HousingWire

• Trump’s executive orders and the policies that could affect housing January 20, 2025
  What are President Trump’s priorities for housing in his second term? We look at his Day 1 executive orders and other actions for the answer.
• Treasury outlines rising cost of homeowners insurance January 20, 2025
  Homeowners in areas with the highest risk of perils paid 82% more for homeowners insurance than those in ZIP codes with the lowest risks.
• Risks and opportunities for real estate in Trump’s second term January 20, 2025
  Voters delivered a Republican trifecta in Washington, D.C., but a razor-thin House majority and the Senate filibuster will put some limits on what is legislatively possible for President Donald Trump and the GOP Congress. The President and financial regulators will have a greater ability to deregulate, though recent Supreme Court decisions could rein in those […]
• How gen AI is making real estate cybercrime easier than ever January 20, 2025
  AI is making fraudsters’ jobs easier, but cybersecurity professionals are not backing down without a fight.
• Lower CEO Dan Snyder explores acquisitions, technology and growth plans January 20, 2025
  Lower recently acquired Neat Labs to transform its in-house technology stack going into 2025. CEO Dan Snyder shares more details.
• Moment of truth: 2025 RealTrends Verified rankings are open for submission January 20, 2025
  The time has come to highlight game-changing real estate professionals who adhered to the gold standard of brilliance in 2024. RealTrends Verified has opened the submissions period for its 2025 rankings, alongside a series of big-time enhancements.
• Capitulation: Why buyers and sellers are ready to move January 20, 2025
  Inaction is easy. It’s quiet; unwritten; immune from critique. It sits undone; confidently static. But if buyers and sellers were compelled to transcribe their inaction, it would read like a sociopath’s diary entry: “We could have watched you grow up, but your grandpa and me weren’t willing to give up our 2.875% rate to move […]
• All the ways the wildfires could make LA housing more expensive January 19, 2025
  Residents looking to rebuild or find new housing will face numerous headwinds that could drive up housing costs in LA.
• Mortgage rates fell last week. Can they go lower? January 18, 2025
  Mortgage rates fell last week after a brutal few months of rising rates. The question now is whether rates can keep going lower.
• Lawmakers, housing groups react to Scott Turner’s HUD confirmation hearing January 18, 2025
  Lawmakers and housing trade groups reacted to Scott Turner's confirmation hearing to lead HUD, with many saying they're poised to work with him on housing issues.