Real Estate Blogs
- Is Now a Good Time to Buy or Sell? Analyzing Today’s Market Conditions in Arizona
- Homes for Sale in Mesa AZ: What Buyers Need to Know Right Now
- Will Trump install a shadow Fed president to get lower rates?
- Homes.com grows with increased agent adoption, consumer demand
- Windermere’s OB Jacobi on real estate industry divides, smart leadership
- House to hold key session on trigger leads bill in May
- As the Clear Cooperation debate heats up, two new platforms look to revamp the listing process
- NRMLA co-chairs offer industry advocacy update
- Texas bill aims to eliminate NAR speech code
- Keller Williams CEO Chris Czarnecki on what’s next after Stone Point investment
- Mortgage rates cool down as the spring housing market marches on
- Appeals court restores ban on CFPB mass layoffs
- Foreclosure auctions rise in Q1 after VA moratorium expires
- RE/MAX hires Daniel Dennis as SVP of sales and service
- ‘Are you kidding me?’ Real estate industry reacts to Compass-NWMLS lawsuit
- Easter-driven home sales dip masks recent growth
- Longbridge’s Melissa Macerato on the impact of new proprietary product
- VantageScore mortgage usage plunged 42% in 2024
- South Carolina social work researchers focus on aging-in-place technology
- HUD approves North Carolina’s $1.4B Helene action plan
- FHA walks back Biden-era restrictions on foreclosed property sales
- Peeking into Pennymac’s ‘aggressive’ goal to double broker market share by 2026
- Mortgage rates settle down after wild ride
- Compass files an antitrust suit against NWMLS over its CCP
- ESG team at Fannie Mae has been terminated: sources
- Reverse mortgage industry descends on California for first NRMLA event of 2025
- HUD reinstates nonprofit’s affordable housing grants after appeal
- The nation’s largest mortgage lenders are only getting bigger
- Augmented reality mobile app could assist with aging in place
- Acting HUD watchdog’s memo targets fraud, tech and safety issues
- Experts analyze growth strategies of eXp and Compass
- HUD adds $2.2M to VASH program for Native American veterans
- Why the housing market is actually much healthier in 2025
- DC’s housing market is shifting rapidly. Are federal layoffs driving it?
- Reverse mortgage conversion software adds Smartfi proprietary product
- Real Brokerage fires CFO, names Ravi Jani as successor
- Keller Williams lands new affiliate in Illinois
- Democratic senator open to working with HUD on federal land for housing
- Celink parent adds former Ginnie Mae exec to its board of directors
- Court dismisses majority of claims made in discrimination suit against NAR
- Mortgage industry reacts to pending shutdown of VA servicing program
- These states received top marks on their housing affordability report cards
- Economic jitters are stressing out LOs and their clients
- Pennymac’s profits shrink, but its servicing portfolio now stands at a massive $680B
- FOA debuts new marketing campaign tying home equity to life’s ‘next chapter’
- Baby boomers and millennials are playing a housing crisis blame game
- 11 DIY real estate photography tips every agent should know
- Severance on the high seas: First American CEO to receive fat payout following cruise ship assault charge
- CHLA urges congressional restraint on mortgage fees in budget bill
- Texas housing markets are sagging. Data suggests it might get worse
- Senator to Scott Turner: HUD workplace needs reform
- New brokerage disclosure forms aim to comply with NAR’s Clear Cooperation alternative
- Confused by the CCP debate? Here’s what to know
- Randell Gillespie named president of LeaderOne
- Closing costs for the typical home purchase now top $4,600
- Inside the Trump administration’s plans to gut the CFPB
- Mile High Lifestyles joins Your Castle Real Estate, doubles in size
- Washington Legislature requests study of home equity investment products
- Massachusetts aging-in-place program reckons with cuts
- 6 time management hacks to sell more homes in 2025
- New program offers support to Florida’s first-time homebuyers
- Democratic lawmakers reintroduce Housing for All Act
- John Burns: Consumer confidence slips as economic uncertainty mounts
- Home sales stay surprisingly positive even with higher rates
- 6 charts that show storm clouds brewing over the spring homebuying season
- Assessing the reverse mortgage technology landscape
- Trump administration eyes deep cuts to Section 8 housing vouchers
- NRMLA announces 2025 western, annual meeting details
- The typical homeowner saw their property tax bill rise 2.7% last year
- DOGE activities at NeighborWorks America sparks NHC call to action
- With CFPB gutted, what’s next for mortgage compliance?
