Mortgage rates continue falling before Thanksgiving: Freddie Mac

Mortgage rates dropped significantly in the last few weeks, but the cost of borrowing remains high prompting many homebuyers to wait for even...

More local brokerages added to Georgia commission lawsuit defendant list

An amended complaint in the Phillips copycat commission lawsuit filed on Wednesday in northern Georgia names a slew of additional defendants, as well...

Mortgage rates continue trending down before Christmas

Mortgage rates stayed below 7% for the second week in a row, a welcome relief after a 17-week streak of above-7% rates. This...

Homestar Financial Corp. to cease retail operations

A combination of mortgage volatility and extreme margin compression forced Homestar Financial Corp. to suspend retail operations.  The Gainesville, Georgia-based lender announced plans to...

Mortgage origination market should improve by 19% next year: MBA

The trough for the mortgage origination market is nearing an end point and 2024 is shaping up to be a better year for...

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...

Two top BHHS teams create one mega team in Las Vegas

Two of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Nevada Properties’ top teams, The Mullin Group and The Blankfeld Group, have merged to create The Mullin Blankfeld...

16 real estate prospecting strategies to supercharge your business

Prospecting is the lifeblood of your business. Without a strong real estate prospecting strategy in place, you’re missing out on future business. You...

Pennymac to issue $650M in unsecured debt

Pennymac Financial Services is the latest mortgage company to issue debt in a challenging housing market. The California-based company announced on Wednesday it intends...

Blend narrows loss to $21M in Q3, reaffirms path to profitability in 2024

Mortgage tech firm Blend Labs continued to narrow its financial losses in the third quarter, driven by strong growth in its consumer banking...