Long-time NAR staffer Donna Gland to retire
Longtime National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) staff member Donna Gland has announced her retirement, according to an email sent by CEO Bob Goldberg...
MBA, NMSA suggest fixes to FHA’s proposed loss mitigation option
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and the National Mortgage Servicing Association (NMSA) are expressing their views on a recently revised Federal Housing Administration...
Busting VA mortgage loan myths
There’s no higher honor than serving in the United States Military, which I deeply understand as a former Army sergeant. And, like many...
Sidekick announces new partnership with South Florida MLS
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered real estate assistant Sidekick unveiled a partnership with South Florida’s BeachesMLS on Thursday. The collaboration will allow 43,000 agents that...
Is this the beginning of the end of the housing market recession?
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While home prices in the U.S. held up in 2023, sales volume in the housing market cratered. Consumers care about home prices and...
Mortgage rates stabilize after Fed meeting
Mortgage rates stabilized this week as the Federal Reserve decided to keep its rates unchanged Wednesday. However, mortgage rates still remain at a 23-year...
Williston Financial Group’s MyHome acquires Volly
Williston Financial Group is closing out 2023 with yet another acquisition. The firm announced Thursday that MyHome, a WFG subsidiary, has acquired technology...
Fannie Mae continues to forecast modest downturn in 2024
Even though Jerome Powell announced three rate cuts in 2024, Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) group continues to forecast a modest...
Former HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge becomes a partner at law firm Taft
About two months after resigning as the 18th secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Marcia Fudge has joined...
Certainty Home Lending adds national business development leader
Dallas-based Certainty Home Lending, an affiliate of Guaranteed Rate, named Shadi Kamran as its new national business development executive. Kamran is based in...
