eXp, Weichert settlements granted preliminary approval
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MAY 23, 2025
After months of sparring between attorneys in the Hooper and Gibson commissions lawsuits, a Georgia judge has allowed the deals to move forward.
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Fannie Mae: Mortgage Originations Will Reach $1.99 Trillion in 2025
Appraisal Buzz
MAY 23, 2025
Mortgage originations will rise to $1.99 trillion in 2025 and $2.38 trillion in 2026, according to the latest economic outlook from Fannie Mae. Thats up compared with last months forecast of $1.98 trillion and $2.33 trillion, respectively. Fannie Mae has revised its real gross domestic product (GDP) growth outlook for 2025 to 0.7%. For 2026, it is forecasting 2.0% GDP growth.
What Adam Smith’s “The Wealth of Nations” Can Teach Real Estate Investors in 2025
BiggerPockets
MAY 23, 2025
The principles of economics laid out in Adam Smiths The Wealth of Nations continue to shape how we think about housing markets today.
Leverage Trellis Court Data To Identify More Investment Opportunities
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Finance teams find Trellis to be particularly effective in conducting comprehensive due diligence on both individuals and businesses. With our court data solution, financial experts can access critical litigation insights, making it an invaluable resource for informed decision-making in the financial sector.
Next Level Education Acquires Summit Mortgage Training
Appraisal Buzz
MAY 23, 2025
Next Level Education , a training provider dedicated to empowering mortgage professionals through education and industry-leading expertise, has acquired Summit Mortgage Training, which delivers pre-licensing education and NMLS continuing education courses, for an undisclosed sum. Summit Mortgage Training was founded eight years ago by Andrea Gagliardi.
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Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. Taps Liz Dunlap as an Agency Representative
Appraisal Buzz
MAY 23, 2025
Liz Dunlap has joined Westcor Land Title Insurance Company as an agency representative. Dunlap has been in the industry since 2001 and understands the challenges facing title agents. For over a decade, she worked as a sales representative for title agents, including tenures with Doma Title Insurance and WFG National Title Insurance Company. Prior to that, she spent 13 years working for an engineering and surveying company, assisting title and escrow companies, attorneys, lenders, and developers.
Why did we just see the highest new home sales print in years?
Housing Wire
MAY 23, 2025
I know this is a crazy stat, given how much the builders’ confidence is falling, but new home sales just had the highest monthly sales print in years. Can this be revised lower in the future? Yes, just like the previous months have been. But there’s a bigger story here that I’ll address because this headline might be very confusing.
Fannie Mae: Mortgage Originations Will Reach $1.99 Million in 2025
Appraisal Buzz
MAY 23, 2025
Mortgage originations will rise to $1.99 trillion in 2025 and $2.38 trillion in 2026, according to the latest economic outlook from Fannie Mae. Thats up compared with last months forecast of $1.98 trillion and $2.33 trillion, respectively. Fannie Mae has revised its real gross domestic product (GDP) growth outlook for 2025 to 0.7%. For 2026, it is forecasting 2.0% GDP growth.
Anywhere makes offer to buy Douglas Elliman: Bloomberg
Housing Wire
MAY 23, 2025
Anywhere Real Estate has made an offer to acquire luxury brokerage firm Douglas Elliman. The offer was first reported by Bloomberg. According to Bloombergs sources, the bid would value Douglas Elliman at more than $4 a share. The firms stock ended Thursday at $2.14 a share, giving the firm a market value of roughly $190 million. This is down from more than $900 million in December 2021.
The Constructor's Digital Transformation Playbook: Reducing Risk With Technology
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Construction projects are high-stakes operations where even minor inefficiencies can lead to costly delays, safety concerns, and budget overruns. Managing risk in construction has always been a challenge, but as projects grow in complexity, traditional methods no longer cut it. Enter Digital Transformation - a game changer approach that replaces inefficiency with AI-powered analytics, real-time monitoring, and automated workflows to proactively manage risk.
‘Secret agents’ share 3 keys to building a great brokerage
Real Estate News
MAY 23, 2025
Attracting and retaining strong performers is about more than money. Are you giving people the tools and the opportunities they need to thrive?
HUD publishes new reverse mortgage counseling guidance
Housing Wire
MAY 23, 2025
Counseling is an essential part of the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage ( HECM ) origination process, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has recently refreshed some of its guidance documents for HECM counselors to offer essential information. HUD this month published a toolkit detailing how someone can become a HECM roster counselor.
Is Anywhere trying to buy Douglas Elliman?
Real Estate News
MAY 23, 2025
Bloomberg reports that the brokerage giant offered $4 a share as part of a proposed merger deal involving the New York-based firm.
DIY automation isn’t always a win: What mortgage lenders need to know
Housing Wire
MAY 23, 2025
DIY automation pitfalls/myths: Its time to rethink your strategy In todays mortgage industry, nearly every organization is battling inefficiencies caused by manual processes. Whether its a loan officer pulling data from one system to enter it into another, or underwriting teams relying on endless email threads and spreadsheets, the day-to-day operations behind most lending workflows are still shockingly analog.
Need Curated Pre-foreclosure Lists to Generate New Real Estate Leads? Trellis Has the Data!
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KW’s new CEO aspires to be ‘a force of stability’
Real Estate News
MAY 23, 2025
Christopher Czarnecki aims to help Keller Williams evolve and grow over time but first, I want to learn.
