Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Residential real estate capital provider Kiavi announced Monday that it is expanding into 13 additional states, broadening the company’s reach to 45 states and Washington, D.C.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Department of Justice (DOJ) over the regulators’ allegations of mortgage lending discrimination in majority-Black neighborhoods of the Birmingham, Alabama , metro area. million people — Fairway had three retail loan offices and three desks in real estate offices, all in majority-white areas. million civil penalty.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

Stone Point is no stranger to the real estate industry, as it also holds strategic investments in Lone Wolf Technologies , Homepoint , CoreLogic and Meridian. Czarnecki has over two decades of real estate industry experience. From 2017 until 2023 he served as the CEO of Broadstone Net Lease.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

HousingWire is proud to announce the 2025 Finance Leaders, recognizing 40 of the most impactful finance executives in the mortgage and real estate industries. Take a look at the full list of this year’s honorees below.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

has honored a longtime professional in its ranks with a lifetime achievement award, in recognition of his 40-year career in the mortgage banking, real estate , homebuilding and title insurance industries. Stebbins referred to as Pistol Pete by his colleagues was also lauded by Dan Ventura, Fairways president of reverse lending.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The company named veteran mortgage professional Connie Lindsay as its senior vice president of mortgage lending in Washington state. “I’ve cultivated strong mortgage and real estate industry relationships and collaborated with sales professionals and customers with a wide variety of needs,” she wrote on her LinkedIn profile.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2025

AssetVal , a provider of real estate valuations, has partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) company Restb.ai BPOs, often used in real estate transactions and lending decisions, can vary due to subjective assessments by different agents.

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Housing Wire

JULY 3, 2024

Christie’s International Real Estate Belgium is expanding its operation to Brussels, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Christie’s International Real Estate Belgium is a fast-growing company with incredible expertise that has made them a market leader in luxury real estate in Flanders,” Delcroix said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

Small-balance commercial lender Stronghill Capital shut down its nascent consumer and correspondent lending businesses late last week. He cited a difficult market and elevated rates as reasons for shutting down correspondent and consumer lending businesses , which were added in 2022.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 22, 2025

Rocket Companies has unified its real estate search platform with its mortgage lending platform to create a single resource where home buyers can search and purchase homes, making the process swifter and more efficient. The post Rocket Unifies its Real Estate Search and Home Financing Platforms appeared first on MortgageOrb.

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Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2024

The real estate market has witnessed significant fluctuations over the years, and the accompanying challenges for real estate agents can offer valuable insights and opportunities. The aftermath of the 2008 crisis led to significant attrition among real estate agents. million in 2006 to about 999,000 by 2012.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

Today, Rocket Companies announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase digital real estate brokerage Redfin in an all-stock transaction valued at $1.75 billion in equity. The deal, which has been approved by the boards of directors of both Rocket Companies and Redfin, is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2025.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Despite rising housing unaffordability , we in the real estate business know that homeownership is still a fantastic way to build generational wealth. Not surprisingly, affordability is inextricably linked to fair housing , as fair housing (and lending) for all is foundational to affordability for all. But we are not powerless.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2024

Anaheim, California -based nonbank Change Lending on Tuesday announced the hiring of Madison Simm as its new chief financial officer. He comes to Change Lending after a stint as president of real estate at Texas Capital Bank. I am thrilled to join Change Lending as CFO,” Simm said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2025

Today, HousingWire announced the winners of the 2025 Tech100 award, representing the most innovative and impactful tech organizations in mortgage and real estate. This year, 100 honorees were selected in the mortgage category and 100 in the real estate category, highlighting the cutting-edge solutions shaping the future of housing.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Could 2024 be the worst year ever for real estate wire fraud ? First-time buyers are particularly at risk, especially if their real estate firms are unable to protect against the types of threats that have become commonplace. In Q4, some of the largest companies in the industry were taken down by cyber syndicates.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

Real estate technology firm Knock announced Thursday that its bridge loan product is being integrated into the borrower application process at Baltimore -based NFM Lending. The Knock option is available to loan officers and real estate agents in 22 states across the country, the company explained in its announcement.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Banks have tightened lending standards for most categories of residential real estate (RRE) loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOC) over the third quarter of 2023. The survey, fielded quarterly by the central bank, asks loan officers about topics such as changes in lending terms as well as household demand for loans.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

In a recent episode of the “Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered” podcast, co-hosts James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson chat with HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami to discuss a variety of issues — including pending concerns of a recession , mortgage rates and housing affordability issues that persist across the country.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2024

