New-home mortgage applications surged nearly 40% annually in October: MBA
Mortgage demand for new homes jumped in October as the inventory for existing homes remained depleted.
Mortgage applications for new-home purchases rose 39.7% in...
CUSO Home Lending rolls out Dark Matter Technologies’ loan origination system
CUSO Home Lending rolled out Dark Matter Technologies’ Empower loan origination system (LOS) for its credit union owners.
CUSO Home Lending — a lender...
Freddie Mac to roll out fee-based repurchase pilot program in 2024
Freddie Mac will launch a new fee-based repurchase alternative pilot program for performing loans in 2024, designed to improve the quality of performing...
CoStar CEO: ‘We had zero involvement’ with commission lawsuits
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Andy Florance, founder and CEO of CoStar Group, wants to set one thing straight: his company had nothing to do...
Fitch: Title revenue to rise 3% annually in 2024
Despite ongoing uncertainty and a variety of economic headwinds, Fitch Ratings is maintaining a neutral outlook on the title insurance market for 2024,...
Homebuilders slash prices to clear inventory as confidence sinks again in November
Elevated mortgage rates sank builder confidence again in November, but recent economic data suggests housing conditions will pick up in the coming months.
Builder...
UWM’s Jason Bressler on the role of failure in tech innovation
HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Jason Bressler, CTO at United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) to talk about how the lender...
Robert Reffkin: ‘There has never been a better time to be in real estate’
Despite multiple class-action antitrust commission lawsuits, increased uncertainty over mortgage rates and low housing inventory, Compass CEO and founder Robert Reffkin says “there...
Mortgage rates trend down for the third straight week
Mortgage rates fell this week as the October inflation report drove down the yield on the 10-year Treasury. On Thursday, investors priced in...
Significant shifts in real estate team performance: Streamlined
The third quarter of 2023 shows significant shifts in the performance of teams reflecting both the decline in housing sales activity and the...
