CoStar CEO: ‘We had zero involvement’ with commission lawsuits
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Andy Florance, founder and CEO of CoStar Group, wants to set one thing straight: his company had nothing to do with the commission...
CUSO Home Lending rolls out Dark Matter Technologies’ loan origination system
CUSO Home Lending rolled out Dark Matter Technologies’ Empower loan origination system (LOS) for its credit union owners.
CUSO Home Lending — a lender owned by Maine...
Freddie Mac to roll out fee-based repurchase pilot program in 2024
Freddie Mac will launch a new fee-based repurchase alternative pilot program for performing loans in 2024, designed to improve the quality of performing loans through a...
New-home mortgage applications surged nearly 40% annually in October: MBA
Mortgage demand for new homes jumped in October as the inventory for existing homes remained depleted.
Mortgage applications for new-home purchases rose 39.7% in October on a...
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...