HousingWireHousingWire Fluctuating interest rates and a fast-changing market Last month, we saw the Federal Reserve deliver their long-awaited decision to lower interest rates with a 50 basis points cut, and 30-year mortgage rates reached as low as 6.08% according to ICE’s 30-year fixed conforming rate index. This increased refinance incentive,…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire In an environment where technology is increasingly becoming a recruitment tool for brokerages, eXp Realty has partnered with a data provider in an effort to give its agents an advantage over the competition. The brokerage on Monday announced a new partnership with Sisu, a real estate business intelligence platform…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Optimal Blue on Monday announced three major product releases — the expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant suite, the introduction of Scenario Optimizer, and the free availability of Investor Pricing Insight to investor clients. “Each of these newly announced updates helps our clients address changing market conditions with…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire After staying silent on the topic for nearly two months, the Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS) finally weighed in on the debate surrounding the Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) of the National Association of Realtors (NAR). In an email sent to members last week, CMLS CEO Denee Evans wrote…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Roughly 16% of women workers are “very confident” that their retirement prospects will lead them to have a satisfactory lifestyle, illustrating that women remain at greater risk than men for achieving a sustainable retirement. This is according to a new survey-based report from the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies….
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