Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2025

Under what NAR is calling its MLS Listing Options for Sellers policy , sellers will have the option to delay marketing their listing publicly as long as they sign the required disclosure. Despite the headlines , Phillip Cantrell, the founder of Benchmark Realty, characterized the move as a nothing burger. It is just classic NAR propaganda.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Provident, run by the Pica family, is known in the industry for its conservative approach and sports a better-than-average delinquency rate in its servicing portfolio, so it’s perhaps not a huge surprise it would exit such a choppy space. In particular it’s created a glut of 30-plus-year-old units on the market, with few takers.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

So, when many in the real estate industry correctly anticipated changes to the agent commission structure — which were solidified by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) settlement following the jury verdict in the Sitzer/Burnett lawsuit nearly a year ago — there was quite a bit of fear about how first-time buyers would be impacted.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2024

HousingWire real estate reporter Jeff Andrews sat down with Umansky to talk about his brokerage, agent recruiting efforts, how the industry is changing in the wake of the NAR commission lawsuit settlement — and even a little fashion. It’s really out of pure love and wanting to give back to an industry that we love.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2025

The property management landscape is evolving rapidly, with rising costs, shifting renter expectations, and increasing competition pushing industry professionals to rethink strategies. In a competitive market, these resident-first strategies arent just nice to havetheyre essential for long-term retention.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2025

But while Zillow did get its wish after NAR chose to uphold CCP for now, the trade groups new Multiple Listing Options for Sellers policy which creates the concept of a delayed marketing exempt listing has the potential to put some serious strain on Zillow and other listing portals like Realtor.com and Homes.com.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

As mortgage rates fluctuate based on decreasing housing inventory volume, the appraisal market is more volatile than ever in key areas such as urban and rural communities states like California and Texas. Jaro stands tall as the only end-to-end appraisal platform on the market. This trend had a profound impact on the housing market.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The labor market is showing signs of softness but is not breaking down yet, which has kept mortgage rates higher for longer. Since 2022, my guiding principle has been that the labor market is more important than inflation in determining mortgage rates. Employment declined in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction industry.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2025

remodeling industry reached $600 billion in value following the COVID-19 pandemic. But industry fragmentation, inflation and a shortage of skilled trade labor jeopardize the ability of the industry to fully meet demand, according to a new report by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS).

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

During the conversation, the group discuss real estate market challenges, the value of being a part of an association, and growth areas for associations in 2025. To kick off the live conversation, Velt asks a question about the current challenges facing the housing market in 2025. A lot is happening in the housing market right now.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Mortgage professionals must keep up with the new demand for home equity products in the new market. HousingWire: How did you get into Finance of America and the industry? JS: The home equity wealth of our senior homeowners now exceeds 14 trillion, reflecting a growing market. Later, I joined Urban Financial Group.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 17, 2025

Housing industry pros are largely supportive of the raft of changes the Federal Housing Administration made related to the COVID-19 era loss mitigation waterfall. Tuesdays] FHA action acknowledges that the market has normalized and seeks to balance homeowner hardship relief with an FHA MMI fund thats stable over the long-term.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2025

While the Redfin acquisition (still pending close) was a clear push into the purchase market, the Mr. Cooper acquisition is about scale, servicing, and customer lifecycle retention. And thats before Rocket even leans into marketing. [3:45] Cooper acquisition is about scale, servicing, and customer lifecycle retention.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2025

During last week’s earnings call, PennyMac Financial Services chairman and CEO David Spector said during a Q&A with investors and analysts that the company’s goals include continued growth in its broker direct channel and 10% market share by the end of 2026 a goal of more than 100% growth over the next 18 months.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Sean Shallis, a “Recovering Realtor” and top-producing loan officer , is offering strategies to help realtors break through this stagnation by leveraging micro-market shifts to create urgency and inspire action. Leveraging micro-market shifts Realtors have an opportunity to use local market changes to drive urgency for their clients.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2025

Industry reactions Industry reactions to the documents provisions were mixed. Matt Tully , chief compliance officer at Sagent , said the VAs decision to end VASP is a reflection of current market realities. Following news earlier this month that the U.S. But the deadline for submitting a new VASP event is April 30 at 11:59 p.m

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

The luxury real estate market is on a growth trend early in 2025. Buyers and sellers alike continue to rely on the expertise of Sothebys International Realty agents to successfully navigate an ever-changing market and achieve their real estate goals, White said. Sothebys expanded in markets like the Carolinas , Michigan and California.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2025

At the core of Zillows listing standards is the belief that if a listing is marketed to any home shoppers, it should be marketed to all home shoppers. Pareja said his viewpoint on this issue stems from leading a brokerage that operates in 23 markets outside of North America. where all the data is siloed, Pareja said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 16, 2025

