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Hartford metro homes sell quickly amid price cuts
The Hartford, CT metro housing market maintains its fast median 28 days on market as 30.7% of active listings reduced their asking prices.
NewDay USA names executives to head up new mortgage program
NewDay USA appoints Ken Harthausen and Neil Brooks to lead NewDay Home, a program empowering veterans with no-down-payment home purchases.
Off-market sales cost San Francisco home sellers an estimated $750M
Results from a recent three-year study showed MLS-listed properties consistently outperforming off-market sales across all price ranges.
Manufactured housing is the future of affordable housing
Last month, Members of Congress were treated to an on-the-ground look at manufactured housing – the sector of the housing industry that holds the greatest promise for meeting our nation’s affordable homeownership and rental housing challenges.
Private mortgage insurance: one of the most powerful financial tools for first-time buyers
While it may seem second-nature to realtors, lenders, and others in the industry, navigating the homebuying process can be overwhelming and confusing, particularly for first-time homebuyers. It can feel like a foreign language and it’s often easy for misconceptions to take root. This includes the characterization of private mortgage insurance, which helps first-time buyers and working families become homeowners years sooner and reduces the cash due at the closing table by tens of thousands of dollars.
Tech Pulse: MLS AI debate; CoStar disputes Zillow announcement
Explore the latest real estate technology trends like Zillow’s ChatGPT integration, eXp’s AI assistant and UWM’s new broker tools.
Howard Hanna’s strategy to get 20% market share in 20 markets
The 70-year-old firm continues its eastward push with its Elegran deal, signaling its ambitions to grow for the next 70 years
MIBOR, Lundy partner to streamline MLS data access
Leaders said the move aims to simplify and accelerate how real estate technology vendors access multiple listing service data.
Extreme heat risks higher for affordable housing residents
The analysis found that nearly all residents in affordable housing experienced at least seven days of extreme heat alerts in 2024.
WFG’s Patrick Stone has stamped his mark on real estate
Stone, founder of Williston Financial Group (WFG), is celebrating 50 years in the real estate industry just as WFG hits its 15th anniversary.
New First American tool aims to flag title issues early
VeriTitle provides lenders with title insight by analyzing property and ownership data at the start of a loan application.
FBI warns of home title theft surge
The Boston division of the FBI is sounding the alarm over a rise in home title theft, aka quit claim deed fraud, a scheme in which scammers forge documents to steal property ownership and cash in on unsuspecting homeowners.
The appraisal gap is complicating deals across the country
The gap between appraisal & what buyers will pay in such a wild real estate market has created friction between agents, lenders and appraisers. HW+ Premium Content
HousingWire Magazine: April 2021
Remote Online Notarization became a national priority in 2020, something it’s been working toward for a handful of years now, but which rules and regulations are here to stay? Check out the April issue of HousingWire magazine for deep dive on all things title.
The Brave New World of Valuations – Sponsored by Reggora
This HousingWire Spring Summit on-demand session unpacks the current challenges facing residential valuation, changes spurred by Covid-19, and the vision for moving to a risk-based approach to valuation.
