Job growth will fuel the housing demand in the long term: NAR’s Lawrence Yun
After two straight years of double-digit declines, home sales will pick up in 2024 thanks to lower mortgage rates. This is according to NAR Chief Economist...
DocuSign explores leveraged buyout – HousingWire
E-signature company DocuSign is exploring a potential leveraged buyout with the help of advisers, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal on Friday....
Movement accuses Summit founder Todd Scrima of corporate espionage
South Carolina-based retail lender Movement Mortgage filed a lawsuit this week against Todd Scrima, founder and president at its competitor Summit Funding, accusing him of gaining illegal access...
Texas homeowners sue loanDepot, Cardinal over “deceptive practices”
Mortgage lenders loanDepot and Cardinal Financial are the targets of class-action-seeking lawsuits alleging deceptive practices, negligent misrepresentation and gross negligence against Texas homeowners.
In a pair of lawsuits filed in a...
47 Texas real estate firms, associations get hit with second commission lawsuit
As the saying goes, everything is bigger in Texas. A copycat commission lawsuit filed on Thursday by home sellers in the United States District Court for...
HousingWire Daily podcast claims #2 spot among US business news podcasts
Dallas, Texas – HousingWire, the leader in mortgage and real estate news and information, proudly announces the ascension of its flagship podcast, HousingWire Daily, to the...
Eric Wu to leave Opendoor at the end of the year
Opendoor founder Eric Wu is leaving the iBuying giant, according to a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday.
The filing states that Wu...
Mr. Cooper confirms personal data compromised in cyberattack
Mr. Cooper Group’s examination of the cyberattack it suffered in late October concluded that the personal information of current and former customers was compromised. The data breach...
Fannie Mae expands use of AOLs in selling guide update
In an update to its selling guide, Fannie Mae announced Wednesday that it was expanding the use of attorney opinion letters in lieu of title insurance.
Previously,...
Stairs Financial platform launches to help first-time homebuyers
Texas-based mortgage platform Stairs Financial launched on Thursday after completing a $3.5 million funding round.
With first-time buyers accounting for just 26% of all home purchases in...