Illinois homebuyers file second commission lawsuit, and it may be the largest one yet

Another day and another class-action antitrust commission lawsuit accusing the real estate industry of colluding to inflate real estate agent commissions has been...

Home prices grew in more than 80% of U.S. metro areas year over year...

Home prices keep moving up, offering few signs of relief to cash-strapped homebuyers. More than 80% of U.S. metro markets saw price gains in...

Better taps Chad Smith as new president and COO

Holding company Better Home & Finance hired Chad Smith to be the president and chief operating officer of its mortgage business, it announced on Friday. Kevin Ryan,...

Housing Forward appoints new president 

Housing Forward, the leading organization fighting homelessness in Dallas, appointed Sarah Kahn as interim president and chief executive officer, the nonprofit announced on...

Homebuyers faced high mortgage rates, worsening affordability in October: ICE

Stubbornly elevated mortgage rates created more affordability pressures for homebuyers in October, according to ICE Mortgage Technology’s November Mortgage Monitor report.In October, the...

Williston Financial Group’s MyHome acquires Volly

Williston Financial Group is closing out 2023 with yet another acquisition. The firm announced Thursday that MyHome, a WFG subsidiary, has acquired technology...

Share of mortgage-free homeowners hits all-time high in 2022

While prospective homebuyers are grappling with still-elevated mortgage rates, a growing share of Americans are enjoying being mortgage-free. In 2022, nearly 40% of U.S....

CHLA voices support for attorney opinion letters to FHFA

The Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA) submitted a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) expressing its support for the use of...

Real Estate Lead Generation and Marketing

Real Estate Lead Generation 6 best places to buy real estate leads in 2024  Mar 18, 2024By Megan DeMatteo, Meghan Thibault and Megan DeMatteo, Meghan...

How new FCC rules closing the ‘lead gen loophole’ could impact mortgage professionals

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week released a new order amending its “express consent” rules for the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA),...