FHA borrowers can expect to pay even higher rates, but lenders are offering discounts on jumbo mortgages too big for Fannie and Freddie, according to new Optimal Blue Mortgage Market data
Feb 11
Cloud-based real estate brokerage makes third acquisition in last 8 months
Feb 10
As home prices soar, institutional investors warm to the idea of taking an equity stake in single family homes
Feb 9
With inventory remaining tight for entry-level buyers, the average loan request hit another record high of $446,000
Feb 9
Flat-fee, end-to-end real estate brokerage Houwzer is launching cash offer and buy before you sell services in six markets
Feb 8
Affordability and supply constraints seen as limiting opportunities, particularly for younger buyers
Feb 7
Jamaica hopes to send an ice hockey team to compete at a future winter games — with support from what might seem like an unlikely Arizona-based real estate backer
Feb 4
Bahrain-based investment firm, Arcapita Group Holdings, is the new owner of Nationwide Property and Appraisal Services, the second-largest independent AMC in the United States
Feb 3
Fraction, which launched in Canada in February 2021, is open for business in Washington state, with additional states planned later this year
Feb 2
The viral ad agency Harmon Brothers has been hired to create a campaign featuring the company's 'mortgage genie' showcasing the lender's simplified loan process
Feb 2
TransUnion finds home loans provided to subprime, near-prime borrowers were up 17.6 percent during Q3 2021
Feb 2
Requests to refinance existing mortgages was up 18% week over week but down 50% from a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey
Feb 2
CEO Anthony Hsieh sees opportunity to grow market share as mortgage industry shifts to providing more loans to homebuyers
Feb 1
Menlo Ventures, a backer of HomeLight and Qualia, led the funding round and will take a seat on San Francisco-based startup's board
Jan 26
After launching in Washington and Texas, Tomo has expanded into Florida, Connecticut and Colorado
Jan 26
Nearly 350 employees will be laid off as wholesale division and SoFi operational unit are shuttered
Jan 26
Rates on 30-year fixed-rate loans rise for the fifth consecutive week, to the highest level since March 2020
Jan 26
Deal expected to lead to tighter integration between platforms and support for a wider range of financial products and lending institutions
Jan 25
Regulators say education provider Real Estate Educational Services helped originators skirt annual continuing education requirements
Jan 25
Fear of missing out on low rates could get buyers off the fence, if there's enough inventory to defeat 'fear of better options'
Jan 25