Freddie Mac elects Lance Drummond as next board chair
Freddie Mac announced Tuesday that Lance Drummond will be the chair of its board of directors due to Sara Mathew’s retirement in February 2024,...
Positioning your business for success in all market cycles
HousingWire recently spoke to Alex Elezaj, chief strategy officer at UWM, about the work independent mortgage brokers can do right now to prepare...
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UWM returns to profitability in Q1 amid MSR sales, improved margins
UWM Holdings Corp., the parent of United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), returned to profitability in the first quarter of 2024 despite higher rates, a lack of...
What makes Gen Z homebuyers different?
Entering the real estate finance world in the summer of 2022 as a 23-year-old, I immediately felt like a fish out of water....
Marketing matters: How to stand out in a challenging mortgage environment
The economic trifecta of rising interest rates, persistently high home prices and record undersupply is making home buying increasingly challenging. Every loan on...
Zillow, ShowingTime sue 2 multiple listing services
Zillow Group and ShowingTime are taking two multiple listing services (MLSs) to court, due to their allegedly anticompetitive behavior.
On Friday, Zillow Group and...
Existing-home sales have nowhere to go but up in 2024?
Elevated mortgage rates and high home prices pushed sales of existing homes down again in October to the lowest monthly pace since August...
The Loan Store affords shopper rewards program
Wholesale lender The Loan Store launched a consumer rewards program designed to help mortgage brokers offer competitive mortgage rates.
Buyers can save up to...
Rocket TPO announces a 25 bps credit on non-owner-occupied agency loans
Rocket Pro TPO, the wholesale arm of Rocket Mortgage, announced Monday a promotion related to the loan level pricing adjustment (LLPA) on agency...
