Movement Mortgage names Joe Thompson as regional director
Movement Mortgage, a multichannel mortgage lender, has appointed Joe Thompson as its new regional director. Thompson, recognized as a HousingWire Rising Star in...
Dave Mele exits as Homes.com president
Dave Mele, president of Homes.com since 2014, has left CoStar Group to pursue “an opportunity outside of the real estate industry,” he confirmed...
Husky Homes team expands Compass’s Wisconsin presence
The Husky Homes real estate team, led by Alison Crim, has joined Compass, the company announced on Tuesday. Based in Madison, Wisconsin, the...
Typical homebuyers made $107,000 annually, used a real estate agent in 2023: NAR survey
Buying a house was obtainable only for the haves in 2023 as home prices and mortgage rates soared. Homebuyers’ median household income increased...
Housing groups jointly sign letter urging full funding for FHA, Ginnie Mae
A coalition of seven housing interest groups including the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA), the National Association...
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...
Housing experts are hopeful the Fed is done with rate hikes
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell left the door open to a future interest rate hike on Wednesday, but most housing professionals are hopeful...
REBNY to require sellers to directly pay buyer’s agent
In what could be an attempt to get ahead of changes that may be coming to the real estate industry, the Real Estate...
Homebuyers made larger down payments as mortgage rates surged in Q3: Realtor.com
Homebuyers are forking over larger down payments to offset higher borrowing costs thanks to mortgage rates hitting multi-decade highs.
On average, homebuyers put down...
At last: Softer labor data sends mortgage rates lower
The jobs report today which should move mortgage rates lower, demonstrates why it’s time for the Federal Reserve to land the plane. The...
