Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Since a Fed president makes this claim, it’s worth examining the data closely as he and his staff should be able to see the same housing data we are all looking at. We should note that existing home sales are in the third consecutive year of the lowest sales on record when you adjust to the workforce size.

Construction

Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2025

Tom closed over $17 million in volume in his second year in real estate. Tom Brennan: By the numbers Market: Charlotte, North Carolina Niche: Luxury homes Year one sales volume: $1.9 The local competition in Charlotte was fierce, and with only a handful of closed deals, he knew he couldnt compete with experienced agents.

Closing

Housing Wire

JUNE 14, 2025

Why aren’t home sales crashing as they did in 2022? But, housing demand continues to hold up, surprising people who can’t explain why home sales aren’t crashing anymore given elevated mortgage rates. So, let me try to make sense of it. Typically, mortgage rates around 6% are necessary for significant growth in the housing market.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

That’s right, there are Black Friday home sales! The promotion applies to select homes in various housing developments across multiple cities. Chicago’s offerings include doorbuster deals on Quick Move-In homes, which reduce pricing up to $93,850 if the home closes this year.

Fixed-rate mortgage

Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2025

The deal involves two of the nations top-four brokerages by sales volume in 2024, according to data from RealTrends Verified. billion across more than 177,000 home sales. billion across nearly 236,000 sales. That deal is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2025. Compass ranked No. 1 last year with $184.5

Purchase and sale agreement

Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2025

Probate, divorce leads, short sales — everything is on the table when you have a mortgage to pay. Efrain Daza: By the numbers Market: Miami Niche: Pre-construction luxury condos, plastic surgeons from Colombia 2024 sales volume + sides: $25.7 He started touring new developments and forging strong relationships with the developers.

Closing

Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2025

First-time homebuyers stimulate sales, you know. Kenosha has always been kind of the engine in terms of real estate sales in southeast Wisconsin, she said. So that really kind of hinders our actual total sales and total closings. But our sale prices keep climbing and climbing year over year.

Marketing

Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2025

Cosmetic updates like flooring, paint or finish work can sometimes be done after closing at a lower cost. Buyers should also budget for post-closing expenses such as landscaping, window treatments, built-in cabinetry and appliances that may not be included. For quick move-in homes, closing dates can also be adjusted.

Purchase and sale agreement

Housing Wire

AUGUST 1, 2025

Santidrian consistently ranks among top agents statewide and brings a track record that includes more than 600 closed transactions and a career sales volume in the hundreds of millions. He launched his real estate career in 2004 with nearly $45 million in sales and followed with $75 million in his second year.

Agents

Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2025

Despite the crazy negative headlines, existing home sales aren’t crashing based on the data we are seeing now. Weekly total pending sales The latest weekly total pending contract data from Altos offers valuable insights into current trends in housing demand. As we can see, the outlook for 2025 appears to be different.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

She said the affiliation will help her agents access professional development resources and expand their reach in the local market. “We We’re fortunate enough to serve a very close-knit community where local values dictate all, and the brand perfectly understands that.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 25, 2024

In this HousingWire Executive Conversation, Tom Davis, Chief Sales Officer at Deephaven , discusses the opportunities in the non-QM investor loan space as we head into the new year. Tom Davis: Investor transactions are still close to 28% of the overall purchase market. Many investors prefer to close in the name of an LLC.

New Construction

Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2025

A listing appointment is more than a sales pitch — it’s your opportunity to create clarity, offer direction, and earn trust. Step two: Become a local pricing expert Knowing how to price a home properly is one of the most valuable skills you can develop. Save photos, jot notes, and compare them later to final sale prices.

Agents

Housing Wire

JULY 9, 2025

During her career, Murray has closed more than $1 billion in sales volume. Corcoran’s global reach, brand strength, and leadership in new development made it the clear choice,” Murray said in a statement. This move positions my team and I to better serve our clients, whether they are buying, selling, investing, or developing.”

Branding

Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2025

Its no secret that were in the throes of a housing affordability crisisanybody in the real estate trenches has felt it, in the form of stalled deals, frustrated clients, and collapsed sales. For agents, brokers, developers, and mortgage professionals, the HELPER Act isn’t just good policy, its great businessfor a number of reasons.

Pre-approval

Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

Available inventory of homes for sale fell each year as more and more borrowers had this cheap financing. Most people didnt notice this growing lock-in effect as it was developing in the mid 2010s, but it was well under way. In the Altos Research data, we track every home for sale in the country every week.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The reasoning seems simple: if someone excels at closing deals, building relationships with realestate agents , and generating revenue, they must also have the ability to inspire and manage others. Skills such as coaching, conflict resolution, and teammotivation are rarely developed through sales roles alone. Heres how: 1.

Industrial

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

I think there would be even stronger growth and more stability in the market if we had more houses for sale, he added. The lack of affordable housing also makes it more challenging for folks who are the caregivers , whether they are paid help or family, to be close enough to their loved ones or the ones they are caring for.

