Housing

How real estate professionals win using the C.H.I.E.F.S. formula

In the real estate business, success is often measured by numbers: transactions closed, volume sold, commissions earned. But ask most seasoned professionals, and they’ll tell you real success isn’t...

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Earnnest, Lone Wolf expand partnership

Digital earnest money platform Earnnest is expanding its partnership with Lone Wolf, according to an announcement on Thursday. Via this expanded partnership, Earnnest will power digital ...

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Shawn Malhotra talks Rocket’s vision for AI-powered, people-centered mortgages

Shawn Malhotra, the first chief technology officer in the history of Rocket Companies, says it’s pursuing an ambitious plan — to rewrite its entire operating system, from home search through mortga...

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An end to pandemic-era loss mitigation provisions is not a return to norms

Servicers have known the loss mitigation waterfalls enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic were eventually going to change. But a recent acceleration of the new governance has left the industry with ...

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eXp Realty’s Sumanth Kamath on AI and digital twins

Sumanth Kamath — chief technology officer at eXp Realty — took the stage Tuesday in Dallas at HousingWire’s AI Summit to share how his company is using artificial intelligence (AI) to drive efficie...

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New Western president speaks on PadSplit partnership

New Western and PadSplit have entered a partnership aimed at increasing affordable co-living housing, effective last week. New Western cofounder and President Kurt Carlton told HousingW...

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Liberty Senior Living Gears Up for Expansion After Naming COO, Creating New CIO Role

Liberty Senior Living is growing and expanding its leadership team, setting the company up for further growth in the coming years. The Wilmington, North Carolina-based operator hired Max Ne...

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Kisco Senior Living Turns Eye to Staffing, Dining in Latest Growth Push

Kisco Senior Living has added over 1,000 units to its senior living portfolio since 2023. With more growth on the horizon, the company has turned its focus to improving staffing and other operation...

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Mortgage rates drop to another new low for 2025

Mortgage rates reached a new 2025 low today, despite core inflation running at 3.1% year over year, according to the CPI report this week. The softening labor data and improved mortgage spreads cur...

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15 real estate side hustles to earn extra income

In a commission-only business like real estate, it can sometimes be months between paychecks. If you need to fill in the gaps between closings, consider these ideas for your real estate side hustle...

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At AI Summit, Better, NEO execs discuss how partnership is driving productivity

Earlier this year, NEO Home Loans and Better Mortgage announced a partnership that combined Better’s AI-driven technology with NEO’s distributed retail expertise. The ultimate goal? To transform mo...

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Bank of America, PNC share top spot in Keynova’s Mortgage-Home Equity Scorecard

Keynova Group announced on Wednesday the results of its 2025 Mortgage-Home Equity Scorecard, a consumer experience benchmark that evaluates the top 12 U.S.-based mortgage and home equity lenders. ...

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Qualia announces personalization upgrades to Qualia Connect

Real estate closing platform Qualia would like to reintroduce the industry to its product Qualia Connect, which is now a branded multi-channel communications platform for personalized real estate c...

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Mesa, a membership platform for homeowners, announces $24M funding round

Mesa, a membership platform built for homeowners, announced on Wednesday a funding round of $24 million in debt and equity from partners in the housing, lending and home improvement space, bringing...

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A Changing of the Guard at Agemark: Two New CEOs Continue a Family Legacy

By Hayden Spiess Working in seniors housing is more than just a job, says Michael Pittore. Rather, “it’s something that is part of your DNA.” This is true of no one more so than Pitto...

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Social Security COLA could rise to 2.7% in 2026

The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security benefits could rise to 2.7% in 2026, up from this year’s 2.5%, according to estimates from The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). The...

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Non-profit CCRC Occupancy Gains Paint ‘Encouraging Picture’ for Sector

Not-for-profit continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) are gaining occupancy in 2025, reflecting growing consumer confidence and painting an “encouraging picture” for the sector. That...

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How Tech-Forward Entertainment Drives Resident Satisfaction, Revenue

The next generation of residents entering senior living communities is more digitally native than ever before. Many have embraced mobile devices, smart technology and digital streaming, and they ex...

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Lower mortgage rates spark refinance, VA applications

Mortgage applications continued to rise last week, up 10.9% from one week earlier. That’s according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey for the...

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Keller Williams names Sandra Howard as chief marketing officer

Keller Williams Realty is welcoming Sandra Howard to its leadership team. The real estate franchise firm announced its appointment of Howard as chief marketing officer on Wednesday and Howard will ...

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How lenders can win loyalty by owning the whole home journey

Mortgage lending has shifted into an experience economy. Interest rates dominate conversations, yet only 29% of borrowers who complete a rate-and-term refinance stay with their current servicer, ac...

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