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Elitch Gardens’ opening day is snowed out

April 18, 2025

Elitch Gardens Theme and Water Park planned to celebrate its 2025 opening day on Saturday, April 19.  But bad we...

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6 charts that show storm clouds brewing over the spring homebuying season

April 18, 2025  |  Jeff Andrews

The housing market is facing unprecedented uncertainty and volatility headed into the spring buying season. Rece...

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Assessing the reverse mortgage technology landscape

April 18, 2025  |  Chris Clow

Reverse mortgages have a minimum age requirement that serves as a key differentiator for the product. But it als...

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Trump administration eyes deep cuts to Section 8 housing vouchers

April 18, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

The White House is considering sweeping cuts to federal housing assistance programs, including the Section 8 vou...

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NRMLA announces 2025 western, annual meeting details

April 18, 2025  |  Chris Clow

Less than two weeks ahead of its first in-person meeting of the year, the premiere trade association for the rev...

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The typical homeowner saw their property tax bill rise 2.7% last year

April 18, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Property tax collections on U.S. single-family homes fell slightly in 2024 despite continued growth in home valu...

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DOGE activities at NeighborWorks America sparks NHC call to action

April 18, 2025  |  Chris Clow, Jonathan Delozier

As the Trump administration’s federal cost-cutting effort reportedly turns its attention to a congressionally ch...

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With CFPB gutted, what’s next for mortgage compliance?

April 18, 2025  |  Flávia Furlan Nunes, Sarah Wolak

Mortgage lenders shouldn’t interpret the downsizing of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as a gree...

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Denver reopened its cold-weather shelters with a crisis line unhoused families say left them in the cold

April 18, 2025

Denver’s cold weather shelters are reopening — and once again using an understaffed crisis hotline that some unh...

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Global title insurance market set for steady growth

April 18, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

The title insurance industry is on track for steady expansion over the next decade, driven by surging real estat...

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HUD’s green retrofit program funds must be unfrozen, judge rules

April 18, 2025  |  Chris Clow

Following a move by the Trump administration to axe a property retrofit program that prioritized green energy an...

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Chris Kelly shares his goals as he takes the helm at HomeServices of America

April 18, 2025  |  Brooklee Han

HomeServices of America may have a new president and CEO in Chris Kelly, but Kelly is anything but a stranger to...

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Why President Trump wants to fire Powell now

April 18, 2025  |  Logan Mohtashami

President Trump has declared war on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell this week and we are on the verge of ...

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FundingShield: Wire, title fraud risk hits record high

April 18, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Nearly half of real estate transactions reviewed in the first quarter of 2025 showed signs of potential wire and...

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WFG’s Patrick Stone has stamped his mark on real estate

April 18, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Patrick Stone, the founder and chairman of Williston Financial Group (WFG), is celebrating 50 years in the real ...

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Place buys Remine for $1.5 million in cash at auction

April 18, 2025  |  Brooklee Han

Real estate technology and agent services firm Place is continuing its acquisition spree. On Thursday, the firm ...

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March new home mortgage applications increased 5.5%

April 18, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

The Mortgage Bankers Association‘s (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS) data for March 2025 revealed that mort...

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New First American tool aims to flag title issues early

April 18, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

First American Data & Analytics has launched a new product designed to help lenders identify title issues earlie...

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If the Asking Price Isn’t Compelling, It’s Not Selling

April 18, 2025  |  KCM Crew

Unfortunately, a lot of sellers today are setting their asking price too high. That’s leading to an uptick in pr...

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Things to do in Denver this weekend, April 18-20

April 18, 2025

By Cassidy Ritter, Special to Denverite Weekend events range from a runway show and dance party hosted by MCA t...

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A Denver ’vigilante’ hides cash-filled Easter eggs for people experiencing homelessness

April 18, 2025  |  Kyle Harris

Phoenix Noiré — who describes himself as a “vigilante” and dresses like a cat to reflect his “soul species” — is...

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Denver transit advocates are using art to highlight the need for pedestrian safety and dignity

April 18, 2025

Like so many bus stops in Denver, AJ Kiel’s regular bus stop in the Cole neighborhood is noisy, littered with tr...

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The 11 do’s and don’ts of buying a new build

April 18, 2025  |  Darren Pohl, Karen Pohl

Navigating the home buying process often begins with deciding between a new build or an existing home—and while ...

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Beyond the deal: Marc Trachtenberg on the true value of title insurance

April 18, 2025  |  HW Media Content Studio

Marc Trachtenberg — chairman and CEO of Silk Title Company — has spent a career in mortgage and title insurance ...

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The CFPB announces sweeping job cuts: up to 90% gone

April 18, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

More than 1,400 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) workers were terminated from their positions on Thur...

