Housing

6 deal-saving business & negotiation strategies from a $1.7 billion broker

Feel like more of your deals have been falling through lately? It’s not just your imagination. Data from Redfin shows home purchase cancellations are up 31% from 2017. In former pandemic boomtowns ...

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‘Limitless’ in a time of uncertainty: LeadingRE’s Paul Boomsma’s message to brokerage leaders

“We live in challenging times. There’s no doubt about it, they’re complicated,” Paul Boomsma, CEO of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE), told the crowd at the network’s annual c...

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Green Brick Partners stands out with high margins, land-heavy approach

Green Brick Partners felt the full brunt of market headwinds last year, in no small part due to its operating footprint in some of America’s most challenged Sun Belt markets and submarkets. ...

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Direct Mortgage ex-employees sue over fraud and unpaid wages

Two former employees of Direct Mortgage Corp. have filed a federal lawsuit accusing the company and its chief executive of fraud, breach of contract and failing to pay wages, including overtime and...

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Rhode Island housing package targets zoning, parking and SROs

Rhode Island, like other states nationwide, is grappling with a housing affordability crisis. State lawmakers are now on their sixth legislative package to strengthen efforts to improve...

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Connecticut bill targets private real estate listings

Lawmakers in Connecticut have joined other state legislators in seeking to establish a process to ensure public marketing of certain real estate listings. Connecticut legislators introd...

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Stellar MLS transitions CEO role from Merri Jo Cowen to Shayne Fairley

After more than 17 years at the helm, MLS industry veteran and 2025 HousingWire Woman of Influence Merri Jo Cowen has officially stepped down from her role as the CEO of Florida’s Stellar MLS, acco...

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Mortgage rates jump after Iran strike rattles markets

Late last week, the U.S. housing market appeared to be on solid footing going into March, but a wrench was unexpectedly thrown into the works when the U.S. and Israel launched a military strike aga...

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HECM, HMBS activity falls sharply in February

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements fell sharply in February, continuing a broader slowdown in the reverse mortgage industry. The total number of HECMs endorsed during th...

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American House Assumes Management of 218-Community in Fort Myers

FORT MYERS, Fla. — American House Senior Living Communities has assumed the management of The Palms of Fort Myers, a seniors housing community located in Fort Myers. American House now operates 14 ...

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Lument Adds Alex Florea, Kevin Lukehart to Support Seniors Housing Expansion

NEW YORK CITY — Lument has hired Alex Florea and Kevin Lukehart to support the firms expansion of its real estate investment sales platform into the seniors housing sector. Alex Florea ...

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Blend launches Autopilot AI agent in quest to shorten the borrower-LO waiting game

Blend Labs Inc. on Tuesday announced the launch of Blend Autopilot, an AI-powered agent designed to accelerate the mortgage application process. With traditional mortgage origination tak...

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Markets are starting to price in escalation with Iran, but not fully yet

One of the odd things about Monday’s bond action and oil prices is that I didn’t believe the markets were taking the Iran situation seriously yet, given other data lines. Oil prices rose on Monday,...

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How to ensure locked-down compliance during HMDA reporting season, and year-round

HMDA reporting season has just wrapped as financial institutions were required to submit detailed data from the previous calendar year’s mortgage applications and loans to their regulators by March...

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‘Win more listings, make more money’ — Carlson lays out REMAX gameplan

REMAX CEO Erik Carlson delivered a message centered on culture, competition and a renewed push for growth — highlighting new initiatives, fresh partnerships and what he described as a defining mome...

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Fairway Home Mortgage promotes Holly Mattson to co-president of recruiting

Fairway Home Mortgage announced Monday that Holly Mattson has been promoted to co-president of recruiting, where she will oversee the company’s efforts to onboard mortgage producers. Mattson...

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CertifID expands platform with AI-powered payoff ordering and document workflows

CertifID has expanded its platform to include document workflows, digital payments and AI-powered payoff ordering — broadening services beyond wire fraud protection into a more comprehensive closin...

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How to build high-converting real estate landing pages (+ examples)

As a Realtor, your real estate landing pages are one of your most valuable lead generation assets. They are the final gatekeepers between you and your lead. Get them right, and your ROI from paid l...

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Town Lane, Arcole Acquire 198-Community in Metro Chicago

LAKE BLUFF, Ill. — Town Lane and seniors housing platform Arcole have acquired The Sheridan at Green Oaks in Lake Bluff, roughly 35 miles outside downtown Chicago. Town Lane and Kelly Sheeh...

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Experian imposes another price increase on mortgage credit reports, resellers say

Experian is imposing another price increase on credit reports sold to mortgage lenders — an unusual move at this time of year, according to resellers who spoke with HousingWire.“I have never seen a...

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Welltower Monetizes Senior Housing Data, Machine Learning Efforts in Deal With Self-Storage REIT

Welltower (NYSE: WELL) has over the last decade built what it considers an industry-leading data science platform for senior housing. Now, the company is licensing that platform for use in other in...

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