Real Estate Broker/Agency News

CISO expert Selim Aissi to headline HW Annual Sept. 27-28

2021 has seen an unprecedented number of cyberattacks against financial institutions, prompting Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell to list cybersecurity attacks as one of the gravest risks to the industry and the overall economy. That’s why we’ve invited cybersecurity expert Selim Aissi to headline our HW Annual event June 27-28

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Are home updates actually worth it right now?

Should you update your home before putting it on the market? Three in four homeowners say they’d rather replace their appliances than accept a low offer on their home, according to a study by Cinch Home Services.  Cinch Home Services surveyed over 1,000 homeowners and renters to figure out how important

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Neat Capital shrugs at criticism of vaxx discount

Luke Johnson won’t be accused of avoiding controversy to gin up business for his fintech mortgage lending shop, Neat Capital. You might say he’s actively courting it. “In the financial services community, most companies are afraid of taking an active voice in any community health issue, or any issue of

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Industry groups react to SCOTUS eviction ruling

The Supreme Court of the United States on Thursday declared that the Biden administration’s federal moratorium on evictions was illegal, a major victory for landlords but one that places hundreds of thousands – maybe millions – of tenants at risk of eviction. In a 6-3 decision, the court’s conservative members ruled that

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What on earth is going on with federal regulators?

The following Q&A comes from the HW+ exclusive Slack channel, where HousingWire Senior Mortgage Reporter Georgia Kromrei answered questions about what is happening with federal regulators. During the Q&A, Kromrei discusses the steady flow of changes at the federal level and how it shows just how big of a priority housing

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Is there racial bias baked into GSE underwriting?

A recent syndicated article on racial bias from The Markup on racial bias, published by ABC news, AP,  Market Watch and more, has drawn a great deal of attention from trade groups, policy makers and housing advocates with support from some and attacks from others. The story, “The secret bias

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