The HECM Tool — a software platform designed to serve as a reverse mortgage sales conversion tool — announced this week that it has integrated the proprietary reverse mortgage offering from Smartfi Home Loans into the platform’s existing visualization and comparison capabilities. The platform was developed by reverse mortgage industry veteran Tane Cabe. It’s designed to offer a broader set of...
President Donald Trump has shifted federal economic policy in a big way since his inauguration on Jan. 20. Housing markets across the country will no doubt be impacted in some way, but one city is a special case — Washington, D.C. That’s because the Trump administration made reductions to the federal workforce a priority, resulting in an unknown number of civil servants who’ve lost their...
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With busy jobs and two elementary school kids, Kendra Oxholm and her husband needed a kitchen that could keep up with their hectic lifestyle. Their existing kitchen didn’t come close. It sat closed off behind a wall separating it from the dining room. The space felt cramped. The cabinets lacked...
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The National Association of Home Builders reports that a slight dip in mortgage rates and limited existing home inventory helped drive an increase in new home sales across the U.S. in March 2025, despite ongoing market uncertainty facing both builders and buyers. According to newly released data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau, sales of newly constructed...
A bill that would establish a long-term care (LTC) insurance plan at the federal level has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives. Its chief sponsor has received bipartisan support and is hitting the road to communicate its potential benefits to constituents. Last month, Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) reintroduced the Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act, which would amend...
With low inventory in many parts of the country, we’re still seeing multiple offer situations frequently. While that’s great news for sellers, it can be tough for buyers, especially the average buyer who’s financing their purchase. How can they compete with an all-cash offer? Does a cash offer always win? The answer is no. Your financed buyers still have a chance! You just have to use the right...
By Callie Kelley’s estimate, home sales in Boise, Idaho, dropped by 20% annually in October 2022 when mortgage rates had doubled from their post-pandemic low points. “In May 2022, we had a 60% annual gain and that was the peak. And then we lost 20% of that five months later, and the market has kind of just piffled along from January 2023 to January 2025,” said Kelley, the broker-owner of...
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