More Homes for Sale Isn’t a Warning Sign – It's Your Buying Opportunity

Maybe you’ve heard the number of homes for sale has reached a recent high.

The Agency’s Rainy Hake Austin on leadership and AI integration

Rainy Hake Austin, president of The Agency, joined Tracey Velt on this week’s episode of the RealTrending podcast to discuss the evolving landscape of real estate leadership and operations. The Agency, which is ranked No. 13 by sales volume and is the fourth-largest largest privately held independen

Longbridge’s new proprietary reverse mortgage aims to preserve home equity for heirs

Citing the desire among many older homeowners to leave their homes to members of their family, New Jersey-based reverse mortgage lender and servicer Longbridge Financial has announced a new proprietary reverse mortgage product that aims to help borrowers preserve home equity for their heirs. The lat

Competition for HELOC business heats up as home equity grows

John Toohig stood at a podium as the moderator of a panel about home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) and asked an illustrative question of the audience of mortgage professionals. “How many of you have a mortgage first lien, 30-year with a 4% coupon or lower?” A majority raised their hands. “You are