Housing

Payload integrates with eXp Realty platforms

eXp Realty is partnering up with fintech platform Payload to provide agents and consumers with a fully integrated payment experience. According to an announcement on Friday, this integratio...

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Why title insurance is essential to secure, affordable homeownership

The Federal Reserve’s decision this month to cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points was encouraging news for Americans eager to become homeowners. Although mortgage rates aren’t set by ...

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Did housing inventory peak in August this year?

Housing inventory at one point this year showed 33% year-over-year growth, but that growth has since slowed to 17%, and we might already have seen the seasonal peak in inventory for the year in the...

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Suspected $100M real estate fraud scheme uncovered in Baltimore

A suspected real estate fraud ring involving New York-based investors has triggered a wave of foreclosures across Baltimore, according to a local report. A months-long investigation by ...

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Why Senior Living Investors Are Chasing Smaller Deals

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription The stage is set for 2025 to be a record-breaking year for senior living merger and acquisition activity. As of the end of September, the ...

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Seniors Housing Occupancy Increased 70 Basis Points in Third Quarter, Reports NIC

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — NIC MAP, the data and analytics arm of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, has reported that the national occupancy rate for senior living properties rea...

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Movers and Shakers: Chief Clinical Officer Joins Unbridled Living; AgeWell Solvere Living Announces Promotion

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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Slocum Home Team joins eXp Realty after 76 years in Rhode Island

The Slocum Home Team, a three-generation family real estate business founded in 1949, has joined eXp Realty. Founded by George Slocum in Warwick, Rhode Island, the brokerage has been a f...

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Tech Pulse: Mortgage leaders stress forward thinking

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s ...

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Senate passes ROAD to Housing Act to boost housing supply

The Senate on Thursday passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2026, which includes the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act (S. 2651), just over a month after 28 housing groups urged the...

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Homebuyers sue D.R. Horton, DHI Mortgage for alleged deceptive lending

A group of homebuyers has filed a class action lawsuit against D.R. Horton, the nation’s largest homebuilding company, and its mortgage lending subsidiary, DHI Mortgage Co., alleging that the compa...

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Realtor associations, MLSs push back on steering allegations

The slew of defendants in the Zea antitrust lawsuit filed against the National Association of Realtors (NAR) have been busy rejecting the lawsuit’s claims. On Wednesday, the defendants filed motion...

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Longbridge employs One Diligence’s AI platform

One Diligence, a provider of reviews and outsourcing solutions to the residential mortgage industry, announced on Thursday that reverse mortgage lender Longbridge Financial has implemented its arti...

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Reverse mortgage industry urged to elevate standards, shift perceptions at NRMLA meeting

At the annual National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) meeting, financial advisor and trainer Ryan Ponsford urged reverse mortgage professionals to strengthen their credibility and col...

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How Trump’s immigration policies reshape mortgage strategies

Loan officer Elizabeth Galan, who works for UMortgage in Cincinnati, has had to pivot her business strategy in 2025. Galan focuses on serving Hispanic borrowers — about 80% of her client...

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Five Ways to Enhance Senior Living Marketing

By Amanda Kepshire, CallRail Standing out as a senior living provider is no longer just about amenities or availability. Success today requires a deeper strategy: one that combines human con...

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Former Zillow Flex agent on who benefits from Premier agent class action lawsuit

In full transparency: My former Dayton, Ohio real estate team is one of Zillow’s top-performing Flex partners, closing a significant number of Flex deals every month. I understand how the program w...

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RE/MAX, Keller Williams lead brands in first-ever RealTrends Verified City rankings

For the first time ever, America’s real estate agents and teams are ranked by production down to the city level. The 2025 RealTrends Verified City Rankings reveal where real estate’s top pro...

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Fifth Third grows mortgage lending to $5.2B, plans Southern expansion

Fifth Third Bank says it has originated more than $5.2 billion in mortgages so far in 2025, ranking among the top 45 U.S. lenders and top 15 banks. The Cincinnati-based bank, already a ...

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ICAA Recognizes Inaugural Plate of Distinction Winners

VANCOUVER, B.C. — The International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) has announced the winners of its inaugural Plate of Distinction awards, which recognize culinary excellence in senior living commu...

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I closed a $4M crypto asset depletion loan

This month, we secured underwriting approval on one of the most unique loans I’ve ever worked on: a $4 million non-QM mortgage using crypto asset depletion to qualify. The borrower? A first-time ho...

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