An Arlington County, Virginia, “Missing Middle” housing initiative has been given new life following a Virginia Court of Appeals decision Tuesday — dismissing a lawsuit aiming to overturn the zoning overhaul. A report from WTOP News showed the court finding that a group of homeowners who filed suit failed to include real estate developers as […]
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Fannie Mae has launched an AI-powered Crime Detection Unit in partnership with Palantir Technologies to achieve what FHFA/Fannie/Freddie chief Bill Pulte has called “something big on mortgage fraud.” Fannie Mae we all know is the grande dame of American Housing. Less known is Palantir Technologies. It describes itself as “bringing the right data to the
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In a social post on X on Thursday, FHFA Director Bill Pulte said a fired Freddie Mac employee who was arrested in March for threatening to blow up the Freddie Mac building in McLean, Virginia has continued to contact him. It’s Pulte’s first public statement on the incident since the woman’s arrest. Pulte posted: “Recently,
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Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler recently sat down with Joe Trapani, chief technology officer at Moder, to talk about how he approaches problem solving with tech, the shininess of gen AI and why it’s probably smart to keep humans in the loop for some tasks. Moder was recognized as a 2025 HousingWire Tech100 winner. This
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While his firm may not be named as a defendant in Compass’s lawsuit against Zillow, it doesn’t that mean Glenn Sanford, the CEO of eXp World Holdings, doesn’t have thoughts to share. In its complaint, Compass (the nation’s largest brokerage by sales volume) named eXp Realty (the top brokerage by transaction sides), as a co-conspirator.
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The appraisal industry shed no tears when the Trump administration sought to undo the Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE) Interagency Taskforce, the federal effort to investigate racial bias in appraisals implemented by former President Joe Biden. But that doesn’t mean appraisers have seen the end of federal regulation and litigation around appraisals, or the
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Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Haven Properties has opened a new office in Monterey, California — extending its reach to a 175-mile coastal service area across the state’s central region. The firm — which already operates offices in San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay, Pismo Beach, Santa Maria and Paso Robles — now includes 135
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Analysts, economists and mortgage professionals are coining this quarter’s activity as one of the most “calm” periods for mortgage rates in recent memory. It follows nearly three years of borrowers being sidelined by higher rates or “stuck” in loans with historically low rates. BTIG analysts said Wednesday that despite Treasury volatility in April, mortgage rates
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HouseSavings.com — a real estate brokerage based in central Pennsylvania — has introduced a digital-first platform that offers flat-fee and low-commission listing services with the goal of reducing costs for home sellers. The company’s model features three residential listing packages — two flat-fee options starting at $999, and a virtual full-service package with a 1%
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In May, Longbridge Financial debuted Platinum Preserve, a new proprietary reverse mortgage product that aims to help borrowers preserve home equity for their heirs. RMD spoke to Longbridge co-founder Melissa Macerato about the product’s origins, how industry pros have received it thus far, and how it differs from other Platinum line products. The interview with Macerato, the
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