Chase Home Lending increases its closing guarantee
Chase Home Lending, the consumer and commercial banking arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co., has raised its closing guarantee from $5,000 to $20,000 until...
2023 was the worst year for homebuyers on record
High mortgage rates, a lack of inventory and elevated home prices have turned 2023 into the least affordable year for homebuyers on record....
NAR runs out of liability insurance coverage: Sources
Three sources, who have asked to remain anonymous, have confirmed to HousingWire that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has run out of...
NAR names new chief marketing and communications officer
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has a new chief marketing and communications officer. The trade group announced Tuesday that Suzanne Bouhia would...
Assumable mortgage platform Roam partners with national lender on down payment assistance
New York-based assumable mortgage platform Roam rolled out a new partnership with national lender Spring EQ to provide second-lien loans to Roam customers,...
How the commission lawsuits may prompt intervention from DOJ and regulators
For Regina Braga, the president of Res/Title, the verdict in the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit did not come as a surprise.
“We’ve definitely seen a...
Mortgage advisory firms Stratmor Group, Teraverde merge
Mortgage advisory firm Stratmor Group has merged with Teraverde, a mortgage advisory firm and technology solutions provider, in a deal that the companies...
Commission lawsuits spread to Manhattan
It appears that no real estate brokerage firm in the U.S. is safe from a commission lawsuit. On Wednesday, Manhattan home seller Monty...
Insellerate integrates its CRM solution with Finastra’s MortgagebotLOS
Insellerate, a CRM provider serving banks, lenders and credit unions, announced an integration with Finastra’s MortgagebotLOS and Originate solutions on Tuesday. Thanks to this...
EasyKnock under fire for “deceptive” sale-leaseback practices in Massachusetts
Residential sale-leaseback platform EasyKnock is under fire from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office.
In a news release last Tuesday, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell...
