Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

If the past few years have taught us anything, even the veterans must find ways to adapt, and anything can happen in our industry. I was feeling a bit drained from it all, and truth be told, it made me feel as though I had lost the “it” factor I once had in this industry. You see, social media glorifies success; think about it.

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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

OCTOBER 28, 2024

I have attended several industry events recently and so many of the discussions continue to focus on the short game—top of funnel. These are exciting times for our industry and technology innovations continue to improve to support the needs of modern agents. Stuart Sim is the VP of Industry Development at Lofty.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The share of respondents who believe the changes will lead agents to leave the industry has also come down, dropping by 9 percentage points to 86% of agents surveyed.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

This collaboration will provide access to HousingWires cutting-edge news and information to 8,500 members of Columbus Realtors, empowering brokers and agents with critical resources to stay ahead in the ever-evolving real estate industry. HousingWire is the trusted source of information for housing professionals across the industry.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The conversation covers Bell’s and Naghmi’s co-authored real estate and mortgage guidebook “Leadership Matters,” and the importance of communication and training for leadership development in the mortgage industry. In our industry, we have so many different verticals. As an industry, we must come together and grow as leaders.

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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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Real Estate News

JANUARY 18, 2025

From 10% mortgage rates to off-planet loans, these scenarios face long odds but they may not be as far-fetched as they seem.

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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

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

For many in the real estate industry, Aug. As it became clear that many real estate professionals are in need of guidance, brokerages and industry leaders have launched a variety of educational resources and training courses for agents and brokers. In the same way, we felt this was just too important to keep online in house.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Like the traditional forward space, the reverse mortgage industry has been operating in an elevated interest rate environment for some time. Kristen Sieffert At industry leader Finance of America (FOA), company president Kristen Sieffert said that the impact on both the company and the industry will be very evident.

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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 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

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

OCTOBER 16, 2024

So, we began exploring a new securities program — what we and the industry have been calling ‘HMBS 2.0.’ we’ve consulted closely with issuers and industry experts to identify the needs of the market and get their input.” Sam Valverde Industry reaction following the release of the term sheet has been largely positive. For HMBS 2.0,

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2024

In a blog post , Zillow Group’s chief industry development officer, Errol Samuelson, wrote that buyer agreements can “provide transparency, promote open conversation, and foster alignment between the two parties.” According to the blog post, Zillow is not required to offer consumer-facing agreements by the terms of NAR’s settlement agreement.

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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 4, 2024

Challenges facing the industry The challenges identified by respondents highlight several areas of concern. Looking ahead, it is essential for industry leaders to foster collaboration, share best practices, and adapt to the shifting market dynamics, particularly in the new post-NAR settlement real estate market.

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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

AUGUST 20, 2024

Jason Abrams, the head of industry and learning at Keller Williams, said it was important that the firm provide users with information in a variety of mediums. “I For Abrams, the resource guide’s best feature is that agents can gather insights and information from a variety of industry professionals. “I

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 30, 2024

While 2024 was rife with challenges for the mortgage industry broadly across forward and reverse a new year brings a new mindset. But there are also new opportunities for the industry in 2025, and the eternally optimistic reverse mortgage industry is more than ready to embrace them.

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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

JANUARY 2, 2025

But after additional data about the month of October was released, one metric of reverse mortgage industry performance HECM case number assignments from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) saw a surprising increase at that time. But RMI found that only half of the industrys top 10 lenders recorded volume gains compared to September.

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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

DECEMBER 23, 2024

According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) 2024 NAR Member Profile , the median age of a real estate agent is 55, which for RE/MAX President Amy Lessinger is a clear sign that it is time for new talent to come into the industry. Foundationally, I think adaptability was a big lesson in 2024, Lessinger said.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

The reverse mortgage industry has long sought to streamline and maximize its ongoing efforts to connect with prospective borrowers. After a challenging year for the mortgage industry broadly and the reverse mortgage business specifically, companies are aiming to assess the best ways to accomplish these ongoing goals.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 6, 2025

We are in the game to build the largest real estate company in our industry. We also want to be the greatest training facility of our industry. Velt: Let’s shift to real estate industry trends. Valdes: Everyone is trying to figure out our industry. How do we get there and why do we want to build it?

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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 13, 2025

During the conversation, the duo discuss traditional real estate team structures, offer unique resources for new team members and cover future trends in the real estate industry. I was in the hospitality industry before then, and I wanted something where whatever effort I put in, I could get out. I knew one person and that was it.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 3, 2025

In response to drastic economic changes and environmental concerns, industries are quickly realizing the benefits of investing in sustainable practices that can positively impact their business operations. Over the next several decades, this will require our industry to invest in the development of truly recyclable building materials.

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