Housing

Could homebuyers find bargains this spring?

The spring housing market is still trying to spring. Pending home sales inched up for the week with small gains but remained below numbers seen at this time last year. New listings volume i...

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Iowa title insurance continues to thrive under state-run model

In an industry dominated by private insurers, Iowa Title Guaranty (ITG) continues to operate as a state-run, not-for-profit title system that gives homebuyers a more affordable avenue for s...

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John Burns: Rising property taxes are forcing retirees out of some states

Rising property taxes are a thorn in the side of many Americans in today’s housing market. Older Americans in particular are feeling the brunt of higher tax payments in key metro areas and are bein...

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Washington state lawmakers working on commercial-to-residential conversion bill

The House of Representatives in the state of Washington last week approved a bill that seeks to expedite the process of converting commercial buildings into residential complexes. The measure passe...

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Are AMCs the next target of class-action lawsuits?

Appraisers concerned about the rising role of appraisal management companies (AMCs) were dealt a blow by the turmoil that’s engulfed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) since Do...

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Senior Living Hospitality Group Assumes Management of Two Connecticut Communities

BRIDGEPORT and SOUTHBURY, Conn. — Senior Living Hospitality Group, a newly formed organization, has assumed management of two senior living communities located in Connecticut. Watermark Ret...

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Realtor.com addresses housing supply gap in new report

More than a decade of underbuilding has left the U.S. with a shortage of nearly 4 million homes, according to a new analysis from Realtor.com that was released Monday. This supply gap, which is str...

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How Solera Senior Living Achieved a 4.4x ROI on Care Revenue

When leaders at Solera Senior Living sought greater transparency around care delivery and pricing, they turned to an innovative NOI-focused operational software platform designed for senior living:...

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Is recession risk driving lower mortgage rates now?

Did President Trump warn about a recession in his weekend interview with Fox News, or was it more about throwing caution to the wind due to his big policy changes? There’s been a buzz on social med...

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Rocket’s Varun Krishna thinks Redfin deal can expand opportunities for broker network

Monday’s breaking news that Rocket Companies is set to acquire online real estate brokerage Redfin shed light on the changing landscape of the homebuying marketplace. In an exclusive interview with...

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How Mortiles use technology and vendors services to push title searches into the future

Artificial intelligence (AI), predictive underwriting, and blockchain technology are becoming more common in today’s real estate industry. As a result, professionals in the title and foreclosure in...

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As realtors debate rules, AI is preparing to ignore them all

For years, the real estate industry has been caught up in battles over commissions, lead generation, and who controls access to listings. Now, as brokerages experiment with private listi...

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With deadline looming, senators introduce NFIP reauthorization

As a key government funding deadline of March 14 fast approaches, Republicans in the Senate are aiming to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), again putting the program’s fundin...

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Have lower mortgage rates boosted housing demand yet?

Mortgage rates are declining, and recent purchase application data shows a promising 9% week-to-week increase and a 2% rise compared to the previous year. Does this indicate that the housing market...

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Single women homebuyers are outpacing single men by a 2-to-1 ratio

When the National Association of Realtors (NAR) first started its Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers in 1981, it found that single women were the second largest demographic in the U.S. housing mark...

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UWM’s Jason Bressler explores Sphere LOS integration

In this week’s episode of the PowerHouse podcast, HousingWire President Diego Sanchez chats with Jason Bressler, chief technology officer at United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM). During the conv...

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Golf industry tees up fight to keep daylight saving time

Looking forward to more evening sunlight thanks to daylight saving time this weekend? Many in the golf industry like the time change, too, and they are pushing to make that annual switch per...

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Jet HomeLoans acquires Cherry Creek’s securitization, servicing operations

Jet HomeLoans, the mortgage arm of publicly traded homebuilder Dream Finders Homes, has acquired Cherry Creek Mortgage LLC. The deal, which closed on March 4, should provide Jet HomeLoans with grea...

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Union Home Mortgage adds two executive leaders

Union Home Mortgage (UHM) on Friday announced two changes to its executive leadership team, just days after the company grew its footprint through the acquisition of NRL Mortgage. Ohio-b...

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Mutual of Omaha amends counterclaim against Longbridge Financial

A lawsuit over allegedly deceptive and misleading advertising practices between two of the reverse mortgage industry’s leading players saw a new development this week. Mutual of Omaha Mortgage amen...

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17 indispensable AI tools for real estate agents

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools equip real estate agents with unprecedented capabilities. While ChatGPT has become a go-to tool for many of us, there are tons of AI tools for real estate that of...

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