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Senior homeowner wealth hits new record high of $14.4 trillion

Senior homeowners saw their housing wealth grow to $14.39 trillion in Q2 2025, a 4% increase driven by rising home values.

The $79 trillion shift: How lost wages are fueling the housing crisis

Findings suggest affordability isn’t just about the cost of homes — it’s about worker wages and who controls the flow of housing capital.

Movement Mortgage completes tech overhaul, rolls out new LOS

Movement Mortgage completes a three-year tech overhaul with the launch of MORE LOS, aiming to enhance efficiency and collaboration.

Union Home Mortgage acquires assets of Sierra Pacific Mortgage: sources

Ohio-based Union Home Mortgage Corp. (UHM) has reached an agreement to acquire assets of California-based Sierra Pacific Mortgage Co., sources told HousingWire.

Pacaso unveils 30-year mortgage for vacation home co-ownership

Pacaso introduces a groundbreaking 30-year mortgage for vacation home co-ownership, backed by $100 million from Texas Capital.

Boomers aren’t selling: 61% plan to stay put indefinitely

A new survey from Clever Real Estate shows that 61% of baby boomer homeowners say they “never” plan to sell their homes, a jump of 7 percentage points from 2024.

The hidden tollbooth: Do referral fees keep real estate commissions inflated?

A year after the NAR settlement, commissions were supposed to fall. Consumers were supposed to have choices. Agents were supposed to negotiate more openly. On paper, it all looked promising. In practice? Almost nothing changed. Commissions actually rose from a year earlier.