Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2025

If the mortgage industry had a mantra at the start of last year, it was something like: Just survive to get to 2025. With high rates keeping volume low, everyone was cinching their belts and feeling the pain but yet, hope remained, fueled by predictions of pending interest rate cuts that would bring welcome relief to all. But now heres 2025, and its clear that mortgage rates arent falling the way wed hoped, and the market is going to take more time than we thought to find its new normal.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 30, 2025

In this episode, were talking trainees when to bring one on and why a slower market might actually be the perfect time to do it. Jim and Hal are joined by first-time guest Becky Johnson, founder of the popular Facebook group Appraiser Trainees Learning Together. Becky shares insights from her recent NAA Appraiser Focus article, her journey into the appraisal world, and what shes learned after recently stepping into the role of supervisor herself.

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Eyes on Housing

APRIL 30, 2025

A record-high 6.8 million households shared their housing with unrelated housemates, roommates or boarders in 2023.

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Real Estate News

MAY 2, 2025

The Gibson case continues, however, with Crye-Leike and a Warren Buffet-owned company still pushing back, and other settlements facing challenges.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2025

The reverse mortgage industrys premier trade association held its first event of 2025 this past week. While the mood was generally upbeat among the roughly 150 attendees who made the journey to Irvine, California, for the event hosted by the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA), there was also an acknowledgement of challenges faced by the industry when it comes to getting the word out about reverse mortgages.

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Inman

APRIL 29, 2025

Under Senate Bill 2713, professional organizations like the National Association of Realtors would be prohibited from denying membership based on speech violations, regardless of existing bylaws.

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Real Estate News

MAY 2, 2025

Alex Seavall expands his title after almost six years as HomeServices CFO, while Candace Adams fills the vacant EVP role. At RE/MAX, a new SVP comes on board.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2025

eXp Luxury , the upscale division of real estate brokerage eXp Realty , is teaming with MORE Seller Financing to give luxury home sellers new tools to attract buyers and improve listing performance in a high interest rate environment. The partnership, announced this week, will give eXp Luxury agents access to the MORE Seller Bridge Loan Program a short-term seller financing option that lets sellers convert their existing low-rate mortgages into income after selling their home. “Luxury sel

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 30, 2025

Pending home sales increased 6.1% in March compared with February but were down 0.6% compared with March 2024, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports. It was the largest month-to-month increase since December 2023. The Northeast experienced month-over-month losses in transactions, while the Midwest, South and West saw gains, which were most substantial in the South.

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Inman

MAY 1, 2025

Economic anxiety and rising mortgage rates curbed hopes of a robust spring, but economists tell Inman a strong new-home market offers a sliver of hope that the coming months will be better.

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Real Estate News

MAY 2, 2025

CEO Erik Carlson said numbers were higher than expected though U.S. agent count fell significantly calling 2025 a year of transition for the brand.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2025

Industry debate around off-market listings or pocket listings has become increasingly heated. For some agents , these private transactions are tools of exclusivity and strategy. For others, theyre a disservice to sellers and a potential breach of fiduciary duty. Four agents with strong opinions; Isom Coleman in Sacramento, Calif.; Kevin Dombrowski in Arlington Heights, Ill.; Jaymes Willoughby in Austin, Texas; and Jovanka Novakovic in Chicago, offered contrasting views on the practice.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 30, 2025

Mortgage application volume fell 4.2% during the week ended April 25, as the average rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dipped slightly to 6.89%, down from 6.90% the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Associations (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey. Applications for refinances decreased 4% compared with the previous week but were up 42% compared with the same week one year ago.

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Inman

APRIL 28, 2025

A sprawling waterfront estate in Naples, Florida, has shattered records with its $225 million sale, making it the most expensive residential transaction in state history and the second-priciest in the country, the Wall Street Journalreported Friday.

