LOs and agents: Creating collaboration instead of chaos in the homebuyer journey

Open the door to the most powerful room in housing. Join us at The Gathering 2025 in Denver, CO, June 8-11. Go here...

Newrez launches mortgage JV with $4B Keller Williams group in New Jersey

Newrez has launched a new joint venture mortgage company, Carnegie Mortgage Partners, in collaboration with a top Keller Williams franchise network in Bergen...

FirstHome IQ now has 60 ambassadors boosting financial literacy

FirstHome IQ, a nonprofit focused on homeownership and financial literacy education, has expanded its ambassador program and now has 60 mortgage and real...

3 Real estate lessons learned from the dance floor of “Dancing with the Stars” 

William Shakespeare said it well: “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players.” I relate, as much of...

Housing experts are hopeful the Fed is done with rate hikes

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell left the door open to a future interest rate hike on Wednesday, but most housing professionals are hopeful...

The Federal Reserve delivers lower rates for Christmas

Mortgage rates and the 10-year yield What a crazy week! Not too long ago, on jobs Friday, I was on the HousingWire Daily podcast...

Homebuyers faced high mortgage rates, worsening affordability in October: ICE

Stubbornly elevated mortgage rates created more affordability pressures for homebuyers in October, according to ICE Mortgage Technology’s November Mortgage Monitor report.In October, the...

Mortgage rates continue trending down before Christmas

Mortgage rates stayed below 7% for the second week in a row, a welcome relief after a 17-week streak of above-7% rates. This...

Rental properties can help agents build a sphere of influence

Since its launch in 2016, RentSpree has served 1.1 million rental units across the country, according to Lucarelli. Miami-based Realtor Yansey Valdes entered the...

Defunct FGMC, former employees seek $1.75M settlement on WARN Act suit 

The now defunct First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation (FGMC) and former employees – who sued the mortgage lender in a class-action suit after an...