Better Understand Your Listing Options When You Sell

Did you know there are alternative ways to market your home, and you can control where and how your property is shown online?The National Association of REALTORS® published a guide to these listing options to help sellers like you understand all the ways you can display your home in the multiple lis

Homes.com’s Andy Florance hits back at Zillow

The battle over Clear Cooperation, delayed listings, and private networks is reaching a boiling point—and the portals are right in the crossfire. CoStar CEO Andy Florance is the next leader to speak out after Zillow announced that beginning in May, any property publicly marketed must be entered into

Did recent wild mortgage rate swings impact housing data?

Last week, the financial markets reminded us of their dynamism as the 10-year yield rose sharply, pushing mortgage rates higher, but did it impact the housing market data? We’ve witnessed a solid year with purchase application data and our pending home sales contract data has shown year-over-year gr

CFPB freezes nonbank registry rule after industry pushback

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on Friday that it’s rescinding a rule from the previous administration that requires nonbank financial services providers to register certain enforcement actions and court orders with a new federal database. The regulation was the target of c

Inside the 2025 housing market: inventory growth, affordability pressure, and what comes next

In an exclusive HousingWire virtual event, HousingWire President Diego Sanchez led a powerhouse discussion with three of the most respected voices in housing: Ivy Zelman, Logan Mohtashami, and Dale Wettlaufer. The panel dissected the housing market’s current state — marked by rising inventory, affor

Judge Bough refuses to step aside in Gibson commission lawsuit

Judge Stephen R. Bough is refusing to step down from overseeing the Gibson commission lawsuit. “Litigation strategy” and not “ethical concerns” drove the recusal calls, the judge said in a filing on Thursday. Howard Hanna was the first defendant to ask the court for Judge Bough’s recusal. HomeServic

La Rosa Holdings launches commission advance program

La Rosa Holdings Corp. has introduced a new commission advance program aimed at providing its real estate agents with faster access to earnings while establishing an additional revenue source for the company.The program, operated through a newly formed subsidiary, allows La Rosa agents to receive ea

NextHome commits to Zillow’s listing transparency standards

NextHome is joining eXp Realty in committing to Zillow’s new listing standards. The firm announced its decision to sign on to Zillow’s new standards on Friday. “Partnering with Zillow to commit to listing transparency is simply the right thing to do for homebuyers and sellers across America. Priorit

Ohio still has a sellers’ market, but it isn’t what it once was

Across the state of Ohio, the housing market is keeping agents and consumers busy, even if not all of their efforts are fruitful. Beset by a lack of inventory, real estate professionals throughout the state say they are dealing with multiple offer situations with buyers having to put offers in on mu

Columbus housing market softens as new listings and inventory spike

A historically low number of homes for sale has been a fixture of the housing market for years now, giving sellers the upper hand over buyers that have had to trample over each other to secure a purchase.That might be changing in the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area. New listings have shot up consid

Foreclosure activity rises in Q1 amid feeling of economic ‘pressure’

U.S. foreclosure activity rose in the first quarter of 2025, ending a nine-month streak of declines according to new data compiled by real estate analytics firm ATTOM.A total of 93,953 properties had foreclosure filings between January and March 2025 — an 11% increase from the previous quarter.While

Big banks feel the mortgage squeeze in Q1, hope for deregulation

While mortgage production remained under pressure at top banks in the first quarter of 2025—aligning with market expectations—uncertainty looms over what the future may hold.Bank executives anticipate negative impacts from the ongoing trade war sparked by President Trump’s increase in tariffs. Howev

Where reverse mortgage securities issuers stand in Q1 2025

The leading issuers in the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed Securities (HMBS) program during the first quarter of 2025 saw a couple of fluctuations quarter over quarter, but maintains two fewer issuers than it did at the same point in 2024.This is based on a recent tabulation published

Wade Pfau: how market volatility could renew reverse mortgage discussions

Reverse mortgage professionals have long sought financial advisors as referral sources, but might find that those professionals are not particularly willing to entertain the notion that the product would be right for their clients. But when confronted with volatility in the markets, advisors who are

Retirees moving to low-tax states may be disappointed by the savings they find

For retirees who are contemplating a move to a state with lower or no income tax, they may find that they should consider other realities of their final destination. Focusing solely on income taxes without considering other associated costs may not bring about the savings they hope for or expect.Thi

Virginia independent brokerage joins Keller Williams

Keller Williams is growing its presence in coastal Virginia. On Thursday the company announced the affiliation of Austin James Realty, an independent firm that serves clients in Virginia and North Carolina. “We are thrilled to welcome Austin James Realty to the KW family,” Suzie O’Neal, the chief gr

These are the housing bills now in front of Congress

Despite the lack of significant momentum on housing issues from government leaders this year, members in the U.S. House of Representatives from both major political parties have come together to introduce multiple housing-related bills.Two bills in particular are aimed at boosting housing supply and

AI agent platform promises to ‘transform mortgage operations’

Florida-based Theoris Software has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform, AI agent, it says could transform how mortgage companies handle operations.The platform introduces a digital agent named Alpha7x that automates key processes across the mortgage lifecycle.The tool is being toute

The trigger leads bill is back!

The trigger leads bill, which failed to pass the House of Representatives in late December 2024 despite Senate approval, was re-introduced to the 119th Congress Thursday morning.Simultaneously, a slew of mortgage brokers associated with the Brokers Action Coalition (BAC) sealed the end of BAC’s thre

Zillow, eXp Realty team up against delayed marketing listings

Leo Pareja, the CEO of eXp Realty, has been a vocal supporter of the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP), and now, as he put it, he and his firm are “putting their money where their mouth is.” On Thursday, eXp Realty announced that, as a brokerage, it was signing o