Artificial intelligence (AI) tools equip real estate agents with unprecedented capabilities. While ChatGPT has become a go-to tool for many of us, there are tons of AI tools for real estate that offer a more efficient, data-driven approach to generating new client leads. From automated chatbots that

Labor over inflation has been my mantra since late 2022. Today, the BLS jobs report showed that the labor market is getting softer, but it’s not breaking. This gives us a glimpse of what may happen over the next 10 months for mortgage rates, especially since, since Jan. 14, we’ve seen them move lowe

Older Americans are often targets of financial scams by bad actors, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) wants to see her state’s Legislature address it more directly.Hochul is seeking to mandate specialized training for bank tellers and other banking professionals in New York to identify and stop ins

Reverse mortgage industry performance metrics continued their 2025 softness on the basis of endorsement volume and securities issuance, February data shows.Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements and HECM-backed securities (HMBS) issuance saw declines in February, although the number of

Fresh off a marathon confirmation hearing to assess the fitness of four Trump administration appointees, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is castigating each of the candidates after reviewing their answers to her questionnaires.This comes as the Senate banking committee on Thursday advanced the nomin

A group of 25 Canadian nationals have been charged in what the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont is referring to as a “grandparent scam” that allegedly defrauded older U.S. citizens across 41 states.23 of the alleged participants were arrested in Canada on Tuesday, according to an announceme

All eyes are on the jobs report tomorrow after a string of weak economic reports over the last week. Large-scale layoffs of government workers, President Trump’s back-and-forth tariff policies and a negative forecast for first-quarter GDP have sparked questions about a recession and how that would i

loanDepot founder and controlling shareholder Anthony Hsieh is returning to an operational role at the California-based mortgage lender and CEO Frank Martell is departing.In an announcement made Thursday, loanDepot said Hsieh, the company’s chairman of the board, has returned as executive chairman o

Canada has been invited to the tariff pause party.President Donald Trump signed an agreement Thursday for a one-month pause to 25% tariffs on Canadian goods covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). This includes the majority of materials used in home construction, including lumb

TransUnion has expanded its partnership with Truework to provide mortgage lenders with broader access to income and employment verification data.The collaboration integrates Truework’s verification system into TransUnion’s advanced programming interface (API), allowing lenders to verify borrower inc

The housing market in Washington D.C. is being closely watched amid widespread layoffs of federal government workers. Sweeping cuts by Elon Musk’s DOGE agency have sent many government employees packing, while other staff need to find housing in the area to comply with return-to-work mandates.Will i

United Real Estate is expanding to the west. Portland, Oregon-based MORE Realty announced Thursday that it’s joining United’s national network. The move marks United’s entrance into Nevada and New Mexico, and it expands the company’s footprint to 34 states with 170 offices and more than 22,000 agent

Tariffs on Mexican building materials are off — for now.President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that tariffs on Mexican goods that fall under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), his replacement for NAFTA that was implemented in July 2020, will be delayed until April 2.In a social

As the Trump administration continues to impose cuts to staff and offices across the federal government, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)’s Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program — which handles the vast majority of reverse mortgage business in the U.S. — could be impacted.According

If you’ve heard it once, you’ve probably heard it many times before. The U.S. population is growing older at a faster rate, and those in the 65-and-over bracket are poised to outnumber those 18 and under by the midpoint of the next decade.But despite this emerging reality, programs that are designed

The newest weekly mortgage applications survey data, released Wednesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) included the lowest mortgage rates in months, which created a stir in the number of applications.According to the MBA, rates for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans dipped to 6.42

Real estate investors bought fewer homes in the fourth quarter of 2024, with purchases falling to the lowest level for any fourth quarter since 2016, according to a new report from Redfin.Investors purchased 47,004 homes during the quarter, marking a 3.9% decline from Q4 2023, the steepest drop in a

President Donald Trump has moved the goalposts on Mexican and Canadian tariffs, but it’s not much solace for the homebuilding industry.The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it’s granting a one-month tariff exemption for automobiles from those two countries. The move came in consultation

One year ago, President Joe Biden delivered what would become his final State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress. Unusual for that moment was a briefing earlier in the day between reporters and key Biden administration leaders to discuss issues of increasing importance to voters inv

DALLAS, Texas — HousingWire is proud to announce the 2025 Finance Leaders, recognizing 40 of the most impactful finance executives in the mortgage and real estate industries. These leaders have demonstrated exceptional expertise in financial strategy, capital management, and operational efficiency,