DataDigest: Yes, buyer agents steer clients, new study claims
Three researchers believe a first-of-its-kind dataset has enabled them to definitively answer a long-debated question: why have buyer agent commission rates been so...
Fidelity and Doma report Q3 title earnings
Fidelity National Financial finished out third-quarter earnings reporting for the Big Four title firms this week, hosting its earnings call with investors and...
Home equity investment firm Splitero loses main investor, $750M in committed capital
Michael Gifford and David Zvaifler‘s home equity investment company, Splitero, lost its main investor, Redwood Trust, HousingWire has learned.
According to an internal presentation...
Pending home sales fall to their lowest level in two decades
Pending home sales in October fell to their lowest level since 2001. As mortgage rates edged near multi-decade highs, pending home sales declined...
Fewer homes will take a price cut in spring 2024
Traditionally, one third of all homes get a price cut before they sell and when demand gets weaker, this percentage increases, which we...
How the title industry is addressing the negative effects of heirs’ property
Homeownership is the single greatest contributor to household wealth for American families.From 2010 to 2020, the value of owner-occupied housing in 917 metropolitan...
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...
Fathom Realty to raise agent fees in 2024 to boost earnings
Flat-fee real estate brokerage Fathom Realty will hike its agent fees in 2024 to bolster the company’s revenue by more than $3 million...
Guild posts origination gains in Q1, declares a dividend
Guild Holdings Company, parent company of Guild Mortgage, recorded a 6% increase in mortgage originations and much higher revenue levels in the first...
The 2024 mortgage M&A playbook
Guild Mortgage has an ambitious plan under the leadership of its new CEO, Terry Schmidt. The California-based retail lender has set a target...
