Opinion: CoreLogic’s Selma Hepp on the effects of ‘pandemic migration’

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the way we live and work. One of the most significant changes has been...

Kara Lamphere joins Click n’ Close as new chief operating officer

Click n’ Close, a mortgage lender mostly active in the wholesale and correspondent channels, appointed Kara Lamphere to the role of chief operating...

Amid legal uncertainty, MLSs explore cooperative compensation workarounds

As multiple listing services look to navigate potential changes to cooperative compensation following the verdict in the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit trial, some MLSs...

Mark Willis steps back into CEO role at Keller Williams

Mark Willis, who served as CEO of Keller Williams from 2005 to 2014, has stepped back into the role effective immediately. Marc King...

HUD publishes several changes to reverse mortgage handbook section

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday published a new version of its Single Family Housing Handbook 4000.1, which...

Anywhere teams up with RealScout to facilitate the real estate journey

Anywhere Real Estate partnered with agent-client collaboration platform RealScout to allow the company’s affiliated real estate agents and franchise owners “to engage, nurture,...

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,...

Republicans tell FHFA they oppose Freddie Mac’s closed-end second mortgage proposal

On Wednesday, the FHFA closed the comment period for the proposal, which was opened in April. In their letter, Republicans called the 30-day...

UWM returns to profitability in Q1 amid MSR sales, improved margins

UWM Holdings Corp., the parent of United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), returned to profitability in the first quarter of 2024 despite higher rates, a lack of...

Will home prices continue to grow in 2024?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CVPi2z-UKI A few months ago I published a video where we asked, “How much will home prices gain by the end of the year?”...