Michael Saleh, a former senior vice president of Rocket Mortgage who spent about two decades at the company, has transitioned from the retail lending channel to wholesale by launching independent brokerage firm Zoom Home Lending. Saleh said he was leading between 250 and 300 people when he left Rocket in mid-May.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 10, 2025

Rocket Companies has announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase digital real estate brokerage Redfin in an all-stock transaction for a value $1.75 Rocket and Redfins approaches to lending and brokerage service have always been two halves of one vision to make the whole home-buying process magical, said Kelman.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

It’s resulting in calls to reimagine the costs of homeowners insurance (Image generated by AI in Midjourney) As the planet warms and extreme weather intensifies, the rising cost of homeowners insurance is stopping real estate deals in their tracks. Meanwhile, out West … The pressure is on in other areas of the country too.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Digital mortgage automation solution provider Floify launched a lending platform for mortgage brokers built on the foundation of the Floify point-of-sale (POS) platform. The Colorado-headquartered firm was acquired by publicly traded proptech company Porch Group, Inc. in an $87 million deal in 2021.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2024

Chase Home Lending , the consumer and commercial banking arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. , In just the past year, the Department of Justice has called for a full dislocation of real estate agent commissions between sellers and buyers, and new appraisal bias protections have been set up.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Pretium is a real estate investment firm that focuses on single-family rental (SFR), build-to-rent (BTR) and fix-and-flip properties. Burns follows up with a question on how Pretium’s construction lending platform sets them apart, as well as the company’s interest in land banking. Mullen shares that the company raised $1.5

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Technological Advancements in Real Estate: A look at emerging technologies with the potential to reshape real estate transactions and property management. Big changes are fun for economists but challenging for people trying to understand real estate,” Dr. Conerly said.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 23, 2025

Dunmor , a provider of bridge, fix and flip, ground-up construction and DSCR rental loans for real estate developers, has received a minority equity investment from Newfi Lending , a non-agency mortgage lender owned by funds managed by Apollo Global Management.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

According to a recent report by Forbes, over half of all real estate investors are now turning to private lenders. The rise of private lending Private lenders disrupted the monopoly of traditional banks and the private lending market has since seen a remarkable rise, reaching $1.5

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Banks reported having tightened lending standards across almost all categories of residential real estate loans over the fourth quarter of 2023 amid an elevated interest rate environment. The survey asks officers about topics such as changes in lending terms as well as household demand for loans.

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Appraisal Buzz

AUGUST 23, 2024

billion in new mortgages for apartment buildings with five or more units, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) annual report of the multifamily lending market. billion in multifamily lending volume represents a 49 percent decrease from 2022 levels. In 2023, 2,520 different multifamily lenders provided a total of $246.2

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2024

The advantages for lenders The integration of advanced data collection techniques and the all-in-one ecosystem offers several significant advantages to lenders, positioning Opteon as a preferred partner in the lending process. This efficiency translates to cost savings and improved operational workflows for lending institutions.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

These standout professionals all 40 years old or younger are driving innovation, transforming their organizations, and shaping the future of real estate, mortgage, and fintech. Each year, HousingWires Rising Stars award recognizes the next generation of leaders making a significant impact on the industry.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2024

Home-equity lending overall found its wings in 2023 as a number of independent mortgage banks ramped up product lines over the course of the year — despite a bump in the road in the third quarter when mortgage rates surged past 7%. A recent report from real estate analytics firm CoreLogic indicates that for U.S.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Total borrowing and lending for commercial and multifamily mortgages is expected to finish at $539 billion by the end of 2024, according to an updated baseline forecast by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The post Forecast: Commercial/Multifamily Borrowing and Lending to Increase first appeared on The MortgagePoint.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Rocket Companies will soon shut down Rocket Pro Originate , a mortgage origination platform for real estate agents, insurance agents, tax professionals and other financial professionals who are also licensed to originate mortgages.

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Housing Wire

JULY 29, 2024

Home equity lending in 2023 grew by only 1.5% Given the substantial amount of accumulated equity in real estate, there is still untapped potential for home equity lending for lenders and borrowers.” compared to the prior year, while outstanding debt increased by 8.3% billion per company in 2023, compared with $2.1

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Louis-based Clever Real Estate , 63% of homeowners would rather remodel their current home than move to one that has already been fixed up. Keynova Group recently surveyed 12 large banks and nonbanks about their home equity lending capabilities. In response, some consumers have turned to renovation projects to meet their needs.

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