A federal case filed by Washington state has survived a procedural hurdle that would preserve antitrust and consumer claims against industry defendants if the court’s order remains intact. The ruling keeps core allegations alive for further litigation, opening the door to additional pleadings, discovery [...]
Purchase mortgage applications fell 7% week over week and ran 18% below the same period a year earlier, marking a clear reduction in buyer activity. That pullback is translating quickly into pipeline compression for originators: fewer loan locks, lower production volumes and a shift [...]
ICE data show roughly $11.7 trillion of tappable home equity held by about 47.5 million borrowers, a substantial pool of collateral that underpins the consumer credit landscape. That magnitude of latent equity signals meaningful capacity for home-secured borrowing, supporting demand for cash-out options, home-equity [...]
U.S. housing starts fell and single-family permits declined; private lenders should adjust credit amid weaker construction activity and sample variability.
Federal prosecutors say a mortgage servicer declined borrower requests for reduced interest rates and took retaliatory actions against consumers and staff who pursued relief. The alleged pattern frames denials and punitive servicing choices as systemic rather than isolated missteps, amplifying potential violations of consumer [...]
Referral Central enables agents to publish clear, searchable statements of their areas of expertise, creating a structured way for colleagues to identify appropriate referral partners. By surfacing specialties within agent profiles, the platform reduces search friction and helps channel client needs to professionals with [...]
A leading market forecast that U.S. home prices could fall in the near term highlights an evolving affordability correction across the housing sector. The projection is rooted in familiar supply-and-demand mechanics: higher borrowing costs weigh on buyer budgets, rising listings in some markets increase [...]
Recent reporting shows a notable rebalancing within the reverse-mortgage market: Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) volume dropped to $880 million while private-label reverse mortgages reached $1.2 billion. The divergence underscores a migration of origination and investor interest away from the government-insured HECM channel toward [...]
Private lenders: $147M 793-bed student housing near Morehouse and Spelman; financing secured, construction under way — institutional off-campus core asset.
Leaders at Brown Harris Stevens, NextHome and Lamacchia Realty warn that a growing practice known as listing hoarding — where agents delay, stagger or restrict the exposure of homes to the market — is compromising the foundation of property valuation. By withholding accurate, timely [...]
