Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Today, the Census Bureau reported the homeownership rate at 65.7%. Are we becoming a renter nation like many people are saying? Lets look at the data. Household formation Let’s first talk about household formation. I have a simple model (even more appropriate before Valentines Day). My American housing demographic model shows that Americans: Rent Date Mate Get married 3.5 years after marriage, we have kids and dual-income households buy bigger homes to live in.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

According to a recent Redfin research, slightly over half (52%) of married people find it difficult to make their regular rent or mortgage payments, while almost 70% of single, divorced, or separated people do the same. The respondents who are most likely to suffer with housing payments are those who live with their partner but are not married, as almost three-quarters (76%) of them do.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Recent natural disasters such as the LA wildfires show that climate change risks can shift the real estate and mortgage industries on a dime. And these changes could be extremely costly. According to a new study, climate-induced shifts could significantly lower property values over time. But this could have a double-edged effect, depending on the market.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Auction.com has released its 2025 Distressed Market Outlook , which forecasts foreclosure auction volume decreasing 8% in 2025 as a baseline scenario. The forecast also incorporates two other less likely scenarios with differing macroeconomic and housing market assumptions. Those two scenarios have foreclosure auction volume increasing in 2025. The Auction.com marketplace provides rich, real-time data on supply, demand and pricing for distressed properties sold at auction nationwide, said Jason

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Foreclosure activity has declined significantly since the housing crisis of the late 2000s, and distressed home marketplace Auction.com reported this week that it expects the number of foreclosure-auction sales in 2025 to drop to the second-lowest total on record. California-based Auction.com published its 2025 Distressed Market Outlook report on Tuesday, which included three scenarios for this years expected tally of auction sales.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Mortgage applications increased 2.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis from last week, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association s (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending January 31, 2025. On an unadjusted basis, the index measuring applications increased 19% compared with the previous week. The refinance index increased 12% from the previous week and was 17% higher compared to the same week one year ago.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Mortgage application volume increased 2.2% during the week ended January 31, with all of the increase coming from an uptick in refinances, according to the Mortgage Bankers Associations (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey. Applications for refinances were up 12% compared with the previous week and were up 17% compared with the same week one year ago, according to the report.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

For the first time, the Austin Board of Realtors (ABoR) is opening up access to its Unlock MLS platform to non-Realtors. Starting June 1, real estate agents who are not certified Realtors will be able to subscribe to Unlock MLS without joining the 20,000-member ABoR. Non-Realtor members will pay the same MLS access fee as Realtors of $47.97 a month, or $575.64 a year.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

"Better Forever" incentive is not offered on HELOCs, nor to borrowers who apply through third-party platforms like LendingTree, CreditKarma, Bankrate or Nerdwallet.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Expensive mortgages, rents and other housing expenses are already challenging for many Americans. But facing things alone presents a bigger challenge for single individuals, according to a report released Wednesday by Redfin. The report from the Seattle-based real estate brokerage highlighted household capabilities for handling mortgage and rent payments.

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Eyes on Housing

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) weekly survey, increased by 3.1% month-over-month on a seasonally adjusted (SA) basis, primarily driven by purchasing activity. Compared to January last year, the index is higher by 3.4%. The Market Composite Index which includes the Purchase and Refinance.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The formula for success in real estate couldnt be more straightforward. Do simple things every day and do them 10% better than the average agent. Fancy fails. Simple scales. Why only 10% better and not 60% better? Let’s not sugarcoat reality. Seventy percent of Realtors in your market are terrible at their jobs. They get shiny object syndrome and burn time, money and precious energy chasing glamorous marketing strategies that dont increase their income.

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Two recent studies found that real estate agent commission rates fell after industry practice changes took effect, but they have largely recovered.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Digital mortgage lender Better on Wednesday announced the launch of a loyalty program dubbed “Better Forever.” The program is designed to reward customers by waiving origination fees on future refinance or purchase loans. Customers who previously funded a loan through Better on or after Jan. 1, 2019, are automatically enrolled in the program.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Requests to refinance were up 12 percent week over week and 17 percent from a year ago last week after rates for 30-year fixed-rate loans pulled back to the lowest level in six weeks.

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Real Estate News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The brokerage denied using a reverse auction strategy to reach its $34 million settlement, arguing that the amount is comparable to what other firms paid.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

With careful planning and strategic execution, you can achieve your financial objectives and lead your real estate team to long-term success, Verl Workman writes.

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Behind the incredible REALTORS of Lamacchia Realty is a team of over 90 staff members that work tirelessly to support, propel, and operate the independently owned brokerage. Each and every staff member plays an integral role in the continued success of the quickly growing company. Lamacchia Realty views its staff members in the highest regard, fostering the values the full service, value-based brokerage prides itself on.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Luxury real estate powerhouse Holly Parker is making a big move after 25 years with Douglas Elliman, she's taking her team to Compass in New York, the brokerage announced Wednesday.

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Eyes on Housing

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The homeownership rate for those under the age of 35 dropped to 36.3% in the last quarter of 2024, reaching the lowest level since the third quarter of 2019, according to the Censuss Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS). Amidst elevated mortgage interest rates and tight housing supply, housing affordability is at a multidecade low. The youngest.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Mortgage lender Click n Close reports that its SmartBuy Shared Appreciation Mortgage (SAM) program now features a 30-year, fixed-rate conventional option approved by Freddie Mac. Regardless of what is admittedly a difficult market for buyers, our SmartBuy Shared Appreciation Mortgage tool puts homeownership in reach for people who may not have thought it possible, says Jeff Bode, owner and CEO of Click n Close, in a release.

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Inman

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Real Brokerage has added 57 agents in Edmonton, Alberta, by bringing on board YEGPro Realty, one of the province's most productive.

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Lamacchia Realty

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

When winter blankets Western Massachusetts, the Pioneer Valley’s restaurants transform into warm, inviting havens offering comfort food and intimate dining experiences. From Northampton’s bustling dining scene to Amherst’s college-town eateries and Springfield’s diverse offerings, the region provides numerous options for cozy winter meals.

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Mortgagebroker News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Insolvencies hit 15-year high, with homeowners facing steep mortgage renewal costs

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BiggerPockets

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Another housing crisis could be imminent. According to a new study from Deeds.

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Mortgagebroker News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

'It's going to be a wild ride for the next 18 months'

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BiggerPockets

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Whats the point of earning a high incomeor running a successful businessif your hard work doesnt lead to freedom? For many of us, financial independence feels like an uphill climb.

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Mortgagebroker News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

High-ranking figures to leave amid acquisition transition

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Become the go-to expert in one of these real estate niches and parlay your expertise into a more lucrative and satisfying career. While casting a wide net can sometimes be a helpful strategy, you set yourself up to compete with every agent vying for the same listings and buyer clients. By becoming highly knowledgeable in a particular niche, you establish yourself as the subject matter expert for a specific audience of buyers, sellers or property types.

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Mortgagebroker News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

HEB exec on a key trend brokers should tap into

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BiggerPockets

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Want to get into short-term rentals in 2025? Your first step is to find the right Airbnb market for you.

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Mortgagebroker News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

But managers, workers having more open conversations about taking day off: survey

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