Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

The 2025 U.S. housing market is flashing warning signs reminiscent of 2008: rising household debt burdens, persistent inflation and home prices that are outpacing incomes. Unlike the pre-2008 era, stricter lending standards and robust regulations have kept mortgage delinquency rates low, significantly lowering the odds of a catastrophic collapse. Yet, the growing share of income devoted to debt payments signals a need for heightened oversight and proactive measures to prevent financial strain fr

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Real Estate News

JUNE 9, 2025

Fannie Mae’s monthly survey indicates Americans are feeling better about market conditions, interest rates and job security than they were earlier this spring.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

Unless you’ve been living among the Amish, you’ve probably already tried ChatGPT for your real estate business. Most agents we work with have, but usually to write listing descriptions packed to the gills with fluffy language and way too many em dashes. Sound familiar? If so, you’ve barely scratched the surface of what ChatGPT can do for your real estate business.

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Keeping Current Matters

JUNE 9, 2025

If you’re a first-time homebuyer, you might feel like the odds are stacked against you in today’s market. But there are resources and programs out there that can help – if you know where to look.

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Speaker: Jady West, VP of Hospitality & Chris Bennett, Head of Sales & Engineering

The modern hotel room is no longer just a place to stay—it’s an experience to remember. Today’s guests expect seamless 5G connectivity, personalized comfort, and high-tech convenience. From AI-powered smart room controls to in-room entertainment and app-based services, technology is redefining hospitality from the inside out. In this new session featuring industry pros Jady West and Chris Bennett, we’ll explore how high-speed, high-bandwidth connectivity powers the innovations that are enabling

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

U.S. consumer sentiment toward the housing market improved in May and reached its highest level since November 2024, according to Fannie Mae. Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) rose 4.3 points to 73.5 last month, driven by increased optimism about home buying and selling conditions and expectations that mortgage rates may fall in the coming year.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

Real estate industry executives may not see eye to eye on the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP), but there is one thing they do agree on — the vast majority of sellers receive the most benefit from listing transparency and broad exposure of their listings. “The average people that our agents are working with everyday are thinking about things like affordability and how they can maximize the value of their home — and typically that comes from exposure,

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Real Estate News

JUNE 9, 2025

When an early investor challenged Rich Barton to imagine building Zillow without a marketing budget, he realized an enticing product can create its own buzz.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

The U.S. housing market is experiencing its largest-ever imbalance between home sellers and buyers, with an estimated 1.9 million sellers compared to 1.5 million buyers as of April 2025, according to Redfin. That’s a 33.7% gap — or roughly 490,000 more sellers than buyers — and the widest margin recorded since Redfin’s data tracking began in 2013.

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Inman

JUNE 9, 2025

Colorado-based Covius will continue to provide integrated title and closing services to Blend's customers, and Title365 President Kirby Hulbert will join Covius's settlement services team.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

Canadian-based RARE Real Estate has launched operations in South Florida , marking its official entry into the U.S. market. The move is part of a broader expansion strategy by the fast-growing brokerage , which gained recent attention through its feature on the Amazon reality series “Luxe Listings Toronto.” RARE’s entry into the U.S. market is led by company founder Adam Stern, who has more than 20 years of experience in the real estate industry.

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Inman

JUNE 9, 2025

The vast majority of home shoppers are searching online, and it’s harder than ever to grab a buyer’s attention. They’re not looking at a few homes — they’re scrolling through hundreds.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

A boutique real estate brokerage based in Kern County, California , has joined the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate network. Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Platinum Realty Group — led by broker/owner Christy Rabe — will now operate under the nationally recognized brand as part of a strategic effort to expand services and attract agents. Rabe, who founded Platinum Realty Group in 2018, has worked in real estate for two decades and built a career in the mountain community of Bear Valley

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Inman

JUNE 9, 2025

Is spending $20,000 to $40,000 on traditional home staging necessary? Until recently, virtual staging wasn’t a true alternative — it was expensive, slow and often looked artificial. That changed with AI.

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Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

I love taking my son to the arcade, sharing with him the games I grew up playing and the workarounds that can help improve his odds of winning. On one such trip, we spent too much time and money trying to win a prize out of the arcade’s claw machine. It got me thinking about how agents so frequently rely on luck rather than the harder, steadier work of building a self-sustaining real estate business.

