The success reset: How real estate agents can rebuild, relearn, and rise again

Whether you’re just starting your real estate journey or hitting the reset button after a tough season, I want you to hear this: You didn’t choose an ordinary career — because this isn’t an ordinary industry.Real estate will stretch you. It’ll challenge you. It’ll ask you to grow in ways you didn’t

Fidelity National, FHFA announce collaboration on ‘innovative title solutions’

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) have agreed to collaborate on “innovative title insurance solutions,” news that was first shared on social media by FHFA Director Bill Pulte.“I had great conversations with industry today, including the CEO of Fidelity N

Bill aims to construct homes with proceeds from future GSE release

U.S. Reps. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) have introduced the Housing for US Act — a bipartisan proposal aimed at easing the national housing shortage by investing federal funds into the construction of millions of new homes for middle-class Americans.The bill, which is currentl

Top North Carolina agent Tammy Register joins eXp Realty, brings 15-agent team

Tammy Register — a veteran real estate leader in North Carolina’s Triangle region — has joined eXp Realty along with her 15-agent team and five operational staff members.Based in the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, metro area, The Tammy Register Team closed more than $88 million in sales volume acro

The bank of mom and dad can strain retirement

The failure-to-launch trend that started with millennials is continuing with Gen Z, and many are turning to parents for assistance, according to a new column by Bloomberg.According to a 2024 Bank of America study, over half of adult Gen Zers reported that they don’t pay for their own housing. A sepa

Real estate agents return to Windermere from Compass

Five real estate agents with a combined 70 years of industry experience have returned to Windermere Real Estate after stints at Compass. The group — Meg Barlament, Kevin Cunningham, Ingrid Haugaard, Darcy LaBelle and Beathe C. Smith — each previously worked for Windermere before joining Compass at v

‘Right place, right time’: How Libby Sosinski turned rocky start into $26M real estate career

Twenty-one years ago, Libby Sosinski was on the brink of leaving real estate for good. Today, the Pittsburgh-based Keller Williams agent consistently closes more than 200 deals a year and recently posted $26 million-plus in 2024 in sales volume, earning a spot on RealTrends Verified’s rankings. But

After the Bayview deal, what’s the refi strategy for Guild Mortgage?

Bayview Asset Management’s $1.3 billion deal to acquire Guild Holding Co., the parent of Guild Mortgage, has left loan officers wondering how the traditionally purchase-focused lender would integrate refinance capabilities to leverage the $770 billion servicing portfolio of soon-to-be sister company

Lender Toolkit launches IT services for ICE Encompass users

Lender Toolkit announced Monday the official launch of its IT services offering, designed specifically for lenders that use ICE Mortgage Technology‘s Encompass platform.Lender Toolkit is a mortgage automation technology company and the creator of the industry’s only fully integrated Mortgage Efficie

International homebuyers returned to the US in droves

International homebuyers purchased $56 billion worth of U.S. existing homes between April 2024 and March 2025 — a 33.2% increase from the previous year, according to a report released Monday by the National Association of Realtors.The number of properties bought by foreign buyers rose to 78,100 duri

Realtor.com parent Move acquires Zenlist

Move Inc., the parent company of Realtor.com, has acquired Zenlist, a real estate technology company known for its collaborative search tools for agents and homebuyers.The acquisition was announced Monday and aims to enhance Realtor.com’s offerings for real estate professionals by integrating Zenlis

OCC drops disparate impact enforcement

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced Monday that it will no longer enforce disparate impact analysis in fair lending risk assessments, following a directive from the White House issued three months ago.“Consistent with EO 14281, the OCC supervisory process for fair lending c

Informative Research adds Halcyon integration to verification platform

Informative Research, a provider of credit and verification solutions to the mortgage lending community, announced on Monday the availability of Halcyon’s IRS tax transcript service within Informative Research‘s verification platform.The enhancement expands Informative Research’s suite of income ver

The battle over rates: Trump vs. Fed Chair Jerome Powell

HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami has been tracking the battle between President Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell over interest rates since the election. Below is an updated list of articles and podcasts on the topic. July What’s Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s next move on rate cu

Housing inventory actually fell last week. What is going on? 

Housing inventory decreased last week, while purchase application data grew 25% year-over-year! What is happening in the housing market? In the two weeks leading up to the July 4th holiday week, our weekly Housing Market Tracker showed that housing data was stabilizing as mortgage rates approached t

In Northern Virginia, senior housing has a supply-and-demand ‘disconnect’

It’s no secret that low-income housing options are in short supply across much the country. And a report this week out of Fairfax County, Virginia, illustrates the challenges that seniors can face when trying to find subsidized housing.Fairfax County, which borders the District of Columbia and is ho

Tech Pulse: Realtor.com adds property tax appeal; PropStream expands lead generation

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology — including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate.Here’s what happened this week:Realtor.com adds property tax appeal tool with Ownwell integrationRealtor.com now offers proper

‘Insufficient funds’ delay State Farm wildfire check for nearly $900K

A nearly $900,000 insurance check from State Farm failed to clear for more than a week, raising alarm for an Altadena, California, homeowner still displaced by January’s wildfires.Amelia McDonald, a veteran insurance defense attorney, deposited a check for $876,354.07 on June 30. But by July 9, the

11 mortgage lead generation ideas to build your client base

Lead generation for mortgage brokers and officers is all about consistently filling your pipeline with individuals who are interested in buying a home now or in the future. Considering the fluctuating state of the housing market and inflated mortgage rates, it’s even more crucial to showcase your ex

Westcor joins Fannie Mae title waiver pilot

Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. is now the second title vendor taking part in Fannie Mae‘s title insurance waiver pilot program. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte announced the move in a social media post.The waiver pilot, relaunched by Fannie Mae in March 2024, allows appro