Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. In this recent article , I explain why we won’t build millions of new homes anytime soon. This is 17.3 percent (±12.8 percent) below the revised September rate of 738,000 and is 9.4 percent (±19.0 percent)* below the October 2023 estimate of 673,000.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In this article, you’ll find nine tried-and-true ways to start and grow your real estate referral business. Developing a trusted referral network can generate new business for you (and your network). Related article Peer-to-peer networking for real estate professionals 5. I have a few ideas.

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Housing Wire

JULY 31, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) visited the University of Alaska at Fairbanks to tout the possibilities that 3D printing technology could bring to the construction of affordable housing in the U.S. The article added that construction is cleaner and the homes are more energy efficient since concrete is better for insulation.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In this article, we’ll explore practical ways title companies can leverage AI to stay competitive in a fast-changing landscape, offering actionable tips to help you integrate these emerging tools responsibly and efficiently. Develop and enforce guidelines around AI use to mitigate risks and ensure responsible implementation.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The cliche cold-calling advice most agents get is usually some variation of develop a thick skin. Related article 14 powerful tips to master networking as an introvert in real estate Invest in coaching on Day 1 One of the biggest mistakes new agents make is thinking they can succeed on their own. Yes is the destination.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

An article that earns an AI citation for benefits of owning an Eichler home might focus on addressing the common life transition facing empty-nesters: downsizing. One may also develop community guides highlighting suitable neighborhoods for extended families. That crossroads involves deciding between a single story home or two stories.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Michael Gevurtz, CEO and Founder, Bluebird Lending This article originally appeared in the February 2025 edition of MortgagePoint magazine, online now. He is experienced in all aspects of real estate ownership, including acquisitions, financing, development, construction management, leasing, and property management.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

As you plan your 2025, its important to be intentional about including self-development activities. Written by a top-producing agent in the Chicago area, Sasso has developed, perfected and still uses her mailer system as her core prospecting activity in her real estate business. Read, internalize, implement and repeat!

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

” Related articles Real estate farming: Strategies to become the go-to agent in your area Lead with data, win with confidence How did Abraham Sarway develop the confidence to turn down a six-figure payday at the ripe old age of 26? He knew his local market data inside and out. It also forces you to come into the office more.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This was why early in 2021, I wrote an article that said to expect that purchase application data would be negative but not overreact. Your HW+ Membership includes: Unlimited access to HW+ articles and analysis. This is 14.0 percent (±17.9 percent (±12.1

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

Developing post ideas, writing, shooting and editing can quickly overwhelm your schedule. Getting a million views on a post might give you a dopamine boost, but it wont help build your book of business. Start building your team early Growing your social media following isn’t easy. Need more social media post ideas and strategies?

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Or is it a 16-year-old business good at aggregating home listings, but bad at developing beyond that? Your HW+ Membership includes: Unlimited access to HW+ articles and analysis. Here are five takeaways from yesterday’s news. This content is exclusively for HW+ members. Start an HW+ Membership now for less than $1 a day.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

Related articles 8 effective mindset hacks from a top real estate coach 3. Develop your listening skills Negotiation is about understanding the other partys needs, pain points, and overall desired outcome. Related articles How to compete and win with your listing presentation (+ scripts) 5.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Your HW+ Membership includes: Unlimited access to HW+ articles and analysis. family houses in August 2021 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 740,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. percent (±15.1 percent (±19.1 Become a member today.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

As we all know, the housing sector has extremely well-developed yet untalented Americans calling for a housing crash during the years 2012-2021. Your HW+ Membership includes: Unlimited access to HW+ articles and analysis. My job has always been to show you why this wasn’t the case. This content is exclusively for HW+ members.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 5, 2025

Hladik, Chair, Legal League This article originally appeared in the March 2025 edition of MortgagePoint magazine, online now. Each offers their opinions on recent government and policy shifts, ways in which they will impact the real estate market, and how shifting economic conditions and new regulatory developments could affect U.S.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Ive written numerous articles about this transition, but today I want to highlight a significant difference between the past and the future reports. The new GSE market section aligns with the language used in USPAP Standards 1 4, which govern residential appraisal development, reporting, and review. Sound familiar?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The article noted that the growing senior population in the U.S. Seniors often use proceeds from the sale of their homes to pay for care in an assisted-living facility or nursing home,” the article stated. “If has yet to develop a comprehensive national plan on aging,“ AARP explained.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 9, 2025

This article originally appeared in the January 2025 edition of MortgagePoint magazine, online now. This may involve investing in advanced data analytics to detect unusual patterns in property transactions and developing or adopting new software and digital tools that enhance borrower and document verification processes.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2021

Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Your HW+ Membership includes: Unlimited access to HW+ articles and analysis. family houses in April 2021 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 863,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. percent (±11.2 percent (±24.5 BECOME A MEMBER TODAY.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

He left for Freddie Mac in 1995, where he was senior vice president of single family lending and led product development, credit risk and contract negotiations for all single family businesses. Stevens oversaw FHA programs for single and multifamily housing for two years. a financial services consulting firm focused on real estate finance.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

As of the date of this article, approximately 68% of all purchase transactions currently have mortgages , while 32% of closings are all cash. If positioned properly, the further the rates go down below 6%, the more revenue your title company will capture. The goal of positioning is always to be there first.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Housing and Urban Development is running a task force to combat inequality in appraisals. Your HW+ Membership includes: Unlimited access to HW+ articles and analysis. But they might “circumvent” operations especially when the entire appraisal industry is under fire. This content is exclusively for HW+ members. Become a member today.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

HW Media: What is your current favorite HW+ article and why? Rodney Moss: All my favorite articles in HousingWire revolve around servicing innovation – really anything and everything that can help improve the overall experience for homeowners and enhance an asset’s value. After all, housing is the largest creator of wealth.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development ’s risk-based sharing program, and increase funding to existing programs. Your HW+ Membership includes: Unlimited access to HW+ articles and analysis. The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced a significant increase — from $1 billion to $1.7 Become a member today.

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Housing Wire

MAY 28, 2024

On Monday, Ocwen filed articles of amendment to its articles of incorporation in Florida, which is the first step to formally change the name, effective June 10. Starting that day, the company will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under its new ticker symbol, “ONIT.”

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Soon after the Department of Housing and Urban Development released its Mutual Mortgage Insurance fund report, housing finance and policy experts opined on whether the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) should lower the fees it charges borrowers. Your HW+ Membership includes: Unlimited access to HW+ articles and analysis.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 24, 2023

By its own description, ChatGPT is “an AI-powered chatbot developed by OpenAI, based on the GPT (Generative Pretrained Transformer) language model. We will get to examples in more detail later in this article. She had attempted to contact the developer for months with no response. Let’s look at another example.

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Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2022

million low-rate loan to Cherry Oak Apartments, a mixed-income 96-unit residential apartment with 53 affordable units, in partnership with the Metropolitan Development Housing Agency , Amazon said. Over the past two years, Amazon gave Puget Sound developments more than $344.3 Amazon Housing Equity Fund will allocate a $7.1

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2021

Mortgage industry groups on Tuesday made their voices heard in response to the Department of Housing and Urban Development ’s proposed reinstatement of its 2013 disparate impact rule. Your HW+ Membership includes: Unlimited access to HW+ articles and analysis. This content is exclusively for HW+ members. Become a member today.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

This article originally appeared in the February 2025 edition of MortgagePoint magazine, online now. Lenders can provide invaluable support by helping graduates develop a plan to save for a down payment, while paying down their student loan debt. Amid the whirlwind of economic forces impacting the housing market, one trend stands out.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 19, 2021

A new agreement between the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) could heighten scrutiny of whether the government sponsored entities’ underwriting engines do enough to further fair housing. Your HW+ Membership includes: Unlimited access to HW+ articles and analysis.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of articles that will explore the effects of the landmark Sitzer/Burnett case, which was decided on Oct. For this, I turned to New Hampshire-based Cohen Closing & Title , where another cousin is the director of business development.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Working as a commercial real estate developer can be a lucrative career path for savvy entrepreneurs. Setting Yourself Up for Success in Real Estate Development. Perhaps the most important trait for a commercial real estate developer is the ability to identify an ideal piece of land. Image by Unsplash. Network to get funding.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2021

Nary an eyelash was batted last month when two of the housing market’s biggest homebuilders – Pennsylvania-based Toll Brothers and Florida-headquartered Lennar –acquired 173 acres of land in Montebello, California from Sentinel Peak Resources , a company that owns oil development land up and down the Golden State. Become a member today.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 12, 2021

In its quarterly earnings call on Thursday, CEO Jay Farner and CFO Julie Booth described a sophisticated company that has developed a product solution for every piece of the home-buying and home-selling ecosystem. Your HW+ Membership includes: Unlimited access to HW+ articles and analysis. This content is exclusively for HW+ members.

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Housing Wire

JULY 18, 2023

Developed internally by CRMLS, the REcenterhub dashboard introduces a range of new features designed to streamline productivity for real estate professionals. It provides industry information such as market data trends and news articles, while enhancing interactivity for user convenience.

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