Real Estate Broker/Agency News

A mortgage pro’s guide to thriving in 2023

It is not surprising that the mortgage industry can be one of the more challenging industries to work in.  With constantly changing trends, increased rates and an affordability crisis currently facing many homeowners, it’s understandable that we might ask ourselves, “When will things get better?”  In order to maintain and

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The title insurance industry prepares for battle

With the housing market slowing down from its pandemic-fueled frenzy, wire fraud threats, regulatory challenges and the perennial challenge of an aging workforce, the title insurance industry will have a lot to juggle in the new year. At HousingWire, we decided to break down the challenges the title insurance industry

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New home sales still show a historic backlog

While new home sales did beat estimates in the latest Census report, with sales just floating around near the lows of the year, we can see with the monthly supply data that the builders still have way too much backlog of homes they need to build to raise their confidence.

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FHFA should do more to curb appraisal bias, watchdog says

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) isn’t doing all that it can to prevent appraisal bias, according to the agency’s Office of Inspector General. In a report issued on Wednesday, the watchdog said the regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which itself published a report that drew attention to

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New home sales surprise in November

New home sales, to the surprise of many, rose by 5.8% in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 640,000, according to data published by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday. New home sales data last month was much stronger

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The Red-Hot Housing Market

This article is part of our 2022-23 Housing Market Forecast series. After the series wraps, join us on February 6 for the HW+ Virtual 2023 Forecast Event. Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the top predictions for this year, along

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What LOs should post on Instagram

With Fannie Mae and other organizations predicting a tough outlook for 2023’s housing market, loan officers should be looking to get their name out in front of as many potential borrowers as possible in order to secure business. Even if you think you have enough business right now, you need

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