What real estate agents need to know in 2023
The Emerging Trends in Real Estate report, produced by PWC and The Urban Land Institute (ULI), has been the dominant voice in reporting the future of the industry for more than 40 years. Given the market upheavals in the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, looking forward and analyzing trends is more important than ever. We’ve […]
Opinion: Solving the housing affordability issue
In a recent chat with two PropTech executives concerned about rising house prices, an interesting linguistic distinction was the focus of our discussion. The two words were affordable and affordability. In the housing market, the first has a particular resonance, and the second has come to have a specific meaning, defined by the strange times in […]
Social media reigns supreme for lead generation
Social media remains Realtors’ top lead-generating technology tool, with 46% of respondents reporting it was their number one technology powered lead generation source, according to a new survey report from the National Association of Realtors. The most popular social media app among the random sample of Realtors surveyed was Facebook, with 89% of respondents reporting they […]
Protected: Something Wicked is STILL Prowling Nearby
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RON bill grinds to a halt in the U.S. Senate
Things were looking good for the Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization (SECURE) Act as of late July after it passed in the House of Representatives as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. However, the bill’s momentum came to a halt in October after the SECURE Act was removed from the […]
What is a 2-1 temporary rate buydown?
As mortgage rates hit 7% and above, loan officers are seeing new borrowers increasingly interested in options that can help reduce their initial mortgage payments. These borrowers are hoping that rates will decline enough in the next few years that a refinance will bring their payments down permanently. Options for borrowers include temporary rate buydowns […]
HW Annual 2022: HW Media Update
HW Media Update Starting in 2018, HW Media started focusing on events for marketers with Engage Marketing. In 2022 this tradition was continued with the Marketing Leader Success Summit at HousingWire Annual in Scottsdale. In this update Clayton Collins and Jennifer Laws talk about HW Media, our audience, the growth that HW Media has experienced […]
Mortgage Coach, Polly team up amid a rapidly shrinking industry
Mortgage tech firms Mortgage Coach and Polly have teamed up on a new application programming interface (API) integration that guides borrowers through a visual representation of their loan options. The goal is to help drum up business for lenders during an extremely challenging time in the industry. Mortgage Coach, founded in 2009 and based in […]
SaaS provider WorkWave acquires TaskEasy
WorkWave, a cloud-based SaaS provider, announced Tuesday the acquisition of TaskEasy, a service provider for rental property owners. The acquisition aims to provide WorkWave field service customers with local service jobs, allowing them to grow their business while streamlining sales, marketing and advertising expenses. TaskEasy, meanwhile, will get access to WorkWave’s customer base, according to […]