Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

The year 2025 will be transformative for real estate. Rising personal home insurance rates, fueled by escalating claims costs, increasing property values and the growing frequency of natural disasters, will all have a profound impact on market dynamics and homeowners insurance costs. For real estate professionals and mortgage lenders, these shifts present both challenges and opportunities.

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Inman

JANUARY 15, 2025

Investors bid up shares of mortgage lenders and real estate companies after "relatively benign" CPI report ends speculation that inflation worries might force the Fed to raise rates this year.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) released an in-depth study this week in which they argue that decades of policy missteps have created a shortage of affordable housing across the U.S. and are pushing homeownership out of reach for millions of Americans. The full study , which was published in the January edition of The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, goes back 20 years to examine the origins of the current housing crisis.

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Inman

JANUARY 15, 2025

Lim, who vacated the presidency of Christie's International Real Estate in 2023, will be tasked with growing RE/MAX at a time when the brokerage has struggled with falling revenue and U.S. agent count.

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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

JANUARY 15, 2025

As high home prices continue to impact the market, many homeowners are deciding to stay put in their homes. But most still have plans to purse home renovations and younger generations are leading this new focus on home improvement. Emmy Award-winning home improvement platform This Old House conducted a survey of 2,000 homeowners on their renovation plans for 2025.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

Georgia has upped its defenses against deed fraud and title theft. Gov. Brian Kemp signed a new law, which went into effect at the start of the year, that creates a spate of new requirements for those filing property-related documents and notaries involved in electronic document filing. Georgia House Bill 1292 was enacted to ensure that the persons presenting electronic documents for recording provide identifying information, according to the state Legislature.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 15, 2025

When the Fed lowers interest rates, a drop in mortgage rates often follows but recently, the opposite has happened. Heres why.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

RE/MAX on Wednesday announced that it has hired Chris Lim as executive vice president and chief growth officer. Lim, who has 22 years of leadership experience in the real estate industry, will officially step into his new role on Feb. 3. Lim will focus on fostering franchise growth in key U.S. regions and ensure that existing franchisees have everything they need to succeed.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 15, 2025

As the fires rage on, some agents are working on the front lines to help displaced residents facing big losses while navigating scarcity and price-gouging.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

An Elkhart, Indiana , resident who is a beneficiary of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) assistance is poised to lose his benefits on Jan. 31 after disclosing on a form that he had ingested marijuana a single time, according to local reporting by a South Bend-based NBC affiliate. This will cause him to lose his home in a few months time, he said.

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Marco Santarelli

JANUARY 15, 2025

If you're trying to pinpoint where the real estate action will be in 2025, look no further! According to Zillows analysis, the hottest housing markets for 2025 will be largely concentrated in the Northeast and Midwest, with Buffalo, NY topping the list again. These markets stand out due to their mix of relative affordability, job growth, and a fast pace of sales.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

With an adjustment for the New Year’s holiday, mortgage applications increased 33.3% from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association s (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey, released today. This week’s reading, for the week ending Jan. 10, 2025, is a stark difference from last week’s applications , which reflected a seasonal lull following Christmas.

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Keeping Current Matters

JANUARY 15, 2025

Are you hesitant to sell your house because you’re worried no one’s buying with rates and prices where they are right now?

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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

JANUARY 15, 2025

First American Titles direct division is starting the new year off with a new division president. The big four title firm announced the appointment of Jim Dulle as the new division president on Wednesday. Dulles appointment comes as the previous division president, Janette Waller, is set to retire in March 2025. The company said Waller will remain on staff through March to help with the transition.

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Real Estate News

JANUARY 15, 2025

The brokerage revised its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings forecast upward, also noting that it added more than 650 agents in Q4.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

Technology has a lot of potential to assist older people with the goal of aging in place. A new study from AARP and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) aims to make the case by arguing that tech can empower independence. Combining the work of a quantitative study from CTA and qualitative research from AARP, the report finds that older adults are largely comfortable with using more technology in their daily lives and find it useful as they seek to age in place.

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RIS Media

JANUARY 15, 2025

Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno has announced that it will return to complete independence as a 100% locally owned and operated brokerage after Co-Founders Chris Trapani and Ryan Iwanaga have finalized an agreement to reacquire the company. The organization will also maintain exclusive rights to the Christie’s International Real Estate brand across all of its… The post Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno Reestablishes Independence appeared first on RIS

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) announced Wednesday that it has appointed Jarrod Grasso as its senior vice president of industry relations, a new position created to engage with state and local Realtor associations, in addition to individual Realtors. NAR’s reputation has been under attack over the last few years and the trade group has taken action to change that.

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Eye on Housing

JANUARY 15, 2025

Over the first eleven months of 2024, the total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) nationwide reached 912,910. On a year-over-year (YoY) basis, this is an increase of 8.2% over the November 2023 level of 843,654. Year-to-date ending in November, single-family permits were up in all four regions. The range of permit increases spanned.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

It may be a new year, but Howard Hanna Real Estate Services is picking up right where it left off. On Wednesday, the family-owned brokerage announced its acquisition of Ohio -based Home Experts Realty. Founded in 2011, Home Experts Realty has grown to nearly 400 agents. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Home Experts Realty has built a strong, values-driven foundation that aligns perfectly with Howard Hannas mission and culture, Shawn Adams, the president of Howard Hannas

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Inman

JANUARY 15, 2025

Jarrod Grasso will lead the trade group's efforts to "deepen engagement with state and local associations, MLS executives and other critical industry partners.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

Mutual of Omaha Mortgage , which rose to the No. 1 position on the reverse mortgage industry leaderboard for Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements in 2024, has responded to a September legal complaint by competitor Longbridge Financial. Mutual is denying allegations that it misled potential customers and is demanding a jury trial and for litigation to determine the monetary losses inflicted upon it by Longbridges alleged activities.

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Inman

JANUARY 15, 2025

PlanetRE, an enterprise software solution for the real estate industry, has released new AI tools for brokerages and MLSs.

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BAM Media

JANUARY 15, 2025

I think youre smarter than Zillow. Zillow cant see the hoarders next door. Zillow cant smell the lingering dog odor. And Zillow certainly cant understand the emotional nuances of a neighborhood like you can. But where do most sellers look to find their home value? Zillow. No matter how skilled you are at pricing a property, many sellers walk into the conversation with a preconceived number in mind thanks to the estimates theyve seen on online portals.

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Inman

JANUARY 15, 2025

Mortgage giant claims lenders who embrace automation enjoy fewer loan defects and cut loan production time and cost compared to lenders with lower technology utilization.

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BAM Media

JANUARY 15, 2025

The relentless fires ravaging southern California have left thousands of homes destroyed and communities shattered. As the flames spread, two critical industriesinsurance and reverse mortgagesare scrambling to adapt, with high stakes for residents in the line of fire. Heres a closer look at how these two sectors are navigating the disaster and what it means for residents reeling from heartbreaking losses.

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Inman

JANUARY 15, 2025

The advantages of the industry's most prolific agents may be growing even more pronounced in the post-settlement landscape, according to an Inman Intel Index poll of real estate professionals.

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BAM Media

JANUARY 15, 2025

BAM Key Details: From a recent Realtor.com survey, 75% of Americans view homeownership as part of the American dream, with 59% believing its achievable. Millennials (69%) and Gen Z (70%) still hold homeownership as a life goal despite affordability challenges. The median age of homebuyers climbed to 56 in 2024with 38 as the median age for first-time buyers.

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