- Global title insurance market set for steady growth
- HUD’s green retrofit program funds must be unfrozen, judge rules
- Chris Kelly shares his goals as he takes the helm at HomeServices of America
- BofA, Citi warn of slower growth ahead as mortgage business softens
- HomeServices of America names Chris Kelly CEO, replacing Blefari
- How real estate brokerage stocks have fared since ‘Liberation Day’
- Heirs’ attempt to reopen HECM foreclosure fails in Connecticut
- FirstTeam begins national expansion, introduces new agent compensation plan
- Homeowners have a collective $700B in ‘trapped’ equity
- RealReports partners with MLS Now, expanding access to AI property tool
- Blend, Alloy expand fraud prevention partnership
- FBI warns of home title theft surge
- Homes.com’s Andy Florance hits back at Zillow
- Did recent wild mortgage rate swings impact housing data?
- CFPB freezes nonbank registry rule after industry pushback
- Inside the 2025 housing market: inventory growth, affordability pressure, and what comes next
- Judge Bough refuses to step aside in Gibson commission lawsuit
- La Rosa Holdings launches commission advance program
- NextHome commits to Zillow’s listing transparency standards
- Ohio still has a sellers’ market, but it isn’t what it once was
- Columbus housing market softens as new listings and inventory spike
- Foreclosure activity rises in Q1 amid feeling of economic ‘pressure’
- Big banks feel the mortgage squeeze in Q1, hope for deregulation
- Where reverse mortgage securities issuers stand in Q1 2025
- Wade Pfau: how market volatility could renew reverse mortgage discussions
- Retirees moving to low-tax states may be disappointed by the savings they find
- Virginia independent brokerage joins Keller Williams
- These are the housing bills now in front of Congress
- AI agent platform promises to ‘transform mortgage operations’
- The trigger leads bill is back!
- Zillow, eXp Realty team up against delayed marketing listings
- Jumbo market frazzled by trade war volatility
- Build-to-rent homes reach record completions
- Analysis: The tariff impact on homeowners insurance
- Residency requirements top HUD OIG’s list of open reverse mortgage issues
- EPM’s Kevin DeLory dies of cancer at 53
- Realtor on impacts of deadly Kentucky flooding
- Aging in place, high equity impact moving activity
- Primary suites, kitchens, roofing lead remodel impact report
- Gary Keller asks court to intervene over John Davis’s “baseless claims”
- Florida still most desired destination for out-of-state buyers
- Jonathan McKernan could lead CFPB “imminently”
- Trump hikes China tariff to 125%, but pauses most others
- Asheville submits revised action plan to HUD after initial rejection over DEI
- Trump slaps China with an additional 50% tariff, and homebuilder stocks tank
- Fairway announces ‘hybrid e-closings’ for reverse mortgages
- Some Social Security recipients were falsely told their benefits had stopped, senators say
- Mortgage rate volatility rises amid trade war, keeping LOs busy
- Bipartisan duo begin public listening process for reauthorizing HOME, CDBG programs
- Top Connecticut real estate team Joins Compass
- Survey: One in three first-time homebuyers regret purchase
- HUD’s acting inspector general touts efficiencies on Capitol Hill
- FHA further extends foreclosure, eviction moratorium for Helene and Milton victims
- Kirsten Jordan brings her $100M team to Corcoran
- Reverse mortgage endorsements fell as HMBS issuance rose in March
- Tariff policy could inspire renewed talk of reverse mortgage as ‘buffer asset’
- From tenant to trailblazer: Oralia Herrera takes helm at NAHREP
- Pulte says he’s canceled $6.4M in “DEI nonsense” at Fannie and Freddie
- Reports: Fannie Mae lays off 700 employees
- How quickly does financial turmoil impact the housing market?
- Florida home prices drop on rising inventory, but sales haven’t followed suit
- Move dismisses trade secrets suit against CoStar
- CoStar shakes up board, focuses on Homes.com profitability
- HUD doubles down: No FHA financing for ‘unqualified aliens’
- Lower mortgage rates are spurring housing demand
- Mortgage software firm RETR hires two executive leaders
- How are agents navigating the growing economic uncertainty?
