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Las Vegas real estate agents speak on local inventory surge
Experts say Las Vegas is seeing a reshuffling of property holdings, especially among people who bought multiple homes since 2020.
Keller Williams welcomes $90M producing team in New Jersey
The Parlay Group is joining Keller Williams Village Square Realty. In 2024, the New Jersey-based team recorded $90.6 million in sales volume.
Longbridge COO Bill Packer on how technology is influencing workflows
Bill Packer, COO at Longbridge Financial, talks about the ways his company is using AI to serve reverse mortgage borrowers.
New York bill would require reverse mortgage lenders to strengthen consumer disclosures
A New York state senator’s bill seeks to require lenders to offer more comprehensive reverse mortgage information to borrowers at least five days before closing.
Enforcement experts fear the wild west of a weaker CFPB
Scott Bessent, the new secretary of the Department of the Treasury under the Trump administration, made headlines twice on Monday — once for his appointment as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protecture Bureau (CFPB) and again for his order to CFPB staff to halt all bureau activities.
Arrival Home Loans partners with fintech zavvie
The collaboration combines Arrival Home Loans’ niche in owner-occupied bridge loans with zavvie’s advanced technology platform for single-family homes.
Overblown rumors of demise? NAR has lost only 45K members since December
Overall, while NAR membership is in decline, it is still quite high by historic standards and above what many observers expected in 2024.
Rainy Hake Austin wants agents to focus on their unique value
HousingWire caught up with The Agency president to discuss what her leadership rituals have looked like over the past four years.
Unsold housing inventory is rising across the country
There are more homes on the market now than anytime since August 2020, a number that will probably peak at about 700,000 this summer.
