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December 2025

Loan officer mental health: How to recognize & prevent burnout

Real Estate Agent Essentials, Vetted by HousingWire /

Over the past few years, the mortgage industry has seen a significant decline in the number of loan originators. Loan officer burnout is a constant reality of the job, and what starts as long hours or a stressful month can gradually evolve into exhaustion, irritability, detachment and a loss of passion for work that once […]

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Will stable mortgage rates and home prices set the table for a strong 2026?

Bright MLS, Data & Visuals, First American, Home Price Appreciation, HWmember, loanDepot, Mortgage, Mortgage Rates, Mortgage Rates Center, Pending Home Sales /

Mortgage rate movement remains stuck in neutral as 2025 comes to an end, but the U.S. housing market has shown signs of life during a traditionally slow period. On Monday, Mortgage News Daily reported an average 30-year fixed rate of 6.19%, down 5 basis points from a week earlier. And on Tuesday, HousingWire’s Mortgage Rates

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Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate affiliate expands in Nebraska

Anywhere, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, Brokerage, HWmember, Iowa, Mergers and Acquisitions, Nebraska, Real Estate /

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate The Good Life Group has acquired Don Peterson and Associates — bringing together two established real estate firms serving eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa. The transaction expands The Good Life Group’s footprint in the greater Omaha metropolitan area and results in a combined operation of 10 offices and nearly

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The 6 Best Real Estate Schools in Texas for 2026

The 6 Best Real Estate Schools in Texas for 2026

Real Estate, Real Estate Education, Real Estate Licensing, Vetted by HousingWire /

Ready to start a new career in Texas real estate? Completing 180 hours of prelicensing coursework required by the state is your first step toward getting licensed. We’ll explore the best real estate schools in Texas to help you pass the Texas real estate exam and to equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary

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AI drives efficiency in title and settlement at WFG in 2025

Artificial Intelligence, HWmember, Technology, Title, Title insurance, WFG National Title /

Technology adoption in the title and settlement industry continued to speed up in 2025, with Williston Financial Group (WFG) and its subsidiaries focusing heavily on technology that delivers measurable gains in speed, accuracy and risk reduction. In this HousingWire Q&A, Marty Frame, president of WFG subsidiary MyHome, and Ryan Ozonian, senior director of innovation and

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Home-price appreciation slows toward end of year

Home Prices, Housing markets, Industry News, Originations /

National home-price growth is slowing as 2025 comes to an end, while economists anticipate affordability to improve in the new year, multiple reports found. Processing Content The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s index increased 0.4% in October on a seasonally-adjusted monthly basis and 1.7% from a year ago. Prices jumped 1.3% monthly and 1.4% annually on

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LOs hit with temporary bans in Union Home Mortgage case

Law and legal issues, Originations /

A federal judge has barred eight former Union Home Mortgage employees from originating loans in their local cities, a win for the lender in an ongoing lawsuit.  Processing Content The multichannel lender sued its ex-branch managers and loan officers this year after they moved to American Pacific Mortgage in January. The plaintiff firm accused its

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OceanFirst to buy Flushing Financial, raise $225M from Warburg Pincus

Commercial banking, M&A, Strategic planning /

Key insight: The deal is expected to create a $23 billion-asset company with operations focused around New Jersey and New York. What’s at stake: OceanFirst is vowing to reduce its commercial real-estate concentration, which was already hefty and will grow larger following the completion of the Flushing transaction. Forward look: Warburg Pincus will make a

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New insurance law to change Nevada wildfire coverage in 2026

Homeowners insurance, Politics and policy, Servicing, Wildfires /

A new Nevada law set to go into effect will permit insurance providers to exclude wildfire damage in homeowners policies in 2026. Processing Content Legislation passed in the Silver State this spring means insurers receive explicit legal protection if they opt out of wildfire coverage for standard policies issued after Jan. 1. With the change,

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