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Real Estate News

APRIL 30, 2025

Years of rapid home price growth have trained sellers to price high, but the market has shifted, leading to a widening gap between seller asks and buyer offers.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2025

Todays jobs report showed positive growth, with 177,000 jobs added and an unemployment rate of 4.2%. Mortgage rates went up a tad today, but the spreads improved, which was a positive. As market drama calms down, we should see some improvement with the spreads, something I discussed in this recent episode of the HousingWire Daily podcast. While this is encouraging, the Federal Reserve focuses on broader indicators that have economic implications, particularly in light of potential high-velocity

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Appraisal Buzz

MAY 1, 2025

Mortgage rates decreased this week, with the average rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dropping to 6.76%, down from 6.81% last week, according to Freddie Macs Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS). A year ago at this time the average rate for a 30-year was 7.22% Mortgage rates again declined this week, says Sam Khater, chief economist for Freddie Mac, in a statement.

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Inman

APRIL 29, 2025

Mexican sculptor Enrique Cabrera purchased the property known as the "Darth Vader House" for $3.4 million and plans to transform it into an artistic landmark of its own creation.

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Real Estate News

APRIL 30, 2025

A new Bright MLS survey suggests a rise in inventory is making it easier for buyers to find their next home.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2025

Foreclosure auction activity across the U.S. rose to a six-quarter high during the first three months of 2025, fueled by a surge in properties that hit the market after the expiration of post-pandemic protections, according to a report from Auction.com. Completed foreclosure auctions were up 20% from the previous quarter and up 4% from a year earlier, despite some mid-quarter softening.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 28, 2025

Homeowners who sold their homes during the first quarter on average made less profit compared with those who sold in the fourth quarter and first quarter of 2024, according to ATTOM. The firms U.S. Home Sales Report shows that homeowners who sold in the first quarter made, on average, a 50.2% profit down 3.2 percentage points from the previous quarter and down 4.8 percentage points from the first quarter of 2024.

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Inman

APRIL 27, 2025

Jessi Healey explores the rise of virtual influencers, Metas shifting platforms and how real estate pros can keep showing up in a less human but more connected digital world.

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Real Estate News

MAY 1, 2025

A rise in inventory is giving homebuyers more choices, but economic uncertainty and affordability continue to drag on sales.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 30, 2025

Real estate transactions typically involve large sums of money, which makes them an attractive target for cybercriminals who use wire fraud and business email compromise (BEC), a scheme where legitimate business email is compromised to convince unwitting victims to transfer funds, as their favored tactics. The FBIs Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report found BEC scams resulted in losses of $2.9 billion in 2023.

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 28, 2025

Total commercial real estate (CRE) mortgage borrowing and lending reached an estimated $498 billion in 2024, a 16% increase compared with 2023 but a decrease of 39% compared with 2022, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The associations latest Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Annual Origination Volume Summation tracked $411 billion in loans closed by dedicated commercial mortgage bankers in 2024 a 34% increase compared with 2023.

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Inman

APRIL 30, 2025

According to data released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), contract signings jumped 6.1 percent in March. That represents the biggest monthly gain since December 2023, when pending sales rose 7 percent. In contrast, February only saw a modest 2 percent uptick.

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Real Estate News

APRIL 30, 2025

The brokerage continues to position office exclusives as pro-consumer, but declined to elaborate on what it hopes to gain through its lawsuit against NWMLS.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2025

After a drawn-out legal battle, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services has reached a settlement in the Gibson commission lawsuit. A court notice filed on Friday stated that attorneys for Howard Hanna Holdings Inc. and the plaintiffs had reached an agreement in principle to settle all claims against the Pittsburgh-based brokerage. The settlement which still requires court approval asks to stay all further proceedings related to Howard Hanna while the proposed settlement moves through the approval pr

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 30, 2025

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) is bringing its servicing in-house and has signed a long-term agreement to license ICE Mortgage Technologys MSPloan servicing system. Selecting MSP will allow UWM to bring its servicing operations in-house with a modern, comprehensive solution that streamlines the entire servicing process, ICE says in a release. Operating exclusively through the wholesale channel, UWMs shift to in-house servicing will enable it to curate a homeowner experience that yields increase

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Inman

APRIL 30, 2025

By embracing branding principles, storytelling techniques, PR strategies and leveraging AI, Angela Yungk writes, real estate agents can establish a competitive edge that extends far beyond transactions.

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Real Estate News

APRIL 29, 2025

Watch the conversation with Zillow exec Errol Samuelson as he goes deep into the what and why behind the portals divisive move.

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