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DOGE places entire staff of homelessness agency on leave

April 17, 2025  |  Chris Clow

The entire staff of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) has reportedly been placed on leave at ...

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Lawyers at major firm sound off on reverse mortgage issues

April 17, 2025  |  Chris Clow

An international law firm with more than 1,600 attorneys active across 32 U.S. cities and in London recently rel...

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Alexander brothers settle breach of contract lawsuit with Side

April 17, 2025  |  Jeff Andrews

The Alexanders have one less legal problem to worry about. A San Francisco judge approved of a settlement betwee...

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Zillow’s Follow Up Boss changing API call recording, text access

April 17, 2025  |  Brooklee Han

Zillow-owned CRM platform Follow Up Boss has notified API partners that beginning on May 7 call recordings and t...

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Without aging-in-place support, seniors may opt for congregate care

April 17, 2025  |  Chris Clow

You’ve likely heard it often enough, but just in case you haven’t, older Americans generally prefer to age in pl...

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Redfin: Housing market cools as economy, tariffs weigh on buyers

April 17, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

The median U.S. home sale price rose 2.5% year over year in March to $431,057, according to Redfin. That marks t...

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As Denver’s Cambodian diaspora celebrates Khmer New Year, a DMNS exhibit highlights their history and ...

April 17, 2025

Chanrith and Chanbo Oum fled Cambodia in 1981, in the aftermath of the genocide brought by Pol Pot and the Khmer...

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Armed with bipartisan co-sponsors, senators reintroduce rural housing bill

April 17, 2025  |  Chris Clow

A bipartisan duo of lawmakers in the Senate recently reintroduced a bill they previously collaborated on in 2023...

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Checkr, Inc. to acquire employment verification platform Truework

April 17, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

Background check provider Checkr is acquiring income and employment verification startup Truework, Truework’s CE...

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Survey: Real estate investor confidence hits record low

April 17, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Investor confidence in the residential real estate market dropped sharply for the second consecutive quarter, ac...

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The Ross-Barnum Branch Library is now named Ross-Phyllis Bigpond

April 17, 2025

After a years-long process, the Denver Public Library Commission has approved a new name for the Ross-Barnum Bra...

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Why can’t we build more housing?

April 17, 2025  |  Logan Mohtashami

Everyone wants a massive housing construction boom — it was even a feature of the last presidential election, fr...

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HUD makes it official — it will seek new headquarters

April 17, 2025  |  Chris Clow

Following speculation about whether it would actively seek a new home base, an announcement made Thursday by the...

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How mortgage lender stocks have fared since ‘Liberation Day’

April 17, 2025  |  Jeff Andrews

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) CEO Mat Ishbia said on the company’s fourth-quarter 2024 earnings call that Pres...

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Authenticity, Purpose & Impact: Lessons from HousingWire’s Marketing Leaders Honorees

April 17, 2025  |  Lesley Collins

The HousingWire award spotlight series highlights the individuals and organizations that have been recognized th...

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Bessent reportedly cautions Trump over Powell comments

April 17, 2025  |  Chris Clow

The tension between President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is well-documented, extend...

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Florida’s push to cut licensing oversight draws Realtor pushback

April 17, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

A sweeping deregulatory bill in Florida that would dismantle dozens of professional oversight boards — including...

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MBA leads coalition of support for trigger leads legislation

April 17, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

On Thursday, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and other housing groups signed a joint letter in support of...

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UWM sued by Ohio AG over ‘deliberate scheme’ to deceive borrowers

April 17, 2025  |  Flávia Furlan Nunes

Top U.S. mortgage lender United Wholesale Mortgage  (UWM) on Wednesday became the target of a lawsuit from the O...

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No Congress, no rate hikes: Bill Ackman’s plan to privatize the GSEs

April 17, 2025  |  Neil Pierson

Bill Ackman, the billionaire founder of Pershing Square Capital Management, has an audacious plan to privatize F...

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Why income validation fails — and how Kirk Donaldson plans to fix it

April 17, 2025  |  Zeb Lowe

Kirk Donaldson is no stranger to solving  problems. As the CEO and founder of Halcyon, Kirk has spent over two d...

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Homebuilders pull back on construction as trade war sets in

April 17, 2025  |  Jeff Andrews

The ongoing trade war has created significant uncertainty for homebuilders, and it’s starting to show up in cons...

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Back in black: IMBs turn a profit of $443 per loan in 2024

April 17, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

Independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported an average profit of $44...

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REX’s petition for rehearing of its appeal denied

April 17, 2025  |  Brooklee Han

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will not be rehearing the appeal of REX Real Estate en banc. In an order file...

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NWMLS shuts off IDX listing feed to Compass

April 17, 2025  |  Brooklee Han

Washington state-based Northwest MLS (NWMLS) has shut off its internet data exchange (IDX) feed going to Compass...

