Builders enjoy a world of sub-6% mortgage rates

While existing homebuyers have been battling high mortgage rates for months — which are now at 8% — the builders are wooing buyers...

Sidekick announces new partnership with South Florida MLS 

Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered real estate assistant Sidekick unveiled a partnership with South Florida’s BeachesMLS on Thursday. The collaboration will allow 43,000 agents that...

Will home sales finally start to grow? Data shows glimmers ahead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc--u3tmRRw We may be nearing the bottom in home sales even if mortgage rates don’t decline. As a result, there may be a light...

Commission lawsuits: The actions to take right now from brokers who are doing it

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...

Life of Social Security trust fund gets slight extension

Social Security is often the centerpiece of seniors’ fixed income in later life, and while predictions remain limited for the life of the...

Home equity remained near historic highs to end 2023

Buoyed by a rise in home prices, U.S. homeowners with mortgages saw their home equity increase by 8.6% year over year in fourth-quarter...

How Rocket Pro TPO plans to bring court more brokers in 2024 

Rocket Pro TPO, the wholesale arm of Rocket Mortgage, hopes to woo brokers with a slew of product enhancements and services. Rocket Pro TPO‘s...

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...

Gary Keller, Bob Goldberg, Gino Blefari depositions on commissions shared with the jury

The second day of the trial for the Sitzer/Burnett bombshell class action buyer broker commission lawsuit included plenty of insights into how the...

LoanPASS integrates with proptech company, Uplist

Miami-based fintech provider LoanPASS integrated Uplist’s suite of home-shopping tools into its pricing engine, the company announced in November. The partnership will boost loan...