Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

home remodeling industry report that while market conditions are stalling larger-scale remodeling projects, consumers seeking remodeling work are focused on efforts that could serve to increase home values and to future-proof homes for later life and aging in place. Members of the U.S.

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JANUARY 10, 2025

Industry responses to the disaster In its weekly email update to members, the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) advised its members to urge borrowers to immediately contact their servicers. The situation in Los Angeles is heartbreaking.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

HousingWire real estate reporter Jeff Andrews sat down with Umansky to talk about his brokerage, agent recruiting efforts, how the industry is changing in the wake of the NAR commission lawsuit settlement — and even a little fashion. It’s really out of pure love and wanting to give back to an industry that we love.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

A reverse mortgage-related bill that was introduced in the Maryland state Senate that would have put the onus on lenders to cover some extra expenses tied to the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ( HECM ) origination process has been withdrawn by the sponsoring senator after conversations with reverse mortgage industry representatives.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In this week’s episode of the RealTrending podcast , host Tracey Velt is joined by Danielle Wilkie , co-founder of The Helm , to discuss emerging trends in real estate, female representation in real estate coaching and artificial intelligence. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

With October being Cybersecurity Awareness Month, it is important that the real estate industry and consumers speak up and spread the word about how to prevent these real estate cybercrimes. In addition to education, industry mitigation efforts are working.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

States, industry steps up While the SECURE Act was first introduced in Congress in early-2023, talk of the legislation and anything resembling it has stalled since then. MBA is hopeful that ongoing industry advocacy will help change that situation and add Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina as RON states.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

On top of that, has anybody shown you how the buying process works, or what’s new in the industry? Stockberger: One of the reasons we’re in the situation our industry is in is that there was just that perceived lack of value. Stockberger: It’s very omnipresent. We go through that too.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Own our worth Almost as soon as the commission verdict was announced, most major industry voices came out with marketing campaigns and webinars about how agents can demonstrate their worth. We need to lighten the load while also keeping pace with the level of professionalism other industries set for their clients.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

Rocket Companies is buying Mr. Cooper , America’s largest mortgage servicer, in a market-shattering deal that could reshape the mortgage industry for years to come. Rocket also has arguably the strongest recapture game in the industry, and a deal like this would give it a distinct advantage over all other competitors.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Potential Reasons for Decline: NAR Settlement Distractions: The implementation of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settlement has created industry-wide distractions, causing agents to focus on adapting to new regulations rather than considering brokerage changes.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

Stone Point is no stranger to the real estate industry, as it also holds strategic investments in Lone Wolf Technologies , Homepoint , CoreLogic and Meridian. Czarnecki has over two decades of real estate industry experience. In addition to the partnership with Stone Point, the firm also announced leadership changes.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

housing industry,“ Devi Mateti , CoreLogic’s president of enterprise digital solutions, said in a statement. “With decades of experience serving property professionals, we understand the need for trusted, top-tier data, AI technology and industry leading solutions that keep pace with a dynamic real estate landscape.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Some of the most powerful women in real estate have taken the industry’s coaching space into their own hands. We are eager to bridge this industry gap, not only by offering more female-centric coaches and coaching, but also by elevating the standard of the coaching provided and promoted.”

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a hot topic across every facet of life, including the real estate and title industries. Marketing Marketing is essential for building awareness and staying competitive in the title industry, yet many professionals struggle to find the time. Feeling overwhelmed by all the AI talk?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2025

Reverse mortgage professionals made more inroads into the forward mortgage industry in 2024. Continuing this momentum into 2025 is a priority for many in the reverse mortgage space, according to conversations with leaders at various industry lenders. One key is to bolster connections between a companys forward and reverse divisions.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

