Housing

Fairway, Longbridge lead reverse mortgage presence at The Gathering

This week at The Gathering by HousingWire, reverse mortgages took center stage on Tuesday as HW Media CEO Clayton Collins welcomed two leading industry executives to the stage. Dan Ventu...

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Tami Pardee on scaling her agency with a Hollywood playbook

On the latest episode of the RealTrending podcast, host Tracey Velt sits down with Tami Pardee, founder of Pardee Properties in Venice, California. Pardee leads a boutique brokerage that’s redefini...

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Movers and Shakers: Ankrom Moisan Appoints President; LCS Promotes VP of Sales Operations

Movers & Shakers is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Job Board. Browse and apply to management and executive senior living jobs and positions from leading professional firms serving th...

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AppFolio enhances AI property management tools

AppFolio unveiled new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities at this year’s National Apartment Association Apartmentalize conference, expanding its platform Realm-X with new features aimed at au...

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Investor Optimism, Available Debt Could Spur More Senior Living Transactions in 2025

Investors of senior living properties are hitting the reset button on their strategies to deploy capital in 2025, and they are optimistic about what they can achieve ahead. But the industry ...

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Unlock MLS, Omni MLS partner on international property access

Texas-based Unlock MLS has entered into a strategic agreement with Omni MLS — the largest subscriber-based multiple listing service in Latin America — to provide expanded international property acc...

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Century 21 merger expands central Florida presence

Century 21 Myers Realty has merged with PAL Realty, a Leesburg, Florida-based firm that specializes in serving 55-plus active adult communities. The merger expands the reach of Century 2...

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Trigger leads bill advances in the House; industry anticipates new rule soon

The federal bill that seeks to eliminate abusive trigger leads took a major step forward this week, advancing in the U.S. House of Representatives and reigniting hopes across the mortgage industry ...

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Inflation stays muted, but so does the likelihood of interest rate cuts

The rampant inflation that has contributed to mortgage rates of 7% has been largely tamed, but the affordable housing crisis continues to weigh on household budgets. The U.S. Bureau of L...

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Generate real estate seller leads: 11 proven strategies + tools

Are you an agent trying to figure out how to get more seller leads? Well, you’re not alone. It’s one of the most common challenges that agents face, especially in competitive markets. Whether you’r...

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Homeownership could slip further out of reach by 2030, study finds

A new study projects that by 2030, home-price appreciation will outpace income growth in every state, with some areas requiring household incomes to more than double just to afford a median-priced ...

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Commission lawsuit claims submitted by home sellers top 2.5 million

More than 2.5 million home sellers have submitted claims related to commission lawsuit settlement agreements — including those reached in the Sitzer/Burnett, Moehrl and Gibson suits. Th...

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UWM revives 1% down payment program with higher assistance cap

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) has relaunched its 1% down payment program, Conventional 1% Down, in a renewed push to grow market share and loan volume in an increasingly competitive housing marke...

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Investor home sales hit record high as small buyers gain ground

Investor home sales reached a record high in 2024, with 10.8% of all homes sold belonging to real estate investors — the highest share recorded since data tracking began — according to a report rel...

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Senate confirms Andrew Hughes as HUD’s deputy secretary, but key vacancies remain

Following his nomination for the role in March, the Senate on Tuesday confirmed Andrew Hughes as the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under Secretary S...

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Xactus integrates flood compliance solution with ICE’s mortgage servicing system

Xactus on Wednesday announced the completion of its integration with MSP, the loan servicing system operated by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). The integration enables mortgage servicers to receiv...

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Tips for aging in place from … Best Buy?

Best practices for aging in place can come from a wide variety of academic and informational sources, but how often do you get these tips from the same place you browse the latest in TV and home th...

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Why purchase application data is up 20% year over year

One of the most surprising economic stories of 2025 is that, for the first time in years, purchase application data is showing positive results even amid elevated mortgage rates. Today’s MBA Purcha...

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Mortgage applications pick back up to highest level in a month

Mortgage applications increased 12.5% from one week earlier, which marked the largest increase in a month. That’s according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s Weekly Mortgage App...

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MLS PIN settlement gains preliminary approval … again

The settlement agreement between MLS Property Information Network (MLS PIN) and the Nosalek commission lawsuit plaintiffs has been granted preliminary approval for a second time. Judge P...

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Why more servicers are implementing technology integrations through APIs

With a variety of change impacting the mortgage industry, including borrow demands, digital transformation, and regulatory requirements, mortgage servicers are re-evaluating the systems they use an...

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