Equifax mortgage revenue rises despite weakening lender market.
Equifax reports 15% mortgage revenue growth while higher rates soften demand; insights on market pressure and lender risk/opportunity for private investors
California home sales decline 6.5% as median price holds near $900,000.
California single-family sales declined 6.5% year-over-year while median price held near $900K, altering inventory, underwriting and private-lenders' risk.
Your next deal may already be in your CRM: how to locate it.
An analysis of 10 million real estate leads found that 91% received no human contact within 90 days, revealing a pervasive lapse in the lead-to-engagement pipeline across agencies and lenders. The scale of unaddressed inbound interest signals significant inefficiencies: marketing budgets generate volume but [...]
Do listing sites cause a ‘resort fee’ issue in real estate?
Senators Warren and Booker have signaled heightened concern to the Federal Trade Commission about opaque distribution practices that can distort the mortgage marketplace. Their letter highlights lead routing operations that monetize and divert consumer inquiries, lender steering by brokers or platforms that favor particular [...]
Adam Ennabe details Access Home Lending wholesale reverse mortgage plans
Private lenders: analysis of a broker-focused reverse mortgage strategy, market implications, underwriting considerations, risk profiles and liquidity data
U.S. reduces Canadian lumber duties, builders still face 34.75% tariff.
U.S. cuts Canadian softwood antidumping and countervailing levies to 24.75%, but an added tariff leaves a 34.75% combined burden affecting private lenders.
Bloomberg housing grants proceed in 14 cities after Portland declines.
Bloomberg grants back local housing reforms; Portland declined funding, highlighting uneven municipal interest and impacts on private lending opportunities
Lennar begins construction on 1,000-unit downtown Las Vegas redevelopment.
Lennar broke ground on a 70-acre central Las Vegas project with 1,000 homes; phased vertical build planned, creating substantial private lending prospects.
First Horizon sells $4.5 billion mortgage portfolio at a discount.
Bank refocuses mortgage origination toward core relationship clients, signaling tighter referral flows and partnership opportunities for private lenders...
Regions’ Mortgage Income Falls 16% as Multifamily Bridge Loans Boost CRE.
Regions mortgage income fell while investor real estate and multifamily bridge loans grew, showing CRE financing opportunities for private debt investors .