Housing

Mutual of Omaha partners with Homebot

Mutual of Omaha Mortgage on Tuesday announced a partnership with Homebot Inc. to expand its referral network and deliver personalized home wealth insights to clients. Founded in 2015, Ho...

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33 proven real estate marketing ideas & tools top agents swear by

Want to build a real estate career that lasts? Mastering the art (and science) of real estate marketing is a crucial first step. The key to effective real estate marketing is finding that Goldilock...

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Zillow, ChatGPT launch app integration

Consumers can now search for properties on Zillow via ChatGPT. Access to Zillow’s app is available in ChatGPT, according to an announcement on Monday. This makes Zillow the only real est...

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Arrivva’s fixed-fee model challenges commission norms

For more than a decade, Fred Glick has been on a mission to shake up how Americans buy and sell homes. As founder of Arrivva — a California-based real estate and mortgage brokerage — Gl...

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Cleveland nonprofit fights to halt investor homebuying wave

New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland shows that investors now own up to one in three single-family homes in parts of Northeast Ohio — with a local nonprofit working to reverse th...

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How much are sellers cutting home prices?

The fall housing market is sending a clear message that sellers are adjusting expectations. The latest HW Data shows 42% of active single-family listings nationwide include a price cut. The median ...

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Senior Living Industry Expects Cap Rate Compression, Higher Deal Volume, Rent Growth

Cap rates are compressing, deal volume is growing and rent growth is increasing, according to a new BBG Real Estate Services survey of senior living professionals . The survey, conducted in ...

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Senior Living Companies Seek New Funding Sources to Accelerate Middle-Market Growth Plans

Senior living operators are seeking out a variety of additional funding sources to make the math work for new middle-market models. Senior living companies must keep the cost basis of su...

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Exclusive: CrossCountry Mortgage CEO unveils organic growth strategy

Cleveland-based CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM) has taken a different approach from competitors. Rather than pursuing mergers and acquisitions to strengthen its origination and servicing platforms, the...

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Florida homes take longer to sell as price cuts rise

Florida sellers are making adjustments this fall as homes spend longer on the market. As of Oct. 3, 44% of active single-family listings in the state show a price cut, according to HW Data. The med...

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Fathom Holdings’ Verus Title expands into Arizona, Alabama

Fathom Holdings announced that its subsidiary, Verus Title, has launched operations in Arizona and Alabama — expanding the company’s reach to 34 states and the District of Columbia. “...

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Judge narrows class-action lawsuit against UWM, dismisses RICO claims

A federal judge has sharply narrowed the scope of a class-action lawsuit filed in April 2024 alleging that United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) orchestrated a scheme with mortgage brokers to charge borr...

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Mortgage Research Center launches First Residential Independent Mortgage

Mortgage Research Center, LLC, the parent company of Veterans United Home Loans, today announced the launch of First Residential Independent Mortgage, a full-service mortgage lender headquartered i...

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Reverse mortgage endorsements tick up ahead of government shutdown

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements rose in September compared to the prior month, while activity in the secondary market slowed slightly during the same period. Looking ahead, howe...

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CoStar claims Zillow is on a ‘crusade against consumers’

Zillow may have claimed that CoStar is “weaponizing litigation,” but CoStar claims that Zillow is completely ignoring and even “rewriting” some of the allegations it has made in its copyright infri...

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Beeline expects to achieve cash flow positive status by Q1 2026

Digital mortgage platform Beeline Holdings announced Monday that it has paid off more than $7 million in debt and is positioning itself to become cash flow positive by the first quarter of 2026. ...

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Maine Listings unveils new logo in rebrand effort

One of the nation’s oldest MLSs has a new brand identity. On Monday, New England-based Maine Listings unveiled its new brand identity, which features a revamped logo. The rebranding eff...

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ICE reports affordability reaches best level since early 2023

Home affordability in the United States has reached its best level in two and a half years, helped by falling mortgage rates, according to data released on Monday from ICE Mortgage Technology. ...

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Trump urges Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to boost homebuilding

President Donald Trump called on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to spur more homebuilding in a post on Truth Social on Sunday. “Before I became President, “OPEC” kept Oil prices high. It wa...

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Homebot’s discovery game: Turning dormant prospects into engaged homeowners

Ernie Graham began his career as a hardware and software engineer but ultimately found his calling in real estate, managing hundreds of millions of dollars in transactions in Telluride, Colorado. T...

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Making mortgage brokers relatable to the modern homebuyer

We’ve all heard the clichés before. “Be a disruptor in your industry!” “Think outside the box.” But nothing is more prevalent in today’s always-on environment than, “Cut through the noise.” ...

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