On Saturday, President Donald Trump seemed to acknowledge reporting by The Wall Street Journal on Friday that he plans to IPO Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by the end of this year. Trump posted an AI image on Truth Social of him at the New York Stock Exchange with the words: MAGA LISTED NYSE and The Great American Mortgage Corporation, with a date of November 2025. The post didn’t provide any other...

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Ohio-based MLS Now will offer the Rayse client experience platform at no cost to its subscribers beginning Aug. 12, the organization announced. The service will be available through the MLS Now dashboard. MLS Now serves more than 13,500 real estate professionals in 36 Ohio counties. Rayse — which integrates into agents’ existing workflow — allows clients to see real-time updates on the work...

As artificial intelligence (AI) transforms housing, mortgage lending and real estate sales, industry leaders will gather Tuesday in Dallas for HousingWire’s AI Summit to discuss the opportunities and challenges presented by the emerging technology. Summit speakers include Eric Forney, director of expansion at Keller Williams, and LaTasha Waddy, chief legal officer at NFM Lending, who will each bring...

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: ICE integrates Mortgage Analyzer with Freddie Mac’s borrower verification tool ICE Mortgage Technology has integrated Freddie Mac’s AIM Check API into its Mortgage Analyzer,...

The line between reverse mortgages and home equity sharing products got a little blurrier on Thursday when a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel reversed a lower court’s dismissal order in a proposed class-action suit against Unison. The opinion found that the plaintiffs suing Unison have shown that their arrangement with the company amounts to a reverse mortgage and must follow the special...

Analysts are tempering expectations after reports that the Trump administration aims to sell shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by the end of 2025 at a combined valuation of $500 billion — more than double some market estimates. They’re concerned about the feasibility of completing all necessary steps by year’s end. Meanwhile, the federal government’s control post-offering remains uncertain,...

A sprawling 117-acre estate perched high above Jackson Hole is on the market for $39.5 million — and it’s got everything you’d want in a secure Western hideaway: massive Teton views, serious off-grid capabilities, and the kind of rustic elegance that wouldn’t look out of place in a national park. Known as Riva Ridge Reserve, the compound includes 3 separate residences, hand-hewn timber...