Ginnie Mae revises definition of high-balance loans in new guidance
Government-owned corporation Ginnie Mae announced on Wednesday that it has revised its definition for high-balance loans, conforming to new limits announced earlier this...
Guaranteed Rate’s Kate Amor on a bespoke tech approach
HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Kathryn Amor, senior vice president and head of enterprise products at Guaranteed Rate, to...
Sens. Klobuchar, Kaine reintroduce bill to create housing policy plans, boost supply
Democratic Sens. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) and Tim Kaine (Va.) have reintroduced their Housing Supply and Affordability Act to the U.S. Senate in the...
New low in real estate agent movement: Relitix
Agents are moving between brokerages at a much slower pace than the post-pandemic peak seen in the summer of 2021, according to Relitix’s...
UWM’s Jason Bressler on the role of failure in tech innovation
HousingWire Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Jason Bressler, CTO at United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) to talk about how the lender...
The average IMB lost $1,015 per loan in Q3, nearly doubling Q2 losses: MBA
Independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported an average net loss of $1,015 on each loan they originated in...
Fannie Mae President David Benson to retire as GSE announces leadership changes
Fannie Mae announced a slew of leadership changes following the expected retirement of two senior executives. President David Benson will step down from his...
Glennda Baker’s ‘Diamond Squad’ joins Coldwell Banker
Metro Atlanta-based real estate broker and TikTok influencer Glennda Baker is making the leap to Coldwell Banker.
Baker and her team of five...
Fintech Stavvy acquires technology suite SigniaDocuments
Stavvy, a fintech firm specializing in digital and remote collaboration for lending and real estate companies, acquired SigniaDocuments, a technology suite from Texas-based...
Opinion: Brokerage economics and the $1.8b damages in the commission lawsuit
While reading about the $1.8 billion dollar damages claim assessed against the National Association of Realtors, Keller Williams and HomeServices, I wondered what...
