September 2025

Finally, fall decor that isn’t pumpkin...

When this family purchased a home in California’s Oakland Hills, there wasn’t much in the steeply sloped backyard to encourage spending time outdoors. But what the yard lacked in usable space, it more than made up for in natural beauty, with sweeping views down a hillside of native oaks and...

Analysts point to possible rate cuts, stabilizing book values, increased loan originations as reasons to be...

World Property Bank Targets Multi-Trillion Dollar Real Estate Tokenization Opportunity Miami-based World Property Ventures, a global proptech venture firm operating at the intersection of Main Street real estate, Wall Street finance, Silicon Valley innovation, and DARPA-grade disruption, announced this week a new digital investment bank aimed at transforming global real estate capital markets. The...

The U.S. homeownership rate for Black households dropped to 43.9% in the second quarter, its lowest level since late 2021, according to new data from Redfin. That's down from 45.3% a year earlier, marking the steepest annual decline since the third quarter of 2021. By contrast, Hispanic homeownership edged higher to 48.8% from 48.5%. Ownership among non-Hispanic white households slipped to 74% from 74.4%,...

Americans grew slightly less confident about the housing market in August, as more consumers expressed concerns about job stability, selling conditions and future home prices, according to Fannie Mae’s monthly National Housing Survey. The agency’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) fell 0.4 points to a reading of 71.4 — with four of its six components declining. More positive outlooks for...

Compass has appointed Ethan Glass as its new chief legal officer. Glass — a veteran antitrust lawyer — previously led the global antitrust and competition practice at Cooley LLP and directed U.S. Department of Justice teams that investigated and sued multiple listing service (MLS) organizations over anticompetitive conduct. “I’m honored to join Compass, a company committed to empowering...

HousingWire’s Tech Trendsetters award was created to recognize the visionaries behind the technology that powers housing. As we open nominations for the 2025 class of Tech Trendsetters, we’re revisiting past honorees whose insights continue to shape the industry. HousingWire reached out to 2022 Tech Trendsetter Simon Moir, vice president and segment leader for Wolters Kluwer‘s Banking Compliance...

A new report from FirstHome IQ found that while younger generations express confidence in managing their finances, most still lack core financial literacy skills. The 2025 NextGen Financial Literacy Report, released on Monday, is based on a survey done in partnership between FirstHome IQ and National MI. It includes 500 people between the ages 18 and 44, and it found that major gaps in knowledge exist...

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