The duo explore Anywhere’s resurgent focus on the luxury market, increasing M&A opportunities, and the value of embracing change. We invest disproportionately in luxury markets. The fact that we were able to outperform the market substantially throughout 2024 was an awesome thing.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The oldest baby boomers are poised to turn 80 years old this year, which could bring the market of dedicated senior housing from a place of oversupply to a shortage. A renewed interest in the senior housing market could also spur higher prices and waitlists, two things that lower-income older Americans can ill afford.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Own our worth Almost as soon as the commission verdict was announced, most major industry voices came out with marketing campaigns and webinars about how agents can demonstrate their worth. This means we will need to have more marketing materials and visible proof of our accomplishments that appeal to buyers.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

The firm also added Sasha Stair a 2023 HousingWire Woman of Influence as its chief marketing officer in October 2024. Brown’s duties will also include monitoring emerging mortgage industry trends and aligning Xactus’ product strategy with the market. One example includes a collaboration with Thomas & Co.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

Our mortgage industry is experiencing a fundamental shift. As market conditions evolve, homebuyers demand more than just rate quotes and loan approvalsthey seek guidance, financial literacy, and a trusted partner in wealth-building. Heres how the mortgage industry is changing and what loan officers must do to thrive.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2025

He actively searches for new and groundbreaking ways to improve his companies and inject innovation and creativity into the industry. In this Executive Conversation, Marc digs into a wide variety of topics on how to approach change management as market volatility remains outside of our control. How do you see this industry?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

recently hired Bijoy John as its new senior vice president of marketing. “We are thrilled to welcome Bijoy John as the new Senior VP of Marketing at Sage Home Loans Corporation,” Sage Home Loans’ CEO Mike Malloy said in an email. As the lender’s new head of marketing, John can bring this vision to life.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Today, HousingWire announced the release of its latest round of subscription enhancements, equipping its audience with deeper insights and convenient features that continue to position industry professionals as experts. This update enhances the ability of industry professionals to share news and information with their network.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2025

The suit alleges that NWMLSs policy which, unlike the National Association of Realtors (NAR) policy, does not allow for private exclusive listings is the most restrictive homeowner marketing rule in the country. In a LinkedIn post, Potashnick, who has nearly three decades of industry experience, simply wrote, Are you kidding me?

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2025

The title insurance industry is on track for steady expansion over the next decade, driven by surging real estate activity, advancing technology and tightening regulatory frameworks. According to Market Research Future (MRF), the title insurance market is expected to grow from $4.15 billion in 2025 to $5.69 Valued at $1.5

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2025

The company which formally announced the arrangement on Thursday includes business and brand strategy, creative development and industry thought leadership initiatives, according to the announcement. Last November, FOA President Kristen Sieffert spoke about a desire to craft a new marketing approach for the company.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2025

If the mortgage industry had a mantra at the start of last year, it was something like: Just survive to get to 2025. But now heres 2025, and its clear that mortgage rates arent falling the way wed hoped, and the market is going to take more time than we thought to find its new normal.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

On top of that, has anybody shown you how the buying process works, or what’s new in the industry? And it provides an opportunity for our vendors to come in and be in front of our market and their target market, which is our audience. We go through that too. Those are profit centers for us as well.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2025

As it aims to appeal to potential clients who may be taking a closer look at tapping into home equity , reverse mortgage lender Finance of America (FOA) has debuted a new marketing campaign in concert with its new creative agency to illustrate the lifestyle impacts of its products. Well let the market tell us where to go from there.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a hot topic across every facet of life, including the real estate and title industries. Marketing Marketing is essential for building awareness and staying competitive in the title industry, yet many professionals struggle to find the time. Feeling overwhelmed by all the AI talk?

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2025

housing market remains challenging for prospective buyers as concerns over mortgage rates , home prices and affordability persist in 2025. I believe the concerns for the market at this point are dramatically related to geographics. As home prices have continued to rise, affordability has only worsened. ADU is a big requirement now.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

Stone Point is no stranger to the real estate industry, as it also holds strategic investments in Lone Wolf Technologies , Homepoint , CoreLogic and Meridian. Czarnecki has over two decades of real estate industry experience. The monetary terms of the deal were not disclosed. Keller will remain the companys executive chairman.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

Stats are the fuel to the fire of the real estate market and will make you exude confidence in conversations with potential clientsmaking them feel confident in hiring you to represent them. Before we give you the real estate industry statistics, we want to provide a little more food for thought about what you can do with them.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

The housing industry is getting an early Christmas gift. The jump in sales gives the market momentum heading into 2025, which is expected to outperform 2024. The existing-home sales report comes as major real estate companies are releasing their forecasts for the 2025 housing market. million, a 4.8% increase year over year.

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