‘Mortgage winter’ is expected to thaw a bit
John Toohig, head of whole-loan trading on the Raymond James whole-loan desk and president of Raymond James Mortgage Co., said many of the same headwinds the market...
Housing inventory growth slows to a halt
Weekly housing inventory data
All I wanted for Thanksgiving and Christmas was just a few weeks of active inventory growth between 11,000 – 17,000....
Title industry prepares for possible changes in a post-commission lawsuit world
Ron Frasier, a title industry veteran and CEO of title startup Atlas Title, has been watching the commission lawsuit saga closely.
“If the costs...
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...
The latest real estate commission lawsuit is the scariest of them all
Just hours after securing a victory for his home seller clients in the landmark Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit, Michael Ketchmark, the lead attorney for...
6 ways real estate agents can use AI to become the ultimate authority
You might have heard about AI in sci-fi movies or tech conferences, but do you know that it’s a game-changer for real estate...
Will falling mortgage rates entice potential homebuyers off the sidelines?
The biggest question in the minds of loan originators is whether mortgage rates will fall through the end of 2023, providing some reprieve...
The homegenius Platform gives consumers deeper insights in the home buying and selling journey
The process of finding, buying and owning a home today is disjointed, antiquated and messy. homegenius Real Estate understands the need to deliver...
Bank regulators issue new Community Reinvestment Act rule
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued on Tuesday a new rule to modernize the 1977...
NAR runs out of liability insurance coverage: Sources
Three sources, who have asked to remain anonymous, have confirmed to HousingWire that the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has run out of...
