Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Bill Packer, chief operating officer at Longbridge Financial, to talk about the ways his company is using AI to serve reverse mortgage borrowers. Packer has worked in the consumer lending space for four decades, with deep expertise in technology and operations. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Sarah Wheeler: Technology used to be...
On this week’s episode of the RealTrending podcast, host Tracey Velt sits down with Jay Papasan — an executive at Keller Williams and co-author of “The Millionaire Real Estate Agent” — to discuss what it takes for new agents to succeed in today’s competitive market. Papasan shares insights from his upcoming book, “The Rookie Real Estate Agent,” and emphasizes that success starts with...
Mortgage industry professionals had more questions than answers following last week’s bombshell announcement that the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have approved the use of VantageScore 4.0, a new credit scoring model. A week after the initial announcement, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte answered several key questions. In an FAQ letter...
Housing inventory growth has been a blessing for the existing home sales market, cooling price growth and giving homebuyers a bit more advantage in 2025. However, as we all know, the inventory growth has been detrimental to the homebuilders this year. On Monday, Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, posted on X about the “red flares” he sees in the housing market, echoing the concern...
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Their mother needed more help adapting her 100-year-old Craftsman house for aging in place, so two devoted daughters decided to hire a professional designer for the first time. They discovered kitchen and bathroom designer Tiara Lewis online and invited her to assess the 55-square-foot...
When you purchase a property that’s been standing for hundreds of years, the prospect of renovating it might be daunting. How do you make it suitable for modern living without destroying the original beauty of the building? Fortunately, the new owner of this 15th-century house, Beth...
Thriving under pressure isn’t luck — it’s strategy. The key to success during busy periods is creating systems that streamline workflows, ensure clarity and keep everyone aligned. We asked eight seasoned design professionals on Houzz about the internal strategies they’ve developed to handle hectic...
CEO Ignacio Mariátegui sees strong growth potential in multi-tenant assets, particularly the logistics and office...
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