While Monestier, who reportedly sold her Rhode Island home in 2022 and is part of the affected class, believes sellers were paying “inflated commissions,” she feels that prior to the settlement changes going into effect, the rules governing the industry were “clear and confusion did not reign supreme.” Following the Aug. And I am confused.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Furthermore, after a few years of economic upheaval in the mortgage industry, Jacobson says that creating a culture of freedom and inclusivity is more important than ever for Fairway’s continued success. He explains that speed and customer service rule every aspect of business, including the mortgage industry.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 11, 2024

because we feel the real estate industry is in need of change,” Smith said in a statement. “In In many ways, the industry has become stagnant, and we refuse to accept that. Key Avenue is led by Christopher Smith and Patrick Ryan. first entered South Carolina in 2023. “We chose SERHANT. ” SERHANT.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

So, when many in the real estate industry correctly anticipated changes to the agent commission structure — which were solidified by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) settlement following the jury verdict in the Sitzer/Burnett lawsuit nearly a year ago — there was quite a bit of fear about how first-time buyers would be impacted.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

She will work closely with Wright to engage with brokerage leaders and better understand their needs, concerns and perspectives on the future of the real estate industry. Her extensive leadership experience with brokerages both large and small provides her with a nuanced understanding of the challenges and opportunities across the industry.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Brokers and industry leaders say things are still a little chaotic, but they aren’t nearly as bad as some feared. Although the world didn’t end for the real estate industry on Aug. Confusion and chaos are fairly frequent visitors in many transactions, which industry leaders believe is to be expected. Approaching the Aug.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

The real estate industry is already in a whirlwind and the year has barely kicked off. To put it simply, the industry appears to be in its rapid evolution era. An industry-wide focus on lead generation has left many professionals with vast, often un-tapped lead databases. Have a seat and buckle in. What does this look like?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

But this rule has sparked mixed reactions within the industry, reflecting both enthusiasm and concerns. Industry reactions Some stakeholders, especially fintech companies and consumer advocacy groups, have welcomed the rule as a catalyst for financial inclusion. financial system, including the mortgage sector.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

For years, the real estate industry has been caught up in battles over commissions, lead generation, and who controls access to listings. The industry is already shifting, and its happening faster than most people realize. It wont need industry approvalit will simply find the data wherever it exists and surface it to consumers.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI), predictive underwriting , and blockchain technology are becoming more common in todays real estate industry. As a result, professionals in the title and foreclosure industries must evolve to keep up with upcoming trends. What drew you to the title search industry? It is a people driven industry.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2024

With technology rapidly advancing, Zumper is the latest company in the real estate industry to dive into artificial intelligence (AI) assistants. Zoe is a game-changer for the rental industry — she offers 24/7 support to educate renters, narrow down their search, and help set up their tours.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In a new episode of “The Loan Officer Podcast,” host Dustin Owen chats with John Cornish of Iowa-based Key Mortgage Group about his path into the industry, tips for scaling a mortgage lending business and how to avoid stagnation as a loan originator. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Cornish: It was a great time.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

The Treasurys announcement could still impact the title and settlement services industry as it works to prepare for the anti-money laundering (AML) regulations for residential real estate transfers, ALTA explained. But ramifications could still be felt in the title sector. This rule, which goes into effect Dec.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

You can network and build community with other agents worldwide, keep up-to-date on the latest industry trends, stay motivated when you’re feeling discouraged, learn directly from some of the top real estate leaders, and even potentially find new clients! ” 1. We are smaller, with about 3,400 members. Join Introverts in Real Estate 7.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2025

Unfortunately, industry experts are anticipating that things will only get worse in 2025 as gen AI makes committing cybercrime easier than ever. According to industry leaders, fraudsters use of AI is making the scams believable, and unfortunately for the victims, it’s working.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Mitchell, who has reverse mortgage industry experience in the loan origination system (LOS) space, sat down with HousingWire s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD) to talk about the market opportunity that he sees and where he hopes the industry can go from here. Not long after, the company was acquired by Constellation Software.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2025

Schneider: I come from outside the industry, and I’ve been in the industry for about seven years now. It was just about making the leap into this exciting industry that I want to work in. At the end of the day, there is a real opportunity in this industry to continually reinvent how things happen.

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