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...
FinLocker and Milestones join forces in new partnership
Home management portals company Milestones and financial fitness platform FinLocker have announced a strategic partnership.
The aim of this partnership is to help convert...
Regulation hasn’t caught up to generative AI
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has tremendous potential to cut costs and improve customer experience, but regulation has not caught up to develop a...
CFPB orders Bank of America to pay $12M for submitting false mortgage data
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) imposed a $12 million penalty on Bank of America (BofA) for violating federal laws by submitting false mortgage lending information for...
61% of ADUs are built for multigenerational housing: survey
One in five Americans now shares their homes with adult children, parents or grandparents. In the face of soaring housing costs nationwide, multigenerational...
With new CEO, Rocket increases margins, remains profitable in Q3
Amid the most challenging mortgage market in decades, Rocket Companies, the parent of Rocket Mortgage, remained profitable in the third quarter of 2023, showing higher...
Building a fairer financial future with rent payment reporting
California’s SB 1157 has made a significant impact on the lives of tenants in subsidized housing developments. This groundbreaking state-specific law mandates that...
It’s worth giving consumer credit a closer look — here’s why
HousingWire recently spoke with Mike Darne, vice president of marketing at CreditXpert, about credit optimization and how taking a closer look at consumer credit can...
VA to roll out temporary fix to buyer agent commission problem
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs will soon release a circular that “bridges the gap” on an agency law that prohibits a...
NAR’s Lawrence Yun predicts lower rates, 15% jump in existing-home sales in 2024
Although high mortgage rates, elevated home prices and limited housing inventory have crippled the 2023 housing market, the outlook for 2024 is brighter,...