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Pre-Approval Isn’t Commitment – It’s Clarity

April 17, 2025  |  KCM Crew

If buying a home is on your radar – even if it’s more of a someday plan than a right now plan – getting pre-appr...

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Industry reacts to FHA’s loss mitigation changes

April 17, 2025  |  Chris Clow

Housing industry pros are largely supportive of the raft of changes the Federal Housing Administration made rela...

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Denver hasn’t updated its homelessness data dashboard in months

April 17, 2025

In December, Denver quietly stopped updating its public dashboard tracking Mayor Mike Johnston’s work to end uns...

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How Congress can increase Americans’ household costs

April 17, 2025  |  Lowell Ungar

Inflation and the high cost of living were big issues in the last election. So it doesn’t make much sense that l...

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Credit.org rolls out new reverse mortgage e-learning platform

April 16, 2025  |  Chris Clow

The reverse mortgage education ecosystem has long struggled to push back against the tide of what the industry v...

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US home equity has reached $35 trillion. It’s a blessing and a curse

April 16, 2025  |  Chris Clow

Home equity levels among U.S. homeowners is at record levels, having hit $35 trillion, according to Federal Rese...

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Class Valuation names Chris Flynn chief data officer

April 16, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Real estate appraisal management company Class Valuation has appointed Chris Flynn as its chief data officer. In...

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Top Connecticut agent joins Coldwell Banker Realty

April 16, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Michele Isenberg, a top-producing real estate agent in Danbury, Connecticut, is affiliating with Coldwell Banker...

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CCP war escalates: Pareja says eXp will not use delayed listings

April 16, 2025  |  Jeff Andrews

The heated battle over the Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) has led to tectonic shifts in the residential brokerag...

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Equity Smart Home Loans cuts ties to UWM, partners with Rocket

April 16, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

Equity Smart Home Loans made a splash Wednesday by announcing it is severing ties with United Wholesale Mortgage...

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Zillow, Redfin to allow delayed listings that appear on MLS, VOW feeds

April 16, 2025  |  Brooklee Han

Is a listing delayed or off market? How are different firms defining “public marketing”? And what exactly will g...

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Pending Supreme Court case could impact Federal Reserve’s independence

April 16, 2025  |  Neil Pierson

Among the myriad of lawsuits involving the Trump administration, a case involving two relatively obscure indepen...

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Mortgage rates fall after Powell remarks

April 16, 2025  |  Logan Mohtashami

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gave remarks at the Economic Club of Chicago on Wednesday that caused the...

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Get ready for another crackdown on expired vehicle tags and license plates

April 16, 2025

Starting this weekend, Denver police and other law enforcement agencies will spend a month cracking down on expi...

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Russell Vought reportedly wants to revoke prior CFPB ‘sub-regulatory’ guidance

April 16, 2025  |  Chris Clow

Despite ongoing efforts related to the potential disassembly of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),...

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Denver drops its vision of the next 20 years for southwest neighborhoods

April 16, 2025

Denver’s city planning department has released a draft of the Southwest Area Plan, which will provide a blueprin...

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eXp Realty unveils seller disclosure form for delayed listings

April 16, 2025  |  Brooklee Han

eXp Realty is no stranger to the forms business. The company was one of the first to come up with its own buyer ...

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Class Valuation acquires Appraisal Nation

April 16, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Class Valuation, a national appraisal management company, has acquired Appraisal Nation, a North Carolina-based ...

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Rents remain above pre-pandemic levels in nearly all major metros

April 16, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Rent prices declined for the 20th consecutive month across the 50 largest U.S. metro areas. But the cost of rent...

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Vegas powerhouse brokerage IS Luxury expands to California

April 16, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Las Vegas–based luxury real estate firm IS Luxury has opened its first office outside Nevada by establishing a p...

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How Compass leverages private exclusive listings to recruit agents

April 16, 2025  |  Brooklee Han

Screenshot of Robert Reffkin and Rory Golod on a Jan. 30 recruiting and education call. One thing Compass‘s supp...

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Trump executive order aims to lower costs for federal agency buildings

April 16, 2025  |  Chris Clow

A new executive order signed this week by President Donald Trump seeks to give federal agencies more latitude ov...

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New York broker Patty LaRocco joins Compass

April 16, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Patty LaRocco, a veteran New York City real estate broker, has joined Compass after departing Douglas Elliman, w...

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Ginnie Mae names Joseph Gormley as EVP and COO

April 16, 2025  |  Chris Clow

The government-owned company responsible for a large portion of secondary mortgage market activity has appointed...

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Texas senator urges DOJ investigation of Muslim-led real estate development

April 16, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is urging the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate EPIC City, a real estate deve...

