Homebuilders slash prices to clear inventory as confidence sinks again in November
Elevated mortgage rates sank builder confidence again in November, but recent economic data suggests housing conditions will pick up in the coming months.
Builder confidence dropped six...
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 is developing a...
Mortgage rates trend down for the third straight week
Mortgage rates fell this week as the October inflation report drove down the yield on the 10-year Treasury. On Thursday, investors priced in a 99.7% chance...
Robert Reffkin: ‘There has never been a better time to be in real estate’
Despite multiple class-action antitrust commission lawsuits, increased uncertainty over mortgage rates and low housing inventory, Compass CEO and founder Robert Reffkin says “there has never been...
Significant shifts in real estate team performance: Streamlined
The third quarter of 2023 shows significant shifts in the performance of teams reflecting both the decline in housing sales activity and the pressure on margins...
3 Real estate lessons learned from the dance floor of “Dancing with the Stars”
William Shakespeare said it well: “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players.” I relate, as much of my life and...
As commission lawsuits mount, personal injury lawyers see an opportunity
As copycat commission lawsuits spread across the country in the wake of the Sitzer/Burnett jury verdict, a new demographic of plaintiffs’ attorneys are getting in on...
Rocket Mortgage faces class-action lawsuit for unsolicited telemarketing calls
Detroit-headquartered lender Rocket Mortgage faces a class-action lawsuit for making repeated, unsolicited telephone calls, violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
According to the suit filed in...
Mark Willis steps back into CEO role at Keller Williams
Mark Willis, who served as CEO of Keller Williams from 2005 to 2014, has stepped back into the role effective immediately. Marc King will continue to...
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 lender Evolve Mortgage...