The Real Brokerage has poached a high-performing Realtor team in Cleveland.Kaim Team is bringing its 25-members to the company, becoming the largest team operating in Ohio that’s affiliated with Real. Real hopes the team can provide more juice to a market that’s part of a trend of booming cities in

While there is no doubt that the Florida housing market has slowed since the height of the post-pandemic homebuying boom, the state’s condominium market has been especially hard hit, according to local agents.“It has definitely slowed,” said Cyndee Haydon, a Seminole-based agent for Future Home Real

Prospective buyers from out of state often come to Indiana for its growing job market, low taxes and relatively affordable housing.Indianapolis-area Realtor Annie Caruso, a founding member of Circle Real Estate, had a buyer coming from the Chicago area for just these reasons. But their price point w

Today’s existing home sales report shows that the existing home market is now almost balanced. That might sound strange, but like most things I do, I have a model for it. We are very close to getting this balance nationally and in some markets we’re already there. I have often discussed four months

Mortgage and real estate executives attending HousingWire‘s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit in Dallas on Tuesday have already begun to collect some lessons learned from Friday’s global tech outage as the world is still dealing with its consequences. Different companies were impacted to different

Pennymac Financial Services earned a profit of $98.3 million in second-quarter 2024, more than double the $39.3 million it raked in during the prior quarter. And the company is getting its ducks in a row to seize on opportunities when interest rates fall, relying on its scale and servicing portfolio

Texas Capital Bank, after being granted an extension to respond to the federal government’s request to change the venue of the trial between the bank and Ginnie Mae, has filed an objection to the request saying that a “forum selection clause” cited by government attorneys is not enforceable.“Having

AARP, the interest group advocating for the wellbeing of older Americans, revealed in a policy paper this month its priorities for a national plan on aging that sufficiently recognizes the changing demographics of the U.S. population, and the trend that will see 20% of all Americans become at least

Real estate lending shop Dunmor has promoted two employees to senior leadership positions. Andy Thienkosol, a veteran in business-purpose lending (BPL), has been named chief operating officer of the California-based lender. Melissa Perez, a former director of operations at First Republic Bank, has j

In a recent episode of “Ten Minute Talks,” HousingWire president Diego Sanchez spoke with Chris Morton of the American Land Title Association (ALTA) to shed light on the future of title insurance, alternative options, regulations, market competition and coverage costs.Morton, who serves as ALTA’s se

Blueprint Solutions, a mortgage technology company that offers income verification tools for the industry, announced this week that it is implementing Fannie Mae’s Income Calculator into its two primary software offerings. This will help the company’s clients to more efficiently access the Fannie Ma

Mortgage rates continue to move lower this week even as higher borrowing costs have kept activity subdued across many areas of the housing market.According to data at HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates Center, the average rate for 30-year conforming loans was at 7.01% on Tuesday, down 5 basis points from

Former federal housing officials are weighing in on a new dynamic that has quickly emerged in this fall’s race for the White House.Marcia Fudge, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) during the Biden administration, has publicly endorsed Vice President Kamala

Vetted by HousingWire  |  Our editors independently review the products we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.One of the most common complaints I hear from new agents is that there just aren’t enough hours in the day. My advice is always the same: you don’t need more

Vetted by HousingWire  |  Our editors independently review the products we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.Watch any of the glamorous pseudo-reality real estate shows on TV, and you might be tempted to become a part-time real estate agent. There’s a ton of money t

Dominic Iannitti, a veteran mortgage technology leader who founded DocMagic and served as its CEO, died July 18, according to a company announcement on Monday.Iannitti, 60, died due to complications from pneumonia. He founded DocMagic in 1987 alongside Pat Theodora, his chief financial officer, who

Last April, Erik Morin made a return to the reverse mortgage valuation space by joining appraisal and valuation company Atlas VMS. Morin founded Landmark Network in 2007, a company that quickly became a key player on the valuation side of the reverse mortgage space before being acquired by Class Val

Since starting his career in the real estate industry more than five decades ago, Dave Liniger, the co-founder of RE/MAX, has seen and experienced quite a bit of change and innovation. While the emergence of technology tools is not new to the industry, the latest wave of artificial intelligence (AI)

The consumer purchasing power of U.S. Social Security program benefits in 2024 is roughly 80 cents on the dollar when compared to the power of these benefits in 2010, illustrating the continued bite that inflation is having on American households as well as the diminished buying power of those livin