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• Bring your borrowers home: How speed and simplicity will win the next refinance wave May 6, 2025
  It used to be that when rates dropped, demand would stay high for weeks or even months. Lenders had time to scale up operations and ride the wave. Now, demand comes in short, sharp bursts, triggered by even the slightest rate drops.
  Justin Venhousen
• The coming mortgage boom: Why the right kind of AI will define the next era May 6, 2025
  There’s no denying it, artificial intelligence (AI) has stormed into the mortgage industry in a variety of formats helping brokers and lenders create efficiencies, save time, and close more deals. From ChatGPT-powered marketing assistants to chatbot-driven customer support, generative AI has been the center of the conversation. And for good reason: these generative AI tools […]
  Shawn Brown
• When should you share your own opinion of a house with a buyer? May 6, 2025
  As a real estate professional, it’s fair to say that you’ll have plenty of opinions regarding the properties you show buyers. Depending on your time in the industry, you may have seen hundreds, even thousands of listings at a wide variety of price points. Over time, you’ll cultivate a personal opinion about properties, sometimes within […]
  Luke Babich
• What the proliferation of private listings could mean for fair housing May 5, 2025
  Fair housing experts offer their thoughts on what a repeal of CCP and more private listings could mean for members of protected classes.
  Brooklee Han
• The cost of real estate commission clarity May 5, 2025
  While commissions aren't dropping precipitously, other challenges are percolating for agents.
  Tracey Velt
• Home sales disappoint at the end of April May 5, 2025
  Weekly single-family home sales came in 8% below the same time last year, and condo sales came in 19% fewer.
  Mike Simonsen
• Earnnest, CRMLS enter strategic partnership May 5, 2025
  CRMLS subscribers now have access to Earnnest’s digital earnest money platform at no cost via the REcore dashboard.
  Brooklee Han
• Reba McEntire joins Realtor.com marketing campaign targeting struggling homebuyers May 5, 2025
  The campaign incorporates sitcom-style ads that draw on real experiences and attempt to ease the emotional toll of the homebuying process.
  Jonathan Delozier
• AppraisalVision launches AI-powered appraisal execution system May 5, 2025
  The new system powered by Alpha7X enables order execution, appraiser selection based on market data, and more without human involvement.
  Jonathan Delozier
• Compass introduces ‘Family Office’ division for ultra-wealthy clients May 5, 2025
  The new division will focus on providing strategic, long-term real estate services to individuals and entities managing significant wealth.
  Jonathan Delozier