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• 19 real estate agent tips for beginners to kickstart their careers May 21, 2025
  We'll share our top real estate agent tips with you so you can learn faster and find success easier as you begin your career.
  Ashley Harwood, Gina Baker
• Kamini Lane wants to change the narrative for the real estate industry May 21, 2025
  Lane sat down with HousingWire to discuss current industry trends and challenges, and how she is navigating them at Coldwell Banker Realty.
  Brooklee Han
• Fidelity sues FinCEN, Bessent over all-cash transaction reporting requirements May 21, 2025
  FNF argues that FinCEN is overstepping its legal authority and that the new rule unjustly burdens title firms.
  Brooklee Han
• Texas, Florida housing markets have the most inventory per capita May 21, 2025
  Housing markets across the country are getting a much-needed infusion of inventory. Here's where it's the highest and lowest per capita.
  Jeff Andrews
• Industry leaders on the trends shaping housing’s future May 21, 2025
  HousingWire asked former Women of Influence honorees to weigh in on what’s coming next. From the rise of AI and digital lending to the growing affordability crisis, these leaders share the single most important trend they’re watching — and how their organizations are evolving in response.
  Lesley Collins
• FHA share of mortgage applications continue to increase May 21, 2025
  Average contract interest rates went up across the board, but the FHA share of mortgage applications continued to trend upward.
  Sarah Wolak
• The driving forces behind mortgage lenders moving away from third-party processors May 21, 2025
  Mortgage lenders and services today face significant operational challenges, especially when relying on third-party processors for their outsourced services. While these middlemen operators can streamline certain tasks, the benefits are outweighed by their extreme high costs as well as the limitations over operational controls. Here we will focus on the complexities involved with outsourcing, and […]
  Steven Pals
• The Agency’s Rainy Hake Austin on leadership and AI integration May 20, 2025
  Hake Austin emphasizes the importance of ethical leadership and a growing industry shift away from a purely transactional mindset.
  Jonathan Delozier
• Longbridge’s new proprietary reverse mortgage aims to preserve home equity for heirs May 20, 2025
  A new private-label reverse mortgage from Longbridge aims to attract borrowers who are concerned about leaving assets for their heirs.
  Chris Clow
• Competition for HELOC business heats up as home equity grows May 20, 2025
  MBA panelists highlighted the chance for loan officers to originate more HELOCs and other second-lien mortgages as the housing market sags.
  Jeff Andrews