In the months after Kelly’s appointment, HomeServices of America announced several leadership appointments, including Alex Seavall adding the title of chief operations officer to his existing title of chief financial officer. Candace... Read more »
In September, Ohio-based Union Home Mortgage reached an agreement to acquire assets of Sierra Pacific Mortgage, incorporating all Sierra Pacific’s retail branches and wholesale broker relationships into its portfolio. With more than... Read more »
Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Jonathan Delozier: What are you seeing this year in terms of new wire fraud patterns or the evolution of what criminals... Read more »
Weekly housing inventory data Housing inventory is now in its traditional seasonal decline for December, but the inventory growth story, which I was thrilled to see earlier in the year, has changed... Read more »
“My mother-in-law first called me, and I could see the background when she FaceTimed that the fires and flames were just right behind her house. To hear that trauma and that scaredness... Read more »
Yet many still expect growth, particularly in multifamily, senior and workforce housing. While only 29% of respondents plan to expand their activity in 2026, more than half believe access to affordable housing... Read more »
The American Land Title Association (ALTA) is celebrating the news, claiming that it reinforces its warning that AOLs are a “fragile and inferior” alternative to title insurance and that the letters are “inferior... Read more »
From NAR: “Existing-home sales increased for the third straight month due to lower mortgage rates this autumn,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. “However, inventory growth is beginning to stall.” My central theme... Read more »
Affordability is also emerging as the central fault line of next year’s elections. Polls show the cost of living eclipses other issues as the top concern among voters, and both major political... Read more »