Many builders lack structured visibility into active plans, driving redundancy, slower land decisions and weaker purchasing leverage. Higharc converts floor plans into connected data models to improve portfolio analysis and operational speed.
Mortgage insurers will be required to keep a larger safety net for mortgages originated using VantageScore 4.0 than for comparable loans using Classic FICO, according to new guidance from the government-sponsored enterprises.
Industry executives speaking at HousingWire's AI Summit on Tuesday predict that AI agents will not only continue to take the reins on tasks now performed by real estate agents, loan officers and other housing professionals but will eventually dominate the home discovery process.
One in five flippers reported selling their homes “mostly below” estimated after-repair values, up from 17% in the previous quarter.
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SERHANT. is launching in Colorado with an 11-agent founding cohort that has closed more than $1 billion in sales over the past 12 months.
Waiting until fall won’t make homes more affordable, but here’s what will and more — today's architecture signal.
Income needed to afford a median-priced home rose to over $120,000, up from $66,000 in 2020. With rates forecast near 6.5% and prices still rising, the column argues buyer preparation and loan options matter more than timing.
CrossCountry Intermediate Holdco (CCM) is expected to issue $500 million of senior unsecured notes, coinciding with the projected August closing of its Two Harbors Investment Corp. acquisition.
UWM Holdings Corp. is facing a securities fraud investigation and fresh cuts on Wall Street after reporting a loss for the second quarter and a $2.05 billion capital raise.
TPG Mortgage Investment Trust Inc. agreed to acquire Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp. in a cash-and-stock deal that values Cherry Hill at about $117.5 million and will create a $9 billion residential mortgage REIT platform.
Unison closed its UNSN 2026-2 HEI securitization backed by $235M in assets, its 8th deal, with a DBRS rating.
A narrow irrigation ditch runs along the edge of a 142-acre former farm near Willard, about 50 miles north of Salt Lake City. Beside it sits a 2.74-acre patch of wet ground. Both features are now at the center of a federal lawsuit. Federal regulators say the ditch connects to the
Texas HOA boards face added governance requirements as communities grow. SB 1588 expands open meeting and notice rules, while HB 614 requires written enforcement policies and clearer hearing processes, increasing the need for consistent agendas, communication and recordkeeping.
The market is shifting from point solutions to providers offering broad workflow gap coverage. This piece outlines common approaches and the due diligence questions agents should ask to avoid lock-in and weak fits.
Many builders lack structured visibility into active plans, driving redundancy, slower land decisions and weaker purchasing leverage. Higharc converts floor plans into connected data models to improve portfolio analysis and operational speed.
Only about half of U.S. private-sector workers participate in an employer-sponsored retirement plan at any given time — a gap driven almost entirely by small employers, according to new research from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
FirstTeam entered Kansas and Missouri via a Kansas City office with Rival Real Estate, growing to 62 offices and 2,200 agents.
Miller argued the solution lies not in building more technology but in aligning offerings with what agents already want.
Mortgage insurers will be required to keep a larger safety net for mortgages originated using VantageScore 4.0 than for comparable loans using Classic FICO, according to new guidance from the government-sponsored enterprises.
HW AI Summit panelists said AI needs human oversight, vendor controls and monitoring to meet fair lending requirements.
HousingWire's AI Summit welcomed Dan Snyder, CEO of Lower, and Chris Rediger, CEO of HouseCanary, to explore AI's home discovery impact.
There are no shortcuts, secret hacks or overnight success formulas, Jimmy Burgess writes. There are simply proven habits executed consistently over time.
Revenue fell 5.8 percent and U.S. agent count hit its lowest level in at least two years as shareholders prepare to vote Aug. 14 on the sale to The Real Brokerage.
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