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Florida has built 77,000 new homes in high-risk flood areas

Housing Wire

Climate change is having a pronounced impact on the housing market, particularly when it comes to the accelerating risks of extreme weather events in areas that were already vulnerable to impact. The acceleration of extreme weather events has only made things worse. “A lot of times that’s not happening right now.”

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Real estate execs launch coaching platform with an eye for helping fellow women

Housing Wire

A group of current and former real estate executives have launched The Helm, a coaching platform designed to provide professional development to a more diverse audience. eXp Realty is also facing lawsuits from women who claim that recruiters Michael Bjorkman and David Golden drugged and raped them at company events.

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All Eyes on Purchase at Engage Marketing event June 17

Housing Wire

HousingWire’s fourth-annual Engage Marketing event will feature experts focused on the specifics of mortgage and real estate in a purchase market. The challenges of helping consumers become homeowners in this housing market is why we’ve designed our virtual event around “All Eyes on Purchase.” Not a member?

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Americans are worried that climate events will negatively impact their retirement

Housing Wire

A majority of Americans are seriously concerned that their retirement will be negatively impacted by the rising costs and uncertainty associated with sudden, unexpected and more frequent extreme weather events taking place across the country. More than half of U.S.

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FOA seeks to ‘modernize’ reverse mortgage outreach efforts to seniors

Housing Wire

It also wants to widely deploy refreshed marketing strategies that are designed to both educate and appeal to older homeowners about the use of home equity in retirement. In 2025, it will begin rolling out new regional and local programs designed to “build our brand profile and drive business in strategic markets,” she said.

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A growing Fannie Mae “blacklist” is paralyzing home sales

Housing Wire

The downside is that many of those pared-down policies dont meet Fannie and Freddie Macs standards Insurers and regulators agree that climate risks could threaten mortgage borrowers creditworthiness and wallets, with soaring premiums and sticker shock leading to dropped deals in weather-event-stricken states.

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12 real estate thank you note templates to dazzle your clients

Housing Wire

Ive used thank you notes in my business for over a decade and even received referrals from people Ive met at networking events because they were so impressed by my immediate follow-up notes! Organizer of an exceptional networking event Dear (Name), I attended (Event Name) and had to write you to tell you how exceptional it was!