2025

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: Real estate agent optimism holds steady, but AI adoption slow Kaplan’s inaugural Real Estate Survey of Trends reveals that 48% of agents expect client growth in the next 6-12...

The Mississippi housing market continues to show one of the slowest absorption rates in the nation, with homes sitting on the market well above the U.S. median. The state now ties with Louisiana, Hawaii and Florida for the longest days on market (DOM), underscoring a widening gap between local conditions and the national trend. HW Data shows Mississippi’s median DOM for single-family homes at 91 days,...

Better’s chief financial officer, Kevin Ryan, is retiring from the company, according to an SEC filing on Friday, and will be joining PennyMac Financial Services as a senior managing director, chief strategy officer. According to the filing, Ryan announced on Sept. 30 that he would be retiring but it is not clear when his last day will be. On Friday, Ryan posted about his new role on LinkedIn....

A rare piece of riverside architecture has landed on the market in Peoa, Utah. Known as Stark Ranch, the $10,900,000 estate spans more than 21 acres and delivers a lifestyle at the intersection of design, wellness, and outdoor adventure. Listed with Kevin Crockett and Bobbi Jo Wilkerson of Coldwell Banker Realty’s Dawn McKenna Group, the property combines 450 feet of Weber River frontage, seven...

In the hills of Glendale’s Chevy Chase Canyon, one of Southern California’s most unique homes is on the market. The Derby House — designed in 1926 by Lloyd Wright, son of Frank Lloyd Wright — is listed at $2,495,000 with Brian Courville at Compass. With five bedrooms and three baths spread across 3,281 square feet, the home is a living example of California’s early architectural...

A newly completed waterfront home in Fort Lauderdale with a level of finishes and character that hit well above its price point has come to market for $11.995 million. Represented exclusively by Julie Jones of Douglas Elliman, the six-bedroom residence at 119 North Gordon Road spans nearly 7,000 square feet across a three-level layout designed for modern living and entertaining. Built by Gulf...

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Custom details are what turn a kitchen from simply stylish into deeply personal. Whether it’s a handcrafted island that feels like furniture, a hidden cabinet that squeezes storage out of every inch or a bold stone backsplash that climbs to the ceiling, these tailored touches make a...

The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), the nation's premier green building certification authority, and Measurabl, the leading sustainability data platform for real estate, today announced a strategic partnership to integrate Green Star certification data into Measurabl's data product suite. This collaboration integrates Green Star, Australia's equivalent to the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED...

Miami tops investment banker UBS's latest Global Real Estate Bubble Index, marking it as the world's riskiest urban housing market. Tokyo and Zurich follow closely, while Los Angeles, Dubai, Amsterdam, and Geneva are also flagged for elevated bubble risk, according to the Swiss bank's annual report. In contrast, markets including Singapore, Sydney, Vancouver, and Toronto fall into the moderate-risk...