She buys: How single women are reshaping today’s real estate conversation
Housing Wire
MAY 23, 2025
Lately, Ive found myself pausing at headlines about the rise of single women in real estate , not just as influencers, but as owners, investors and decision-makers. While its no secret that women often drive home buying choices within families, what stands out today is how confidently many are making those decisions independently. Here in Florida, Ive seen this firsthand.
Howard Hanna in open rebellion against Clear Cooperation Policy
Inman
MAY 23, 2025
CEO Hoby Hanna sent a letter to NAR and the more than 70 MLSs the major real estate brokerage belongs to informing them that it will no longer consider itself bound by the policy.
This Georgia homeowner went to war with her HOA—and won
Housing Wire
MAY 23, 2025
A Rockdale County, Ga., judge has approved a $40,000 settlement between the Channing Cove Homeowners Association (HOA) and Michelle Bernard a longtime homeowner who sued the HOA over a disputed lien on her property. Bernards legal battle began after the HOA placed a lien on her home for a little under $3,000, citing unpaid fees. She responded by filing a lawsuit accusing the HOA of imposing fraudulent charges and altering covenants without proper votes or meetings since 2011, according to repor
Howard Hanna CEO rejects ‘the edicts of organized real estate’
Inman
MAY 23, 2025
In an exclusive interview with Inman, Hoby Hanna said "blindly adopting" NAR's nationwide MLS policies risks more antitrust litigation and his company "can't continue" to comply with CCP.
Century 21 expands Colorado footprint
Housing Wire
MAY 23, 2025
A long-standing central Colorado real estate firm has joined the Century 21 network, bringing more than five decades of local knowledge. First Colorado Land Office, Inc. established in 1973 and now led by fifth-generation Salida, Colo., native Jeffrey Post is now doing business as Century 21 Community First. The move, Post said, is aimed at expanding the firms resources without compromising its community ties.
Zillow’s clarity, Tutor’s clap back, LionDesk’s closure: Inman Top 5
Inman
MAY 23, 2025
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When “transparency” becomes a weapon
Housing Wire
MAY 23, 2025
For years, the real estate industry has leaned on transparency as both a shield and a sword. Whenever innovation threatens the status quo, gatekeepers quickly rally behind consumer protection. But whos really being protected? Lets take a step back. Not long ago, Zillow led the charge into iBuying, buying homes from sellers directly, often at steep discounts.
15 practical stress-relieving tips for high achievers
Inman
MAY 23, 2025
For many high-achieving real estate professionals, stress sneaks in quietly, even in the midst of what looks like success. Author Stacey Soleil offers insights designed to help you enjoy your top-producer status.
Howard Hanna disavows NAR’s Clear Cooperation Policy
Housing Wire
MAY 23, 2025
Howard Hanna Real Estate Services and its parent company Hanna Holdings have made their feelings about the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) clear. In a letter sent to NAR and over 70 MLSs on Wednesday evening, company CEO Hoby Hanna called CCP misguided and a bad policy, claiming that its adoption in 2020 was due to fear that brokers were pursuing novel marketing strategies and taking advantage of new technologies, and that NAR should not be dictating how Han
94% Multifamily Built-for-Rent Share
Eyes on Housing
MAY 23, 2025
According to NAHB analysis of quarterly Census data, the count of multifamily, for-rent housing starts increased during the first quarter of 2025. For the quarter, 88,000 multifamily residences started construction. Of this total, 83,000 were built-for-rent. This was almost 11% higher than the first quarter of 2024. The market share of rental units of multifamily.
The MSR market hasn’t been this hot in decades
Housing Wire
MAY 23, 2025
Some mortgage lenders are seizing the moment to sell billions of dollars in mortgage servicing rights (MSRs), capitalizing on strong demand and high valuations. Among them are Movement Mortgage and Sierra Pacific Mortgage , sources told HousingWire. On the buy side, investors are eager to acquire MSRs either to build a portfolio that enables borrower recapture once mortgage rates fall and refinancing activity picks upor to gain exposure to a high-yielding, stable asset.
Discipline means prioritizing the needs of ‘future you’
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GoodLife Home Loans launches retail reverse mortgage division, says it is actively hiring
Housing Wire
MAY 23, 2025
An existing reverse mortgage-backed securities issuer and wholesale lender is making a new play for the retail space, according to a new announcement. GoodLife Home Loans , dba of Bellevue, Wash.-based Traditional Mortgage Acceptance Corporation (TMAC), announced this week that it has launched a new retail reverse mortgage division to add to its existing efforts in the wholesale space.
Marketing expert says, ‘AI won’t replace agents, but … ‘
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MAY 23, 2025
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Vince Leisey lays out the roadmap for HSF Affiliates (oh yes, there will be masterminds)
Housing Wire
MAY 23, 2025
Vince Leisey is no stranger to the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices brand. But there will be adjustments as he settles into his new role as president of HSF affiliates , the franchisor of BHHS, which is the residential real estate franchise network owned by HomeServices of America. Leisey has been a part of the BHHS brand network for nearly three decades, most recently serving as the CEO of BHHS Ambassador Real Estate , which serves Omaha, Nebraska and the surrounding areas.
EXp, Weichert win preliminary commission settlement approval
Inman
MAY 23, 2025
The companies settled in a case known as Hooper. Their settlements have been the subject of months of legal wrangling over allegations that they shopped around for the best deal.
Volatile Spring Selling Season Continues
Eyes on Housing
MAY 23, 2025
The Census estimate of new home sales posted an unexpected gain in April even as builders and consumers continue to deal with economic uncertainty, elevated interest rates and rising building material costs. Sales of newly built, single-family homes in April increased 10.
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