Housing

Better hires former FHFA AI leader Leah Price

Digital mortgage lender Better.com has hired Leah Price, who previously led fintech and artificial intelligence innovation efforts at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), to lead its technolo...

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Total Expert debuts AI Sales Assistant at The Gathering

Total Expert on Tuesday announced the debut of its AI Sales Assistant at HousingWire‘s The Gathering. The company said that the AI-powered assistant is already in private beta testing with select c...

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How AI is changing the game for brokerages and agents

When it comes to tech savviness, it’s hard to argue that eXp Realty and The Real Brokerage aren’t two of the most tech savvy firms in the real estate industry. But despite leading the first cloud-b...

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The 9 best real estate marketing companies to boost your business in 2025

The most successful real estate agents aren’t always the ones with the most experience, but rather those who learn how to leverage real estate marketing companies and digital tools for their succes...

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Shant Banosian’s first 100 days as Rate’s president: ‘It’s been everything’

In March, Shant Banosian, the No. 1 loan originator in the country by volume for at least five years, was announced as the new president of Rate Mortgage. Rate — previously known as Guar...

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Mortgage credit availability rises to highest level in nearly three years

Mortgage lenders increased their credit supply in May 2025 to the highest level in almost three years, according to data released Tuesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). “Cred...

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Lock volume sinks as high mortgage rates crush refinancing activity

Rising mortgage rates are beginning to take a toll on rate-lock activity. According to a report from Optimal Blue, total rate-lock volume in May decreased by 5.87% compared to last month...

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Seniors Housing Shift — How Underwriting, Valuation, and Capitalization are Changing

Watch the webinar The June 5 webinar “Seniors Housing Shift: How Underwriting, Valuation, and Capitalization Are Changing” brought together industry leaders to share insights on ...

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As trigger leads ban inches closer, MBA’s Broeksmit talks deregulation, conservatorship

Goodbye, trigger leads? It’s not quite done yet, but a key House committee on Tuesday passed H.R. 2808, a bill to curb abusive mortgage trigger leads. In a conversation with HousingWire’...

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Stellar Senior Living Co-Founder: We’re Seeing Most-Ever Opportunities to Grow in 2025

Stellar Senior Living Co-Founder and Senior Vice President Adam Benton believes his company has its best-ever opportunities to expand in 2025 and beyond. Midvale, Utah-based Stellar is o...

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With rate lock activity up, Optimal Blue introduces automated refi tool

Amid expectations that interest rate declines may reignite refinance activity, Optimal Blue on Monday launched a new tool that automatically analyzes loan officer portfolios each month to identify ...

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Prefab tiny homes: Here’s what you need to know – Part 2

With housing costs soaring, many homeowners are looking for creative ways to maximize their property value while providing additional living options. ADUs offer a flexible, cost-effective way to ge...

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Economists raise concerns about the accuracy of inflation data

Economists warned that the trade war initiated by President Donald Trump had the potential to reignite inflation. That hasn’t shown up yet in the government’s inflation data, but now some are quest...

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Housing market sees record seller-buyer gap

The U.S. housing market is experiencing its largest-ever imbalance between home sellers and buyers, with an estimated 1.9 million sellers compared to 1.5 million buyers as of April 2025, according ...

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Better Homes and Garden Real Estate adds California brokerage

A boutique real estate brokerage based in Kern County, California, has joined the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate network. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Platinum Realty Group...

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Brokers might not agree on CCP, but they do believe in broad exposure for listings

Real estate industry executives may not see eye to eye on the National Association of Realtors‘ (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP), but there is one thing they do agree on — the vast majority of ...

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AI training could be alienating, leaving out older adults

Technology disruptions often arrive quickly and loudly, as has been the case with recent evolutions in artificial intelligence (AI). The use of AI-powered chatbots and devices could resh...

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Senior Living Dealbook: Sonida Closes Two Acquisitions; PruittHealth expands in North Carolina

Transactions Sonida closes two acquisitions Sonida Senior Living announced the closing of its two latest acquisitions in the Atlanta and Tampa submarkets. On June 1...

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CrossCountry Mortgage ordered to pay $2.1M in age discrimination case

An Ohio appeals court has upheld a jury’s decision that orders CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM), the nation’s eighth-largest mortgage lender, to pay $2.1 million to a former senior accountant who was al...

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Fannie Mae: Consumer housing market sentiment hits 2025 high point

U.S. consumer sentiment toward the housing market improved in May and reached its highest level since November 2024, according to Fannie Mae. Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (...

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11 clever ways to use ChatGPT for real estate in 2025 (+ prompts)

Unless you’ve been living among the Amish, you’ve probably already tried ChatGPT for your real estate business. Most agents we work with have, but usually to write listing descriptions packed to th...

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