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Urban Institute says rise in FHA mortgage delinquencies isn’t a cause for concern

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A recent report from the Urban Institute analyzed potential reasons behind the increasing number of delinquencies on Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans. While the increase is sizable, it’s not a cause for concern, the authors of the report suggest. Laurie Goodman, Jun Zhu, Ted Tozer and Jung Hyun Choi — the authors of the July […]

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Plaintiffs’ attorneys are checking on NAR settlement compliance

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Almost 11 months have passed since the business practice changes mandated by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement went into effect. Now, the co-lead counsel for the settlement class is looking to find out if the parties are complying. In a letter sent in April but filed in court last week, the

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CertifID lands Series C funding to expand security capabilities

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CertifID has raised $47.5 million in a Series C funding round led by Centana Growth Partners with continued participation from Arthur Ventures. The new capital will be used to expand CertifID’s capabilities in identity verification, transaction monitoring and secure payments. The company also plans to scale its team, accelerate product development and broaden industry partnerships.

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Zillow unveils tools to simplify buying, renting, touring

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Zillow has rolled out five new features aimed at streamlining the process of buying, renting and touring homes. The updates — now live nationwide — include a drone-powered virtual viewing tool and offer pricing transparency for rental properties, along with coordinated tour scheduling and affordability estimates. SkyTour allows users to navigate a 3D aerial view

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Real estate at the crossroads: What jobs, robots, and the Fed reveal about the market’s next move

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Students of history, especially those of us who graduated in the early 2000s with one foot in a pre-digital world and the other in an accelerating one, know how to trace a line between who someone was and who they’ve become. And as I scan the latest headlines—robotics at scale, AI capital surges, political noise

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

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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 across 316 transactions in 2024. Register spent

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Real estate agents return to Windermere from Compass

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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 various points in recent years. “We’re very excited

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The bank of mom and dad can strain retirement

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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 separate study by Savings.com found

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

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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 back in 2004 — just a few months

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

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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 Lakeview Loan Servicing, the nation’s second-largest mortgage servicer. Guild LOs, who spoke with HousingWire

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