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- Title companies fighting cybercrime to protect the American dream April 30, 2025Real estate transactions typically involve large sums of money, which makes them an attractive target for cybercriminals who use wire fraud and business email compromise (BEC), a scheme where legitimate business email is compromised to convince unwitting victims to transfer funds, as their favored tactics.
- From survival to strategy: The mortgage industry’s call for purpose-driven leadership April 30, 2025If the mortgage industry had a mantra at the start of last year, it was something like: Just survive to get to 2025. With high rates keeping volume low, everyone was cinching their belts and feeling the pain but yet, hope remained, fueled by predictions of pending interest rate cuts that would bring welcome relief […]
- Reducing risk: Protecting your business from ransomware April 30, 2025In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, protecting your valuable data has never been more critical. In this installment of the Reducing Risk series, we’ll explore the importance of reducing risk by maintaining a secure copy of your backup data at an off-site location that cannot be accessed by typical methods. This strategy is particularly effective […]
- Will Trump install a shadow Fed president to get lower rates? April 30, 2025President Trump would like to replace the Fed Chairman. Is the next best thing creating a shadow Fed president to undercut Powell?
- Homes.com grows with increased agent adoption, consumer demand April 29, 2025Unprompted consumer awareness of Homes.com rose to 36% in Q1 2025, compared to only 4% before February 2024.
- Windermere’s OB Jacobi on real estate industry divides, smart leadership April 29, 2025RealTrending host Tracey Velt and OB Jacobi, co-president of Windermere Real Estate, discuss the evolving role of multiple listing services.
- House to hold key session on trigger leads bill in May April 29, 2025The Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act is expected to be considered during a markup session on May 20 — a process that determines whether a bill should be recommended for a full House vote and in what form.
- As the Clear Cooperation debate heats up, two new platforms look to revamp the listing process April 29, 2025Unlist and Off-Markt are new platforms looking to help real estate professionals and change how homeowners market their properties.
- NRMLA co-chairs offer industry advocacy update April 29, 2025Reverse mortgage industry leaders offer a look at the advocacy work the trade association has engaged in so far in 2025.
- Texas bill aims to eliminate NAR speech code April 29, 2025A Texas bill seeks to eliminate the National Association of Realtors’ speech code within the state and to stop similar actions in the future.
