Why agents will ignore your expensive AI tool — and how to fix it

For many real estate brokers, the dream of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered efficiency has crashed against a hard reality; agents are reluctant to use tools that force them to change habits. Tyler Morton — broker-owner of REMAX Victory + Affiliates in Beavercreek, Ohio — learned this lesson the

HUD urges states to cut fees, simplify codes and fast-track permits 

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a detailed deregulation roadmap aimed at state and local governments that, it argues, could lower per-unit costs and shorten cycle times for homebuilders. HUD’s new “State and Local Best Practices for Home Construction

Fed Officials Expect Rate Hikes If Inflation Continues

The ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran has caused inflation to increase; energy prices most recently boosted annual inflation to a three-year high of 3.5%. If inflation continues to rise, then the Federal Reserve board expects they will have to hike interest rates as an offset, base

Land leases, ARM buydowns emerge as lending options while mortgage rates stay elevated

Mortgage lenders are getting creative to combat the housing affordability crisis fueled by rising interest rates, rolling out novel products and blending existing options to keep borrowers in the market. Bayview Asset Management — which closed its acquisition of Guild Mortgage in November — rolled o