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...
Older Americans are ‘splurging’ on home modifications to support aging in place
The data is clear: Older adults, when contemplating future living arrangements, would prefer to remain in their homes as long as feasibly possible....
More listings see a price cut: Will home prices drop?
Price reductions
Let’s start today with the price reductions data. This is the percent of the homes on the market that have taken a...
Injunction in Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit not expected until spring 2024
As the dust from the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit trial and jury verdict settles, many unanswered questions remain. And based on Judge Stephen Bough’s...
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,...
Opinion: IMB servicers do a better job than banks on loss mitigation
Fifteen years ago, the TARP bailout bill was signed into law. $700 billion in taxpayer funds were authorized to help stabilize the economy in...
HousingWire Annual 2023 On Demand
The Full Picture
With how important and critical information is in the current environment, we’re excited to share recordings from this year’s HousingWire Annual.
To...
CFPB, OCC and Federal Reserve raise thresholds for TILA standards
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Monday announced its joint rulemaking with the Federal Reserve Board and the Office of the Comptroller...
NAR president offers guidance on how agents can navigate commission lawsuit uncertainty
In her first video appearance since the jury verdict in the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit, National Association of Realtors president Tracy Kasper told NAR...
Newrez launches mortgage JV with $4B Keller Williams group in New Jersey
Newrez has launched a new joint venture mortgage company, Carnegie Mortgage Partners, in collaboration with a top Keller Williams franchise network in Bergen...
