Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2024

The holiday season is here, and despite higher mortgage rates last week, housing demand is displaying some festive resilience. Typically, we expect a decrease in activity with elevated rates, but a seasonal boost is helping the purchase application data over the last month. Additionally, our pending contracts are still reflecting double-digit year-over-year growth.

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Real Estate News

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Cities and states across the U.S. are making it easier to build ADUs. Leaders hope those reforms will lead to more supply and improve affordability.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2024

In this weeks episode of the Power House podcast , HousingWire President Diego Sanchez sits down with Terry Schmidt , CEO of San Diego-based Guild Mortgage , to discuss the companys recent acquisitions, reverse mortgages and the use of artificial intelligence for mortgage originators. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.To start the conversation, the duo dive into the details of Guilds acquisition of retail mortgage rival Academy Mortgage in February 2024.

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Real Estate News

DECEMBER 14, 2024

For CoStar and Move, the battle for dominance escalated from civil competition to full-scale attacks. Zillow and other players, meanwhile, stayed out of it.

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Inman

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Frustrated by the challenges of 2024 and finding it hard to get geared up for 2025? Bernice Ross offers a dozen strategies to help get your attitude and your business back on track.

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Real Estate News

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Erinn and Peter Nobel leave ROA; William Raveis acquires Nantucket indie; ERA gains WA affiliate; BHGRE bestows Sherry Chris Award to Omaha firm + more news.

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