Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Freddie Mac recorded a net income of $3.2 billion for Q4 2024 and $11.9 billion for the full year 2024, it reported this morning. The full-year net income figure marked an increase of 13% from 2023. Comprehensive income increased 11% from 2023 to $11.9 billion. In its earnings call, Freddie Mac’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer James Whitlinger noted that the GSE delivered its strongest earnings since 2021 , with its net worth reaching nearly $60 billion. “We als

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Demand is weak, rates remain elevated and sellers appear weary but buyers may return to the market this spring to take advantage of deals on the margins.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Health care information and caregiving marketplace website Care.com published an article that examines several practical ways that someone could choose to finance their long-term care (LTC) goals. Reverse mortgages were included in the assessment alongside options like Medicaid, Medicare, health savings accounts (HSAs), veterans benefits, LTC insurance and home equity loans.

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Keeping Current Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Spring is the busiest season in the housing market.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Loan locks for refinances rose more than 20% year over year while purchase lock counts saw a 6% decrease, according to Optimal Blue ‘s January 2025 Market Advantage mortgage data report released Thursday. Purchase lock volume climbed 16% from December, but year-over-year counts which control for home-price appreciation were down 6%. That marked the lowest January figure in six years.

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Brooks Glenn will advance the Seattle-based firm's efforts to build "an inclusive culture that inspires people to stay and thrive." Plus, a promotion at BHGRE.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Ryan Schneider reaffirmed Anywheres "relax, not repeal" position on Clear Cooperation and reassured investors the company has the tech and people to compete.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The C-suite shakeups at Douglas Elliman are still going. Last week, an internal memo informed Douglas Elliman agents and employees that Stephen Kotler was stepping down as the CEO of the brokerages western region, as first reported by The Real Deal. Kotler will remain at the firm, joining his son Max Kotler and broker Michael Kotler on The Kotler Team in New York City.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Get both your business plan and your team culture right if you want to make waves in the markets you're serving, The Agency's Juliet Clapp writes.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Nationwide housing inventory showed a glimmer of recovery toward the end of 2024. But these new listings aren’t attracting buyers, and pending home sales dropped 4.2% month over month in January. That finding comes from two Redfin reports released on Thursday. Each tell similar stories, albeit from different perspectives. According to the first report , the monthly decline in pending sales was the largest on a seasonally adjusted basis since August 2023.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2025

ATTOM released its 2024 report on sales activity in Opportunity Zones around the country, finding it tracks closely to typical markets.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

California’s Assembly Bill 2747, set to take effect on April 1, 2025, is on track to transform how renters ‘ credit histories are built. The bill, which Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law last year, requires landlords to offer tenants the option to have their on-time rent payments reported to credit bureaus. This change addresses a critical issue: many renters have been unable to build credit as their rent payments have never been included in their credit reports.

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Estate Agent Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The Government has unveiled plans for the next generation of new towns as it looks to boost housing supply in the UK.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In a Wednesday afternoon LinkedIn post by chief technology officer Jason Bressler , United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) announced that it’s partnering with Sphere LOS to provide its first direct integration with the broker community. Bressler’s post offered reasons for the partnership. He noted that Sphere has an “all in one” workflow of the most-used products in a mortgage broker’s process, including a loan origination system ( LOS ), customer relationship management (

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FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Love may be in the air for Valentines Day and the same seems to apply when it comes to finding a home.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

From a slower housing market to the industrywide business practice changes , there is no doubt that 2024 was a challenging year for real estate brokerages, but Anywhere Real Estate believes these challenges have helped to set it up for success in 2025. The brokerage giant recorded revenue of $5.7 billion in 2024, up $56 million year over year. Despite this increase, Anywhere still recorded a net loss of $128 million, which is $31 million larger than its loss in 2023.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Choose a successor, and start planning today to ensure your real estate company continues to thrive for years to come, Better Homes and Gardens' President Ginger Wilcox writes.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

San Francisco-based private lender Kiavi announced on Thursday that it has secured $300 million in capital after another securitization of its residential transition loans (RTLs). As the 21st transaction made under the company’s LHOME Mortgage Trust, Kiavi’s total volume of notes offered sits at $5.8 billion since 2019. Kiavi reported that the offered notes were “oversubscribed by five times its capacity” as institutional investors showed interest.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2025

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

On Tuesday, New York -based Dakis Group and its broker, George T. Spyridakis, filed a class-action lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Seattle against Zillow. The suit alleges thatZillow charges a daily fee to post a listing on its StreetEasy platform, but it then masks or otherwise removes it from public view while still charging brokers the daily fee.

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Bigger Pockets

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Interest rates are still rising even three years after the first rate hikes.

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HomeLight

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

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RIS Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The Clear Cooperation rule mandated by the National Association of REALTORS (NAR), where listings must be put on an MLS within 24 hours, remains controversial within the industry. In an exclusive interview with RISMedia Founder and CEO John Featherston back in January, NAR President Nykia Wright claimed the issue would be settled soon. During Anywheres… The post Anywhere CEO Advocates for ‘Relaxed’ Clear Cooperation Rules on Investor Call appeared first on RISMedia.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Zillow CEO Jeremy Wacksman said the company expects its leasing costs to drop by about $16 million over the next four years and anticipates earning $26 million in sublease income during the same period.

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Brownstoner

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Got a project to propose forThe Insider?Contact Cara at caramia447 [at] gmail [dot] com Even a person who knows a thing or two about historic houses could be fooled by the appearance of this very late 19th century brownstone, so elegant it seems it must have been always thus. But the… Read More > The post The Insider: Full Refresh, Inside and Out, Makes Bed Stuy Townhouse Glorious Again appeared first on Brownstoner.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The 2,385-square-foot home, set on 1.1 acres, may not look like a luxury property at first glance, but its soaring sale price tells a different story. The estate, located at 284 Forest Drive South, hit the market on Dec. 13 for $1.1 million and went under contract a short week later.

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RIS Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The average 30-year-fixed rated mortgage continued edging downward this week, lowering from last weeks 6.89% to 6.87%, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS)from Freddie Mac, released Thursday. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage continued to inch down this week, reaching its lowest level thus far in 2025, said Sam Khater, Freddie Macs chief economist.… The post Average Mortgage Rate Continues to Decrease appeared first on RISMedia.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Find out how this Emerald Coast broker is making waves in the ever-popular Florida luxury real estate market.

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RIS Media

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Negotiating in real estate is like a high-stakes game of chess, where each move matters and timing can be everything. When you’re trying to secure the best deal for your client, it’s essential to have a set of effective strategies in your toolkit. From understanding the importance of preparation to mastering the art of reading… The post Real Estate Negotiation 101: Strategies Every Agent Must Know appeared first on RISMedia.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

If completed as designed, the Beverly Hills estate will feature five bedrooms and eight bathrooms. Open-concept indoor-outdoor living spaces, a wellness center with a spa and indoor pool, and an entertainment basement with a home theater and private lounges are also in the plans.

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