Following the ravages of Hurricane Helene in the western region of North Carolina, federal programs designed to assist impacted homeowners with property buyouts and relocation assistance may not have much interest. This is according to local officials who spoke with Politico.Zeb Smathers, the mayor

In this week’s episode of the RealTrending podcast, host Tracey Velt sits down for an informative conversation with Paul Carlson, the president of Five Star Real Estate. Carlson explores his early career journey, including insights into how he grew the brokerage. He also explores key lessons he lear

Speakers:Dan Snyder, CEO & Co-Founder at LowerBrett Ludden, Managing Partner at Sterling Point AdvisorsDan Hanson, Executive Director, Enterprise Partnerships & Acquisitions at loanDepotJames Kleimann, Managing Editor at HousingWire

In this session, experts will discuss mini-corr challenges and opportunities going into 2025, including whether the channel will continue to see market share growth and the latest on warehouse lender risks.Speakers:Nate Clear, President at First FundingWade Betz, Head of Correspondent Lending at Mpi

Two artificial intelligence startups are teaming up to make searches through multiple listing services (MLSs) more accessible to the visually impaired. The combined technology of Restb.ai and Lundy will allow users to search listings through voice commands. Restb.ai leverages AI to produce computer

VestaPlus is gaining more traction with its artificial intelligence-powered compliance system. The company announced that Firelands Association of Realtors in Ohio and Northwest Wisconsin MLS have signed up for CheckMate, the firm’s listing compliance violation detection software. In July, Staten Is

Sam Valverde, the acting president of Ginnie Mae, has overseen the work the government-owned company is currently engaging in to better improve the liquidity situation for the companies involved in the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)’s Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program. These inclu

A new startup wants to help real estate agents get more out of their multiple listing service (MLS).Realoq has launched a MLS platform that features customized branding and direct access to consumers, and the company believes it will provide savings on lead generation.“This new solution is ideal for

Carol Dujanovich, senior vice president and director of reverse mortgages at University Bank, has been reappointed to a new three-year term as a member of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee (HCFAC).The committee is designed to adv

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have published a new report identifying the locations of people seeking Federal Housing Administration (FHA) rental and homeownership assistance programs. They found that homeownership program beneficiaries generally live in m

About a week after the Federal Reserve lowered benchmark interest rates for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, mortgage rates reached their low point for 2024.The news has not been so positive since then for U.S. consumers or the housing industry.According to HousingWire’s Mort

Coldwell Banker Realty just made earnest money deposit payments much easier for real estate agents and homebuyers. Technology provider Payload is integrating with the brokerage firm, according to a recent announcement.With its new integration, Coldwell Banker Realty — a subsidiary of Anywhere Real E

The nation’s most expensive neighborhoods are once again in coastal states. A recent report from real estate data provider PropertyShark ranked California, New York and Florida as the states with the most expensive ZIP codes in 2024.The report listed the 100 most expensive ZIP codes between Jan. 1 a

Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. has agreed to settle with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) over the regulators’ allegations of mortgage lending discrimination in majority-Black neighborhoods of the Birmingham, Alabama, metro area.The agreemen

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) is targeting January 2025 as the release window for reverse mortgage standards from its work group that is analyzing and developing the standards, according to a statement released Tuesday by Mortgage Cadence.“Interestingly, traditiona

Title valuation, brokerage and consulting services firm Title Success, which is powered by Bowe Digital, announced Monday that it has launched a newly designed website.The new site offers a listing service for title companies looking to sell their operations. Title insurance agency owners interested

In the newest episode of the PowerHouse podcast, HousingWire CEO Clayton Collins sits down with Greg Schwartz, CEO of Tomo, to discuss market recovery indicators and Tomo’s recent investments in artificial intelligence (AI). Schwartz also shares his approach to building a mortgage company alongside

Brian McKinney, formerly the CEO of Benchmark Mortgage (a dba of Ark-La-Tex Financial Services), has joined PrimeLending in a newly created executive position. McKinney, who’s been CEO of Benchmark since 2016, will serve as executive vice president for growth and strategic development at PrimeLendin