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RIS Media

JUNE 9, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C.—If it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is. During an MLS Forum at the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Legislative Meetings, Senior Counsel and Director of Legal Affairs Charlie Lee touched on just that, warning real estate professionals of a new cryptocurrency scam called ‘Pig Butchering.’ The U.S. Secret Service… The post ‘Pig Butchering’: U.S.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

An Ohio appeals court has upheld a jury’s decision that orders CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM), the nation’s eighth-largest mortgage lender, to pay $2.1 million to a former senior accountant who was allegedly fired due to her age. Cheryl Shephard, who joined CCM in 2016, filed the lawsuit in October 2022 against the company and its vice president of finance, Mark Novak.

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Inman

JUNE 9, 2025

To repeal a rule that was only optional to begin with is not a repeal of anything, and based on its timing, it comes off as a desperate play for attention, Spencer Krull writes.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

Blend Labs Inc. is officially exiting the title business with the sale of its Title365 subsidiary to Covius Services , the companies announced on Monday. Blend acquired Title365 from Mr. Cooper for $422 million in 2021. While it’s stepping away from title operations, Blend will continue to use the platform for title and closing services. The Title365 team, including president Kirby Hulbert, will join Covius’s settlement services division.

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Inman

JUNE 9, 2025

If your buyers seem to be getting cold feet, dig deeper and find their why so you can help them make the right decisions, coach Darryl Davis writes.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

Ginger Bell, a marketing professional and founder of Go2Training has joined the National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) as its growth officer, the association announced on Monday. In her new role, Bell will lead initiatives to drive business growth and member value for mortgage professionals. NAMB confirmed that Bell will also lead the development and engagement of its recently created online community platform, Hive.

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Calculated Risk Real Estate

JUNE 9, 2025

This 2-part overview for mid-June provides a snapshot of the current housing market. First, a quote from Toll Brothers CEO Douglas Yearley Jr.: “The spring selling season, which is really a winter selling season, is when most new homes are sold in this country. It's mid January until the end of April, and the reason for that is most people want to move into their new home for the next school year.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

A California real estate broker is suing the National Association of Realtors (NAR) over a policy that forces brokers to pay dues for agents who aren’t members of their state, local or national Realtor associations. John Diaz, who’s based in Modesto, claims that NAR’s Variable Dues Formula (VDF) policy penalizes brokers for associating with agents who aren’t Realtors.

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Bigger Pockets

JUNE 9, 2025

Last month, Zillow updated its 2025 forecast to show home prices declining by 1.4% this year. Nationwide, the average home price has risen 1.4% over the last 12 months.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

Glenn Kelman’s wife was starting to get worried. The Redfin founder and CEO’s behavior was unusual lately. He was staying up late into the night exchanging texts with someone. But there was no other woman. Kelman was group texting Varun Krishna, the CEO of Rocket Companies , and Jay Bray, the CEO of Mr. Cooper. They would share their unified vision for transforming the homeownership journey and — importantly — making it more affordable for consumers.

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Inman

JUNE 9, 2025

Today, true 3D tours, like those powered by Matterport, are redefining how properties are showcased, leaving traditional 360 walkthroughs behind.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

There is no denying that Nykia Wright joined the National Association of Realtors (NAR) at a major inflection point for both the industry and the trade organization. “The travesty and joke is that the same day I signed my interim CEO contract was the day the verdict (in the Sitzer/Burnett suit) came out,” Wright , the CEO of NAR, told attendees at HousingWire ’s The Gathering on Monday morning.

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RIS Media

JUNE 9, 2025

Scaling a real estate team beyond your local community is an ambitious goal that many team leaders aspire to but often don’t achieve. While some agents dominate their local market, expanding beyond their immediate area presents numerous challenges. Here are some reasons why team leaders don’t scale past their own community they farm. Over-reliance on… The post Why Real Estate Team Leaders Can’t Scale Past Their Community appeared first on RISMedia.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

Discussions about the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) have dominated conversations on stage at HousingWire ‘s The Gathering. But there seems to be little common ground as some lenders are excited for the chance to scale their businesses to new heights by taking away menial tasks, while others are concerned about information security and job insecurity.

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