Gateless has integrated Fannie Mae’s Income Calculator into its automated mortgage-underwriting package, which will enable lenders to quickly and accurately calculate income from self-employment, business ownership or rental properties.  

Mike Buffler, a 13-year veteran of the entertainment banking industry, has joined Rate to provide flexible, strategic mortgage solutions for its athlete and musician clients nationwide. 

The association noted, however, that 90% of the responses to its survey tracking homebuilder sentiment were received before the announcement of a 90-day reprieve in U.S.-China tariffs. 

The real estate-technology firms will receive help scaling up their businesses from the association’s strategic investment arm, Second Century Ventures. 

Driven primarily by the construction boom during the pandemic, the housing market has seen some improvements in affordability, but homes remain out of reach for many would-be buyers.

The most recent Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey shows homebuyer activity continued despite the economic uncertainty. 

The first draft of the legislation contains provisions like an expanded SALT deduction that the association said were high on its list of priorities. 

HomeSmart’s yard signs will now have QR codes and NFC (Near Field Communication) tags allowing home shoppers to access property details.

Homes that are professionally staged not only attract more attention from potential buyers — they also sell faster and for more money, according to data from the National Association of Realtors’® 2025 Profile of Home Staging.  

New CFO Tim Dieffenbecher previously served with CEO Chris Czarnecki at Broadstone Net Lease and Broadstone Real Estate. 

Despite the deceleration, the company, formerly known as CoreLogic, expects prices to rise another 4.9% over the next year.

Building a luxury real estate brand starts with a luxurious website, says Malte Kramer, founder and CEO of Luxury Presence.

The National Association of REALTORS’® Pending Home Sales Index rose 6.9% in March, compared to economists’ expectations of a smaller 1% gain.

The pace of sales rose 7.4% compared to February, topping analyst estimates by a large margin.

The average 30-year mortgage saw its contract interest rate jump to 6.90% from 6.81% the week before, the Mortgage Bankers Association said. 

The surprisingly large decline in the pace of housing starts comes as builder sentiment remains depressed by tariff worries and high prices.