How LOs, mortgage execs are preparing for 2024
After nearly two years of trudging through a frozen housing market, the consensus among mortgage professionals is that the worst of it is...
Banks report tighter lending standards for mortgages, HELOCs in Q3
Banks have tightened lending standards for most categories of residential real estate (RRE) loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOC) over the...
Zillow execs imagine a world without buyer’s agency
In addition to discussing Zillow’s financial results and the continual evolution of its Housing Super App vision on its third quarter earnings call,...
Wells Fargo, JPMorgan show two completely different paths for mortgages in Q3 2023
At Wells Fargo, mortgage originations reached $6.4 billion from July to September, down 70% year over year and about 18% from the previous...
MeridianLink integrates with Polly to bolster lenders’ profitability
Polly, a software-as-service mortgage tech firm, announced a bi-directional integration with MeridianLink, a loan origination software system provider, on Tuesday.
The partnership enables lenders...
Zillow acquires CRM platform Follow Up Boss
Zillow Group has entered into an agreement to acquire CRM system, Follow Up Boss, according to an announcement on Wednesday.
The acquisition purchase price...
Opinion: Creativity is required to achieve actual property M&A right now
Given the state of the market over the last year, some have commented that the merger and acquisition market has gone quiet and...
NAR releases flood disclosure tracker as federal shutdown looms again
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) on Wednesday unveiled its state flood disclosure tracker tool, aiming to offer clarity and access to survey...
Baird & Warner partners with data provider RealReports
Illinois-based Baird & Warner, an independent real estate brokerage, partnered with proptech firm RealReports, the companies announced Tuesday. The news comes on the...
CoStar poised to acquire UK-based residential portal OnTheMarket
CoStar Group, the parent company of real estate data giant CoStar, has made an offer to acquire OnThe Market, the third most visited...
