HousingWireHousingWire Prospective homeowners enter the housing market with two questions: Where do I begin? How much home can I afford? Once the process starts, nearly half of home buyers report shedding tears at some point. Potential homeowners should be able to handle this confusion in a world where technology and…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport millions of undocumented immigrants could threaten one of the few bright spots in housing over the last few years: new home construction. Mass deportations would hit homebuilders and others in the construction sector with labor shortages, as a recent Redfin report found that immigrants make up…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire In a new episode of the “Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered Podcast,” hosts James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson speak with Collabra Technology CEO Russ Cofano to dive into cooperative compensation and the National Association of Realtors‘ (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP), among other subjects. This conversation has been edited for…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The reverse mortgage division of Rate, formerly known as Guaranteed Rate, has been on a mission to bolster its market presence for the past few years. According to Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsement data compiled by Reverse Market Insight (RMI), the company grew its endorsement volume by roughly…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Compass is heading into the final weeks of 2024 with a bang. On Monday, the firm announced its plan to acquire Christie’s International Real Estate and @properties. According to a press release, the merger is expected to close in 2025 and is subject to regulatory approval. In an 8-K…
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