Housing demand resilient even with higher mortgage rates

The holiday season is here, and despite higher mortgage rates last week, housing demand is displaying some festive resilience. Typically, we expect a decrease in activity with elevated rates, but a seasonal boost is helping the purchase application data over the last month. Additionally, our pending

‘We Bought a 115-Year-Old Train Car for $3,000 and Transformed It Into a Wildly Lucrative Luxury Airbnb’

CNBC (2) An inventive Idaho man whose family bought an abandoned 115-year-old train car for the bargain price of $3,000 has revealed how he transformed the derelict carriage into a thriving and very lucrative rental on Airbnb. Isaac French, 27, from Deary, first stumbled across the train car six yea

Guild Mortgage CEO Terry Schmidt on adopting a ‘customer-for-life’ strategy

In this week’s episode of the Power House podcast, HousingWire President Diego Sanchez sits down with Terry Schmidt, CEO of San Diego-based Guild Mortgage, to discuss the company’s recent acquisitions, reverse mortgages and the use of artificial intelligence for mortgage originators. This interview

Eminent Domain Isn’t Just a ‘Yellowstone’ Plot Point—It’s a Real-Life Nightmare for Many Americans

@mikarace/TikTok In the hit show “Yellowstone,” the newly elected governor recently used eminent domain to begin the process of overturning a conservation easement, which would put the Dutton family at risk of losing their mega Montana ranch. And while this is all fiction, the threat of eminent doma