Construction

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In 2023, it closed 13,225 transaction sides for a total of $5.919 billion in sales volume. Our merger with Fathom is a major milestone in accelerating business development for our agents and organization,” Kleven said. Founded in 2005, My Home Group has been recognized on the Inc. That was good for the No.

Branding

Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

While a few properties have closed, there was only one property, as of March 2, that closed escrow. Two hours ago, a second property just closed in the Palisades. Other than that, six others are in escrow, but nothing else is closed, clarified Anthony Marguleas, CEO of Amalfi Estates.

Land

Housing Wire

JUNE 30, 2025

By developing in-house AI tools designed to complement rather than replace human expertise, the company is enhancing the mortgage experience for both borrowers and loan officers. In an era where technology often threatens to overshadow human roles, Better Mortgage is charting a different course.

Loan Officer

Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2025

Home sales and renovation have historically operated individually, and this collaboration eliminates that divide,” Eli Moyal, chief operating officer and founder of Chapter. The collaboration embeds Chapter’s renovation planning directly into Compass’s sales pipeline — from initial listing appointments through post-sale project execution. “At

Renovation

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The company announced the addition of the Maine -based Realty ONE Group, a 36-agent team that has closed 338 transactions totaling $128 million in sales volume so far this year. This allows me to focus on what I do best: finding, developing, and nurturing top talent.” eXp Realty continues to add agents and teams at a fast clip.

Agents

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

To start the conversation, Divounguy dives into the past two years of economic developments and how they impact today’s housing market. Simonsen: Do you have a take on your forecast for total home sales volume for 2025? Divounguy: We revised the sales number down slightly.

New Construction

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Teresa Reber, chief originations officer for The Loan Store, highlighted the company’s commitment to helping brokers close loans faster and improve the buyer experience. Meanwhile, Gateless partnered with Mortgage Automation Technologies to offer the Smart Underwrite platform to its point-of-sale system.

Loans

Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2025

Based in San Antonio , the Neal & Neal Team finished 2024 with $338 million in sales volume and 914 homes sold. That performance ranked them second in closed units and third in gross commission income across all Keller Williams teams nationwide. The team includes roughly 80 agents and nearly 20 support staff.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

In the fourth quarter of 2024, we also noticed home sales growing, and that seems to be the theme this time around too. Unsold new listings ramped up There were 54,000 new listings unsold in the first week of February, including another 10,000 immediate sales that are already in contract. This year, that trend is reversed.

Sales

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 28, 2024

The most positive development in the housing market over 2024 has been the increase in active housing inventory , which is approaching the levels seen in 2019. For example, in March 2022, there were only 240,000 homes available for sale. However, I noticed sales data slowed down last week compared to recent trends.

Marketing

Housing Wire

MAY 12, 2025

As we can see in the chart below, housing tends to do better when a recession starts because rates tend to fall, and home sales have already fallen from higher mortgage rates. For the remainder of the year, it is crucial to closely monitor all economic data to identify potential issues and stay informed about developments in the trade war.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

While the increase in demand may not be significant, it’s still a positive development, and that’s worth celebrating! So, as long as economic data doesn’t surprise the upside, bond yields should stay far away from 5%, which means mortgage rates won’t get close to 8%.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2025

If we return to typical spreads, many housing issues could be resolved, as home sales could grow with mortgage rates near 6% and remain stable for some time. Last week, the 10-year yield closed at approximately 4.49%. Inventory is making a strong effort to recover after the challenges of the past five years, even with record-low sales.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2025

Heres how putting culture first can help you develop a successful team that can go the distance. From agent onboarding to leadership development, and across our teams and offices, everything is designed to reinforce our culture. But at its core, your brand is your culture. But at its core, your brand is your culture.

Branding

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The receiving agent becomes the buyer or seller’s primary point of contact and representative, and the referring agent receives a referral fee if a transaction closes. Their work is done, and it’s up to the receiving agent to serve the client and close the deal. What are the benefits of referrals? Choose your moment!

Agents

Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2025

In 2024, Gubb’s team closed 88 transactions totaling $103.7 The Stacey Sauls Group closed 191 transaction sides in 2024 for a total volume of $108.7 Sarver and his team closed 188 transaction sides in 2024, totaling $109.6 million in sales volume. It is hard to beat.” million in volume.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

MAY 29, 2025

In addition, Two Harbors Investment acquired RoundPoint Mortgage Servicing and Rithm Capital closed a deal for Computershare Mortgage Services, bringing in Specialized Loan Servicing. Weve had a lot more inquiries; I dont think the paint is even close to dry yet, said Mullen of Onity Group. The bigger fish will get bigger.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

This gives good sales agents room to prove themselves. On the flip side, we’ve spent billions of dollars over the last decade building and developing — or buying and integrating — software for real estate agents and teams. To get the buyer and seller what they want, we have to have super agents, not just agents.

Technology

Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2025

Dunmor CEO Franck Ruimy spoke with HousingWire ‘s Sarah Wolak on why he anticipates 2025 will be a strong sales year, and he highlighted the recent growth for the business-purpose lending (BPL) sector. So, it’s been an interesting time where I see now in 2025 that sales volumes are picking up for ground-up construction.

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