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Appraisal Institute CEO fired following “secret” board meeting

Cindy Chance, the CEO of the Appraisal Institute, was terminated during what she described as a “secret board meeting” on Thursday night that she was excluded from. The Appraisal Institute now faces a backlash from members who support Chance, a veteran nonprofit leader who joined roughly a year ago and pledged to make governance reforms…

How a D.C.-based reverse mortgage assistance program was revived

At the end of August, the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) announced that it had relaunched its Reverse Mortgage Insurance & Tax Payment Program (ReMIT), which originally began in 2019 and expanded in 2020 before being halted at the end of 2021. Tikisha Wilson, director of single-family programs at DCHFA, sat down with…

How agents can thrive in a recession: 7 tips from a KW mega broker

Vetted by HousingWire  |  Our editors independently review the products we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. At the recent Keller Williams Mega Agent Camp, the shaky economy was a common topic of conversation. Most people used hushed tones and euphemisms to describe the “softening market” or “economic uncertainty”,…