Why downsizing is not an easy call for seniors and families to make

Seniors often face a range of emotions when the discussion of downsizing to a different home arises. (Image generated by AI through Midjourney While many older homeowners often entertain the idea of downsizing into a smaller home to better accommodate natural changes to mobility in later life, this

Homebuyer demand gains steam in response to lower mortgage rates

The real estate industry illuminati believe that mortgage rates dropping below 6% will get housing markets moving again, but there’s growing evidence that the recent decline in rates is already doing so. Redfin’s Homebuyer Demand Index — which measures homebuyer requests for agent services like home

ICE launches pilot to sunset old Encompass CRM

ICE Mortgage Technology is continuing to accelerate the adoption of its more modern tools by sunsetting older tech stacks. The mortgage tech behemoth on Wednesday told clients that it would be launching a pilot program that will ultimately sunset its Encompass CRM in favor of the more modern Surefir

HousingWire Pulse Survey: Respondents says Trump’s policies better for housing

When it comes to housing, real estate and mortgage industry professionals in the HousingWire Pulse Q4 2024 survey chose President Donald Trump’s housing policies over Vice President Kamala Harris’s. Broken down by real estate brokers, real estate agents and mortgage professionals, some 51% of broker