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Shant Banosian’s first 100 days as Rate’s president: ‘It’s been everything’
At HousingWire’s The Gathering, Banosian sat down to share how his first 100 days as Rate’s president were playing out
How AI is changing the game for brokerages and agents
Tamir Poleg and Leo Pareja detailed how human real estate agents fit into the picture in an AI-driven home sale transaction.
Total Expert debuts AI Sales Assistant at The Gathering
The company’s AI-powered assistant is already in private beta testing with select customers, including several major lenders.
Mortgage rates, inventory and demand rise as price cuts fall
Housing inventory, new listing data and mortgage rates are all rising, but the price cut data percentages are falling.
Execs from Dark Matter Technologies focus on automation to increase Empower’s market share
Executives of Dark Matter Technologies talk automation, cost cutting in its Empower LOS; AI’s role in the origination process
MBS market imbalance fueling higher rates
GSEs buying more MBS and the Fed ending QT could be a fix — though one seems far more likely than the other.
New homes selling well even as builders pass on costs
Although the roller-coaster ride may now be over, the general uptrend in housing starts from the lows of 2018 is still intact. The new-home sector has held up well during this turbulent ride despite the higher construction costs that homebuilders have passed on to their customers. HW+ Premium Content
Is NAR ready to rumble with DOJ?
The DOJ and the NAR are preparing for battle. At stake are the practical rules agents must follow to do their job – and the essence of how they earn money. HW+ Premium Content.
Pending home sales crush hopes of forbearance crash bros
The most recent pending home sales report that soundly beat estimates after a downtrend in the previous months caused some serious head-scratching. Here are the key takeaways for the latest report. HW+ Premium Content
