Home equity remained near historic highs to end 2023
Buoyed by a rise in home prices, U.S. homeowners with mortgages saw their home equity increase by 8.6% year over year in fourth-quarter...
Freddie Mac approves payroll/income verification vendor Truv on LPA platform
Government sponsored enterprise Freddie Mac has approved mortgage technology company Truv for both payroll verifications and consumer-permissioned income.
With the new integration, lenders...
Positioning your business for success in all market cycles
HousingWire recently spoke to Alex Elezaj, chief strategy officer at UWM, about the work independent mortgage brokers can do right now to prepare...
Is time the enemy of equity for chronically distressed homeowners?
Chronically distressed properties lost more than $7,000 in total home equity on average while cycling in and out of foreclosure, according to an...
2024 inventory growth challenges mortgage rate lockdown
The mortgage rate lockdown premise holds that very few people will list their homes when mortgage rates are this high, thus suppressing inventory....
Housing starts rise on falling mortgage rates
Housing starts rose in November, significantly beating expectations.
New construction rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,560,000, according to the U.S. Department...
DataDigest: What the latest data says about home prices, construction and sales
Record high home prices continue to inch higher, even as homebuilders offer discounts and build a higher rate than pre-pandemic levels, according to...
Janet Kane named interim CEO at Cape Fear Realtors
Wilmington, North Carolina-based Cape Fear Realtors has appointed an interim CEO. Janet Kane will take the helm at the 3,500-member strong Realtor association...
Homebuyers made larger down payments as mortgage rates surged in Q3: Realtor.com
Homebuyers are forking over larger down payments to offset higher borrowing costs thanks to mortgage rates hitting multi-decade highs.
On average, homebuyers put down...
6 strategies to get more from your MLS searches
Real estate agents and brokers, are you relying solely on that buyer drip you set up for your motivated and qualified clients? Has...
