Homeowners are getting worried about flood insurance costs
Homeowners are increasingly concerned with flood insurance premium hikes impacting affordability, Fannie Mae‘s latest national flood survey showed.
Despite people’s personal flooding experience, consumers...
First American to pay $1 million in cybersecurity settlement
Big Four title firm First American must pay the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) $1 million as part of a cybersecurity...
Home prices increased 6.3% over last year in October: FHFA
U.S. house prices increased year over year in October, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index. However, the data shows it...
Nosalek plaintiffs can join commission lawsuit settlements
A U.S. District Court judge in Boston has endorsed a motion to stay the Nosalek buyer broker commission case, allowing the plaintiffs to...
Housing starts rise on falling mortgage rates
Housing starts rose in November, significantly beating expectations.
New construction rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,560,000, according to the U.S. Department...
NHC, AARP collaborate on advocacy for inclusive, ‘livable’ communities
The National Housing Conference (NHC) and senior advocacy group AARP detailed a collaboration this week to “bring together experts and housing leaders to...
A commission lawsuit is filed in Arizona. But NAR isn’t the target
The wave of commission lawsuits have arrived in Arizona. In a copycat suit filed last Friday in U.S. District Court in Arizona, Joseph...
How the commission lawsuits may prompt intervention from DOJ and regulators
For Regina Braga, the president of Res/Title, the verdict in the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit did not come as a surprise.
“We’ve definitely seen a...
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...
Peter Knag joins Offerpad as CFO
Knag has an extensive resume, having served in several financial leadership roles in the media, telecommunications, technology and finance sectors. He began his...
