Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 25, 2023

If you’ve seen recent headlines about foreclosures surging in the housing market, you’re certainly not alone. There’s no doubt, the stories in the media can be pretty confusing right now. They may even make you think twice about buying a home for fear that prices could crash. The reality is, the data shows a foreclosure crisis is not where the market is headed, and understanding what that really means is mission critical if you want to know the truth about what’s happening today.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

As mortgage rates continue to decline, Chad Earnest’s mantra with his referral partners in 2023 is “no buyer left behind.” The Montgomery, Texas-based area manager, who moved from AmeriSave Mortgage Corporation to Cardinal Financial Company in November, launched in mid-2022 a platform to help their referral partners succeed. He makes co-marketing investments and helps partners with their databases by looking for any missed opportunity in the market.

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Inman

JANUARY 25, 2023

Acquiring Realtor.com would significantly advance CoStar's push into residential real estate — and bring it into greater conflict with the industry's existing power players.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

This article is part of our 2022 – 2023 Housing Market Update series. After the series wraps, join us on February 6 for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Housing Market Update. Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the predictions for this year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business.

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Inman

JANUARY 25, 2023

At Inman Connect New York on Wednesday, Sue Yannaccone and Glenn Sanford talked about positive market indicators and taking care of employees that remain post-layoffs.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

Goldman Sachs’ latest home price predictions could be cause for concern. The multinational investment bank and financial services company says home prices, which have been on the decline since June 2022, will fall further this year than previously predicted. The company notified its clients earlier this month that based on the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller US National Home Price NSA Index’s projected decline, the housing market has fallen out of favor with Goldman Sachs.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

Real estate valuation technology company Clear Capital has conducted a new round of layoffs as part of a company restructuring plan. The firm announced on Wednesday that it was eliminating about 24% of its workforce, or over 250 jobs, as it restructures departments and consolidates teams amid a tough housing market. Per the firm, this round of layoffs will include cuts to some leadership and managerial roles.

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Inman

JANUARY 25, 2023

Real estate agents should prepare to point consumers toward information that will help them navigate a return to a normal, slower market, Anthony Lammachia said at ICNY on Wednesday.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

Chicago-based mortgage lender Guaranteed Rate launched a new program this week that will provide up to $8,000 in assistance to potential first-time homebuyers from underserved communities. The initiative, called the Special Purpose Credit Program, aims to help homebuyers with down payments, deposit minimums, and move-in repair and maintenance costs. “This program helps tear down these barriers and open more doors to the houses, neighborhoods, and lifestyles of our customers’ dreams,

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Inman

JANUARY 25, 2023

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

Embattled digital lender Better.com launched a program that will allow customers to apply for a mortgage, get pre-approved, lock their rate and receive a mortgage commitment letter within 24 hours. The official rollout of the program, dubbed “One Day Mortgage,” comes after Better.com launched it in beta to a small segment of its customers in the second week of January.

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Inman

JANUARY 25, 2023

"It's a different lifestyle, it's a different language," Cindy Raney of the Cindy Raney & Team told attendees at ICNY on Wednesday about luxury — and that luxe clients appreciate attention to the details.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

Market speculation that Wells Fargo is contemplating a huge bulk sale of mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) may well be a case of a rumor that is all hat and no cattle. Or it could signal a future MSR-market stampede. To date, no Wells Fargo bulk MSR public offering has surfaced, market observers say. That doesn’t rule out that the banking behemoth might still have a such a deal in the works, however.

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Inman

JANUARY 25, 2023

Anywhere Brands President Sue Yannacone argued at Inman Connect New York on Wednesday that franchising helps brokerages scale up, and gives them tools they couldn't otherwise access.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 25, 2023

About 25 people from loanDepot ’s top producing team have joined boutique lender Revolution Mortgage to reunite with their former team lead. Roughly half of the team led by Stacy Chevalier, former area manager covering parts of the states in Washington and Idaho at loanDepot, made the transition as of Tuesday, Chevalier said in an interview with HousingWire.