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Snow and fire warnings are coming to Denver on the same day. Seriously.

April 16, 2025

If you were planning to plant your garden this weekend, you might need to think again.  On Thursday, we’ll enjoy...

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DPS becomes the first Colorado district to be able to grant its own college degree

April 16, 2025  |  Chalkbeat

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. By Jaso...

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A direct budget flight to Mexico City is coming to Denver later this year

April 16, 2025  |  Andrew Kenney

Denver International Airport will get a nonstop budget flight to Mexico City this November. Viva Aerobus flights...

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American Financial Resources appoints new CEO and COO

April 16, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

American Financial Resources (AFR) on Wednesday announced the promotions of Robert Pieklo to CEO and Michael Bre...

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FHFA is establishing a mortgage fraud tip line

April 16, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte announced via social media platform X that the agency ...

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9 expert tips to close real estate deals faster & easier

April 16, 2025  |  Ashley Harwood, Gina Baker

Since our income is (usually) tied directly to closings, many real estate agents wonder how to close deals faste...

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Rocket Pro TPO joins ARIVE platform

April 16, 2025  |  Flávia Furlan Nunes

Rocket Companies made a major move this week by integrating Rocket Pro TPO with ARIVE, a leading software platfo...

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ARM applications reach their highest level since November 2023

April 16, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

Mortgage demand decreased 8.5% for the week ending April 11, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)...

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Do You Think the Housing Market’s About To Crash? Read This First

April 16, 2025  |  KCM Crew

Lately, it feels like a lot of people have been asking the same question: “Is the housing market about to crash?”

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How would you design the city’s next big park? Park Hill planning starts now

April 16, 2025  |  Kyle Harris

This month, Denverites can share their ideas for a public park to be built on the old Park Hill Golf Course in N...

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The evolution and future of appraisal regulation

April 16, 2025  |  James Park

For centuries, property ownership has played a foundational role in human society. In the U.S.,  homeownership h...

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Why most broker owners don’t turn a profit

April 16, 2025  |  Jason Mitchell

Owning a real estate brokerage may seem like a lucrative business, but in reality, many brokers struggle to turn...

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BofA, Citi warn of slower growth ahead as mortgage business softens

April 16, 2025  |  Flávia Furlan Nunes

Bank of America (BofA) and Citi reported declining mortgage production in the first quarter of 2025 compared to ...

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HomeServices of America names Chris Kelly CEO, replacing Blefari

April 15, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

Berkshire Hathaway’s HomeServices of America has a new CEO, promoting Executive Vice President Chris Kelly as fo...

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Homeowners have a collective $700B in ‘trapped’ equity

April 15, 2025  |  Chris Clow

More than $700 billion in home equity is effectively “trapped” and inaccessible to homeowners due to a variety o...

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How real estate brokerage stocks have fared since ‘Liberation Day’

April 15, 2025  |  Jeff Andrews

High mortgage rates, low inventory and stagnant demand have made life difficult for real estate brokerages in re...

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Heirs’ attempt to reopen HECM foreclosure fails in Connecticut

April 15, 2025  |  Chris Clow

The family of a deceased reverse mortgage borrower in Connecticut, who sought to reopen a case involving the for...

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Tivoli Brewing to leave Tivoli Student Union building in Auraria

April 15, 2025  |  Andrew Kenney

Tivoli Brewing Company is ending its 10-year run on the Auraria Campus in Denver. The taphouse has been closed s...

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FirstTeam begins national expansion, introduces new agent compensation plan

April 15, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

FirstTeam, an independent real estate brokerage based in Southern California, has begun its national expansion b...

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RealReports partners with MLS Now, expanding access to AI property tool

April 15, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

RealReports, a property data technology firm, has entered into a partnership with MLS Now, Ohio’s largest MLS, t...

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Blend, Alloy expand fraud prevention partnership

April 15, 2025  |  Sarah Wolak

Digital banking solutions company Blend Labs Inc. on Tuesday announced an expanded partnership with Alloy, an id...

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FBI warns of home title theft surge

April 15, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

The Boston division of the FBI is sounding the alarm over a rise in home title theft, aka quit claim deed fraud,...

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These states are the most reliant on global trade

April 15, 2025  |  Jonathan Delozier

As the U.S. grapples with shifting trade policies and new tariffs, a closer look at state economies reveals shar...

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HUD and DOGE target mixed immigration status households

April 15, 2025  |  Chris Clow

As part of a broader crackdown on immigration from the Trump administration, a new report has detailed a collabo...

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California insurance regulator sued over ‘unjustified surcharges’ for homeowners

April 15, 2025  |  Chris Clow

Consumer and taxpayer advocacy organization Consumer Watchdog announced Tuesday that it is suing the California ...

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