Brokerages are sleeping on AI: Here’s the playbook to wake them up
Agents? They’re scrappy. They’re downloading ChatGPT apps, playing with Canva AI, and asking Midjourney to crank out listing flyers in 30 seconds flat. They’re moving fast because they have to. Meanwhile, broker-owners are still asking, “So… how exactly would we even use AI?”
America’s top reverse mortgage professional practices what he preaches
When George Vrban recently took out a reverse mortgage himself, some eyebrows were raised. But his decision wasn’t born out of financial desperation — it was part of an overall strategic retirement plan.
Debt is derailing homeownership for a generation — here’s how we can fix it
The path to homeownership in America has never been easy. But for many millennials — the largest generation in the U.S. workforce — it’s not just a challenge. It’s an increasingly distant goal, and the biggest obstacle standing in the way isn’t always high home prices. It’s often debt.
House passes bill to give VA borrowers a partial mortgage claim option
The House passed a bill by voice vote, with begrudging bipartisan support, that offers veterans a partial claim option for VA home loans.
Homebuilder sales incentives are in full bloom this spring
Despite restrictions of the NAR settlement, builders are incentivizing buyers and their agents by offering higher commissions and bonuses.
Rate’s Jesse Allen on the progress of a reverse mortgage revamp
The new president of reverse mortgages at Rate describes the efforts to build the division for future success.
Like other states, Colorado confronts realities of the ‘silver tsunami’
Colorado doesn’t haven’t the fastest-aging population of all states — but it’s close. That’s prompting responses from citizens and officials.
Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty appoints president
The new president will guide the firm’s continued expansion as a full-service real estate company while navigating industry shifts.
Scott Turner tours Nevada federal land to talk potential sale, housing development
The heads of HUD and the Interior toured federal land in Nevada as a potential target for sale and new housing amid tensions with Democrats.