2025

Ireland Home Prices Surge 12.3 Percent Annually in Q2

Marking Fastest Home Price Growth in a Decade Ireland's housing market continued its rapid ascent in the second quarter of 2025, with national home prices rising 3% quarter-on-quarter and soaring 12.3% year-on-year -- the fastest annual growth since the introduction of mortgage lending rules in 2015, according to new data released Monday by Daft.ie. The average listed home price across the country climbed...

How will mortgage rates react to US bombing of Iran?

On Saturday night, the U.S. bombed Iranian nuclear sites, sending shockwaves around the world and leading people to ask me what this means for mortgage rates. This type of global event can lead to significant market movements in oil prices, the U.S. dollar and the 10-year yield in the short term. However, this year, we’ve observed some unusual market pricing in reaction to events in the Middle East....

5 Home Design Ideas Emerging in 2025 (one photo)

These days, finding home design inspiration often starts in a search bar. So we compared search terms on Houzz from this year with last year and found some fascinating design trends homeowners are interested in right now. Watch the video, then check out the full article for more...

New listings slowdown shows lack of home seller stress in 2025

The most notable housing trend for me in 2024 and 2025 has been inventory growth, particularly the increase in new listings during this time. I had set a minimal target of 80,000 new listings per week for 2025 and we’ve met that goal two times this year. However, the data for new listings is losing momentum. Last week, the inventory growth was particularly slow compared to previous weeks, and new...

Tech Pulse: Longbridge talks AI senior inclusivity, UWM details lending advancements

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — a new weekly series rounding up the latest in technology, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: Longbridge’s Bill Packer on crafting AI that’s inclusive of seniors As AI becomes more common in financial services, Bill Packer, the chief operating officer at Longbridge Financial, warns...

Title tech firm Dono appoints revenue head

Dono, a company that offers artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools for title production, has appointed industry veteran Anthony Nalbone as its new head of revenue. Nalbone, who brings more than two decades of experience in the title insurance sector, joins Dono following a series of leadership roles with major firms including CATIC, Spruce Holdings, Fidelity National Agency Solutions, WFG National...

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