announced Friday that it has acquired the wholesale and nondelegated correspondent lending businesses of Mr. Cooper Group. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed but it is expected to close by the end of March 2025. A&D reported that the two entities being acquired funded more than $10 billion in originations in 2024.

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Inman

JANUARY 17, 2025

Kheyfets spent seven years as Block's Chief Operating Officer, and prior to that, led North American growth for Tractable, a unicorn in the AI accident and disaster recovery space.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

Leading brokerage Coldwell Banker Realty announced this week a major addition to it’s New England-based offices. The top-producing Kevin Lewis Group will join Coldwell Banker Realty’s Hingham office. The Kevin Lewis Group Kevin Lewis the group’s leader and founder is an experienced real estate with decades of experience driving high sales volume.

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Eye on Housing

JANUARY 17, 2025

Fueled by solid demand, single-family construction moved higher in December despite several headwinds facing the industry, including high mortgage rates, elevated financing costs for builders and a lack of buildable lots. Overall housing starts increased 15.8% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.50 million units, according to a report from the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

MoxiWorks is looking to up its game. The real estate technology company will be aided on this journey by additional capital it has secured from its ownership group, which includes private equity partner Vector Capital , and brokerages Howard Hanna Real Estate Services and Windermere Real Estate , according to an announcement on Friday. The exact amount of funding was not disclosed.

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Inman

JANUARY 17, 2025

Plan to require lenders working with Fannie and Freddie to use FICO Score 10 T and VantageScore 4.0 models by Q4 2025 has been dropped, with new implementation date "TBD.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

San Francisco-based real estate technology company RealScout on Thursday announced that Andrew Flachner will take over as CEO. Flachner, a co-founder of RealScout, will replace current CEO Arthur Kaneko, who will continue to serve as an adviser. “Today marks a new chapter in RealScout’s story one that I’m humbled and excited to help write as returning CEO,” Flachner announced on LinkedIn.

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Inman

JANUARY 17, 2025

Agents have drawn on all their resources to play "matchmaker" to place people who don't need to use secondary properties with those who need housing in the area. Results are mixed, but it's working for some.

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RIS Media

JANUARY 17, 2025

In pursuit of a separate settlement agreement in a long-running commission lawsuit, homesellers suing Massachusetts-based MLS PIN over commission practices said their discussions with Department of Justice (DOJ) lawyers in the wake of the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) agreement have not been fruitful. According to a court filing, the MLS PIN plaintiffs reached out… The post MLS PIN Says DOJ Rejected NAR Settlement Amendments appeared first on RISMedia.

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Inman

JANUARY 17, 2025

Los Angeles-based Luxury Presence, which launched as a website developer for luxury brands before evolving into a wide-ranging software provider, will unveil the solution at ICNY on Tuesday.

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Bigger Pockets

JANUARY 17, 2025

Active inventory has been increasing since 2022. In fact, according to Realtor.

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Inman

JANUARY 17, 2025

Windermeres Principal Economist Jeff Tucker looks at mortgage rates and the factors that have pushed them up more than a point since September.

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RIS Media

JANUARY 17, 2025

Zoningone of the more technical aspects of local government and municipal planningis a topic of importance in the real estate landscape. How local zoning laws affect the way in which people can build, and who is permitted to do what, deeply affects many of the most urgent challenges currently facing housing markets, from affordability to… The post Law Professor Urges Real Estate Community to Get Involved in Zoning Conversations appeared first on RISMedia.

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