HousingWire Magazine: October/November 2023 – HousingWire

On HousingWire branding calls earlier this year, someone asked us what our tagline, “Moving Markets Forward,” means to me. Having referred to this...

Real estate tech firm Prevu raises $6 million in Series A

Real estate tech firm Prevu announced a Series A financing round Thursday of $6 million. Citi, RiverPark Ventures, Metropolis Ventures, Simplex Ventures, Winklevoss...

Baird & Warner partners with data provider RealReports

Illinois-based Baird & Warner, an independent real estate brokerage, partnered with proptech firm RealReports, the companies announced Tuesday. The news comes on the...

NAR President Kasper resigns following blackmail threat

National Association of Realtors President Tracy Kasper has resigned following a threat made against her, the trade group said Monday. “Kasper informed NAR’s...

Moehrl commission lawsuit trial not expected until end of 2024

If you are waiting on another commission lawsuit trial, it looks like you will be waiting a while. Judge Andrea R. Wood of...

The blessing of constraints and other lessons learned from 2023

Is 2023 a year to forget? That’s what we’re supposed to say after a tough year, right? In the case of the mortgage...

CoreLogic announces new augmented reality appraisal tool

CoreLogic announced on Thursday the launch of “ScanToSketch,” an augmented reality (AR)-based property measuring and sketching tool to create home appraisal reports. Developed using...

Majority homeownership: The future of housing is now

Open the door to the most powerful room in housing. Join us at The Gathering 2025 in Denver, CO, June 8-11. Go here to lock in special...

loanDepot promotes David Smith to vice president of national VA lending

loanDepot has appointed David Smith to the newly-created position of vice president of national VA lending, the company announced on Monday.  In this role,...

Freddie Mac to roll out fee-based repurchase pilot program in 2024

Freddie Mac will launch a new fee-based repurchase alternative pilot program for performing loans in 2024, designed to improve the quality of performing...