The once-niche appeal of self-sufficient, sustainable and off-grid living is going mainstream. For agents, understanding this buyer can mean new opportunities in a changing market
The agents who will thrive this year aren’t waiting for the market to change, Jimmy Burgess writes. They’re making the market work for them
Rocket Mortgage and UWM are counting on AI to help them scale their businesses as mortgage rates fall. Executives at small- and mid-size lenders say they don't want to be left behind
Dozens of fired employees, all US citizens of Indian nationality, deny defrauding charitable giving program and file lawsuits seeking $82M from chair Bill Pulte and CEO Priscilla Almodovar
Homeowners rushed to refinance last week, and lender data shows homebuyer demand for purchase loans is up 17 percent from a year ago with Federal Reserve rate cuts on deck
Mortgage technology startup leveraging integrations with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and ICE Mortgage Technology to grow its stable of clients -- which now include NEXA Mortgage.
Home prices are holding up in the Midwest and Northeast, but have come down from a year ago in more than 70% of Western markets and 40% of Southern markets
Impact on rates depends on the structure of rumored IPO. Whatever the plan, the Trump administration has stacked the boards at the mortgage giants with its supporters
Tariff uncertainties and job loss worries meant lower rates had a bigger impact last week on refinancing demand than homebuying, Mortgage Bankers Association surveys show
Consumer group claims FHFA's plan to pit VantageScore 4.0 against older FICO Classic score on Fannie, Freddie loans will make 'anti-competitive natures of the credit scoring market even worse'
Mortgage rates have stabilized and more inventory is coming online, but applications for purchase loans fell by a seasonally adjusted 6% last week compared to the week before
With Trump's Aug. 1 trade deal deadline looming, new readings on consumer confidence show would-be homebuyers may be getting less fearful that tariffs will tank the economy
Both companies have invested heavily in AI. But while Rocket consistently earns high marks for loan servicing, Mr. Cooper's J.D. Power rankings have been subpar for more than a decade
Windermere Economist Jeff Tucker looks at recent economic indicators to determine if or when interest rates might finally come down
Economists at Fannie Mae and the Mortgage Bankers Association differ on how much room mortgage rates have to come down and how fast home price appreciation will cool