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California will require home insurers to offer policies in high-risk wildfire areas

Housing Wire

Modernizing regulations around reinsurance will enable insurance companies to expand coverage and write more policies in communities across the state facing greater risk, ensuring stability and resilience in our insurance market. The number of policies under the FAIR Plan more than doubled from 2020 to 2024, according to the AP.

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Lone Wolf announces rebrand, inaugural Proptech Advisory Board

Housing Wire

Lone Wolf Technologies , a real estate technology company that has been in business for decades, unveiled its reimagined brand identity last week as an effort to “blend technology with human-centered design to better serve real estate professionals,” per a release from the company.

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Sell more homes: 17 home staging tips for real estate agents

Housing Wire

From enhancing curb appeal to modernizing accents, these simple yet effective tips will elevate your listing and help you sell it faster. According to the National Association of REALTORS (NAR), 82% of buyers agents say that home staging makes it easier for a buyer to envision themselves living in a home. Why is home staging important?

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Why An Appraiser Union Would Never Work

Appraisal Buzz

And lets not even get started on how the modernization movement is designed to push us aside in favor of speed and efficiencyaccuracy be damned. When appraisal modernization started replacing boots-on-the-ground appraisers with desktops and hybrids, NAR was more than happy to go along. And what have we gotten for our dues?

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How non-QM loans boost mortgage originator for success in 2025

Housing Wire

Describing the modern-day mortgage market as challenging would be an understatement, to say the least. Also, DSCR five- to nine-unit loans are designed for larger multi-family homes. Deephavens Equity Advantage Closed End Second is a second mortgage designed for one purpose assisting borrowers in borrowing their equity.

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Brokers struggle to scale the brick wall of membership agreements

Housing Wire

Some real estate brokers have found their path blocked as they try to navigate the membership agreements mandated by NAR and their local Realtor associations to gain access to MLS listings. When I tried to speak up about it, I faced pushback and retaliation, which only confirmed that the system isnt designed to support people like me.

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Virtual staging: The best apps for 2025 + mind-blowing AI picks

Housing Wire

AI can create virtually staged images to match any trendy interior design style you can dream up for a small fraction of the price of traditional virtual staging. In our testing, Collovs image quality was on par with rivals like REimagineHome and Apply Design but was slightly less realistic than RoOomy. Sadly, there are caveats.