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HousingWireHousingWire The NAR settlement agreement, announced earlier this year, has been an extremely hot topic for agents and prospective homebuyers in the real estate world. This new settlement agreement was enacted on August 17th, 2024, and has been designed to increase transparency in real estate transactions and change how compensation…

HousingWireHousingWire Fintech Calque rolled out an affordable version of its Buy Before You Sell program that enables homeowners to remove home sale contingencies and debt-to-income (DTI) constraints. Dubbed the “Contingency Buster,” the product uses its Purchase Price Guarantee (PPG), a binding backup contract that if a homebuyer’s current home does…

HousingWireHousingWire Chris Bruser, a reverse mortgage professional in Florida, agreed with an assertion that most people do not dream of entering the reverse mortgage business when they’re kids. But success can have a major impact on young people when they’re exposed to what it can look like, and this much…

HousingWireHousingWire Despite the overwhelming desire among the baby boomer generation for aging in place in their current homes, practical challenges like living costs and elevated home prices appear to be leading more older people to cohabitation with roommates, or “boommates.” This is according to a column published this week by…