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Inman

JANUARY 25, 2023

Speakers at Inman Connect New York on Tuesday urged MLSs to adopt new datasets and make sure to share them in ways that are useful to agents and consumers.

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Realtor.com

JANUARY 25, 2023

Photo courtesy of Haver & Skolnick LLC Architects via Houzz Gardening in the winter might seem like a futile task, especially if you live in an area that experiences frigid temperatures and consistently wet weather. But smart gardeners know that minding their garden is a year-round job, even if they’re not actively digging in the dirt. Spring is right around the corner, and there’s no time like the present to start implementing your seasonal gardening strategy.

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Inman

JANUARY 25, 2023

"It's great brand-building," CEO Mauricio Umansky said of his family's new real estate reality TV show, "Buying Beverly Hills." "But more than the brand building, it was just meant to have a lot of fun.

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Realtor.com

JANUARY 25, 2023

Getty Images Chilly winter weather means you’re likely spending lots of time indoors. And we hope you’re staying cozy (perhaps by your wood-burning stove ). But once you shake off that long winter’s nap, you might want to tackle a few projects around the house. And while it could be tough to get excited about adding chores to your to-do list, these aren’t the same tedious tasks you’ve been avoiding since last summer.

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Inman

JANUARY 25, 2023

Social media coach Chelsea Peitz shared a 3-step plan for agents looking to find their voices in a video format at Inman Connect New York on Wednesday.

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Real Trends

JANUARY 25, 2023

CoStar appears to be looking to up its residential real estate game. The commercial real estate giant is in talks to acquire Realtor.com parent firm Move Inc. from News Corp., according to a report on Tuesday from Reuters. The report cited three anonymous sources and confirmation of the news from News Corp., but noted that there is no guarantee a deal will actually go through.

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Inman

JANUARY 25, 2023

A company that powers the home search for buyers using artificial intelligence, generating leads for agents, will enter new markets this year CEO Omer Granot said on Wednesday at Inman Connect New York.

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App Folio

JANUARY 25, 2023

What does 2023 have in store for the residential real estate market? It may seem at first glance that the.

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Inman

JANUARY 25, 2023

Matt Lionetti and Tyler Whitman, of The Agency, and Sarah Desamours, of Douglas Elliman, shared their strategies for authenticity on social media with attendees at Inman Connect New York on Wednesday.

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Broke Agent Media

JANUARY 25, 2023

BAM Key Details: The real estate world is buzzing with news of an acquisition that would signify an open challenge to Zillow. The question: Will CoStar acquire Realtor.com? Three anonymous sources have spread the rumor that Rupert Murdoch is in talks to sell Move Inc, the parent company of Realtor.com, to CoStar Group. The real estate world is buzzing with news of a potential acquisition that would signify an open and nationwide challenge to Zillow.

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Inman

JANUARY 25, 2023

Pioneers of consumer-first online home search weighed in from Inman Connect New York on rumors that CoStar has approached News Corp about purchasing Realtor.com parent, Move Inc.

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HomeLight

JANUARY 25, 2023

No one likes to be woken up by the sound of a smoke detector going off. Of all the horrible things that could happen to your home, a house fire is among the most serious. It’s particularly devastating if you were hoping to sell your home soon, because now you’re worried about the challenges of selling a house with fire damage. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 356,500 home structure fires were reported in 2020, causing a staggering $8.4 billion in property damages.

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Inman

JANUARY 25, 2023

At Inman Connect New York on Tuesday, a trio of finance executives seemed bearish on the state of proptech funding but bullish on its future.

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Bigger Pockets

JANUARY 25, 2023

Prospective homebuyers are getting a little more hopeful that mortgage rates will come down, and a greater share is feeling confident that it’s a good time to buy a home, […]

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Inman

JANUARY 25, 2023

Comparing himself to Henry Ford and Elon Musk, CEO says he's reconfigured Better's assembly line to crank out mortgages in a single day.

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