- Experts weigh usefulness of exclusive listings
- Longbridge has a new addition to its proprietary reverse mortgage suite
- The lean, mean (illegal?) 1099 LO machine
- Retiree moving activity was down nearly 25% in 2024
- Keller Williams adds New Jersey real estate team
- Fed Chair Powell speaks out on the impacts of Trump’s tariffs
- HUD ramps up discussions about relocating its headquarters
- Trump’s tariffs, not jobs, are driving mortgage rates lower this week
- First American CEO Kenneth DeGiorgio choked dancing, barefoot man on cruise ship, FBI says
- Trump spares homebuilders on Canadian and Mexican imports, but China’s tariff hits hard
- Judge rules in favor of Ginnie Mae in lawsuit brought by Texas Capital Bank
- FOA enlists new marketing agency in renewed push
- First American: Home sales are weaker than they seem
- How Sierra Pacific is scaling without a factory-line approach
- DOJ appoints lawyer who testified against NAR at Sitzer trial
- UWM takes on the Fannie and Freddie LLPAs
- Lenders react to the lowest mortgage rates of 2025
- Brian Covey wants to build something big at CrossCountry Mortgage
- Bond yields fall after tariff news. Are mortgage rates next?
- Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ imposes dramatic global tariff regime
- Mat Ishbia’s unfiltered thoughts on the Rocket-Mr. Cooper deal
- Luxury Presence releases hub for off-market home sales
- FOA promotes Jonathan Scarpati to chief production officer
- Mutual of Omaha hires Tracy Milligan for proprietary product rollout
- Fathom introduces ‘Elevate’ agent program with 20% commission split
- How a housing nonprofit survives the age of DOGE
- NTREIS appoints Chris Carrillo as CEO
- Mutual of Omaha launches proprietary reverse mortgage product
- FMLS, Lone Wolf Technologies partner on transaction management
- Homebuyer sues eXp, accusing agent of breaching fiduciary duty
- Alt home equity product from RMF alum expands into new states
- Must-see TV: What to know about Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariff show
- Baby boomers overtake Millennials in buying the most houses
- Seattle’s housing shortage exposes a familiar gulf between state, local leaders
- Brookfield takes controlling stake in Angel Oak
- Gibson plaintiffs claim to have proof that Weichert, eXp conducted reverse auctions
- HUD cuts 90% of its website content, citing low traffic and poor user experience
- Former executive sues Appraisal Institute, alleging wrongful termination
- Frost-Lindner joins Christie’s International Real Estate in Utah
- RentSpree, Docusign announce tech partnership for rental transactions
- Florida’s housing affordability crisis is reaching a breaking point
- Reverse mortgage software pioneer Jerry Wagner has died
- Gibson plaintiffs denied motion to intervene in eXp, Weichert commission settlements
- Democratic lawmakers introduce bill to boost housing vouchers for growing cities
- California housing advocates seek exemption from landmark environmental law
- Rocket’s ‘Apple of homeownership’ flywheel is getting more complex
- Home price signals continue to weaken for 2025
- Treasury Department plans to cut thousands of employees
- New home sales report shows completed units could be a problem
- Fitch Ratings assesses home equity investments amid wider scrutiny
- Pulte terminates SPCPs, issues recision of UDAP bulletin in slew of orders
- Understanding NAR’s new ‘delayed marketing’ policy for listings
- Gene Hackman’s death highlights the need for longevity planning, MIT researcher says
- Covius, FoxyAI partner on AI-driven property valuations
- Atlas Real Estate taps Eric Thorsen as chief investment officer
- Pulte won’t cut conforming loan limits for Fannie, Freddie
- Michigan AG, former CFPB director say diminished agency puts consumers at risk
- HUD, DHS seek to stop undocumented immigrants from using federal housing programs
- Fannie Mae’s title waiver pilot program, one year later
- Price reductions: 6 things to consider before lowering the price
- HUD cancels HECM-related tech contract under direction of DOGE
- Brad Clayton, Steve Murray launch FIJI MarketPlace for brokerage valuations