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HousingWireHousingWire In my previous article, we examined whether technology is the problem rather than the solution in the mortgage industry. Despite significant investments to streamline workflows and reduce costs, the industry continues to face escalating origination expenses and cyclical workforce adjustments. This raises a new question: If technology alone isn’t…

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HousingWireHousingWire Why most teams struggle to scale Scaling a real estate team to $100 million in production is a daunting challenge, but the biggest roadblock isn’t market conditions or competition — it’s outdated strategies. Many team leaders fall into the trap of simply working harder, hoping that hustle alone will…

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HousingWireHousingWire Recruitment efforts have been a mainstay of The Real Brokerage‘s growth efforts in 2024. And the digital brokerage platform continues to grow this week with another affiliation. Real announced Wednesday the affiliation of ROVI Homes, a brokerage operating in the New England states of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island,…

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HousingWireHousingWire People wanting to know what to expect from the 2025 housing market have no shortage of economic forecasts from companies in the real estate industry to thumb through. Redfin economists Daryl Fairweather and Chen Zhao are the latest to weigh in. They project home prices to rise by 4%…

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HousingWireHousingWire The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced last week that the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) limit for 2025 will be $1,209,750. It’s the ninth straight year that the limit will increase based on home-price appreciation levels, which feeds into a single, national limit for all HECM loans. While the…

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