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...
Ginnie Mae contends TCB can’t rely on alleged verbal promises in lawsuit
Since the original filing of a lawsuit about the extinguishment of a priority lien tied to the loan portfolio collateral of Reverse Mortgage...
Why equity-tapping challenges may make reverse mortgages ‘inevitable’
Tapping into home equity, particularly for people in or near retirement, can be challenging — especially for those who may have a pressing...
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...
Educate your clients on down payment assistance programs
A typical 20% down payment on a home in a U.S. metropolitan area costs $80,250, based on the median price of a single-family...
Here’s how real estate brokers can aggressively attack operating costs
Broker/owners have been on quite a ride over the last few years.
With the residential real estate pendulum swinging from blissful exuberance in the...
Movement sues Summit, former veteran sales executives for poaching
A spokesperson for Movement said the company had no comment.
L. Scott Bruggemann, senior vice president and general counsel at Summit, said the company...
Is this the beginning of the end of the housing market recession?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzxUujdIf5s
While home prices in the U.S. held up in 2023, sales volume in the housing market cratered. Consumers care about home prices and...
Title waiver pilot program will have little impact on the industry: Fitch Ratings
Despite the protests of the title insurance industry, Fitch Ratings does not believe the lender title insurance waiver pilot program for certain refinance...
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...
