Borrowers reach record tappable equity as cash-out refinances drive runoff.
Examines a recent surge to $17.5 trillion in homeowner equity as cash-out refinances drive runoff. Covers implications for liquidity and servicing.
Ryan Serhant urges brokers to stop protecting their former business.
AI should remove admin work and raise transactions per agent, not add another tool agents must manage.
Massachusetts requires disclosures for shared-appreciation mortgages.
Massachusetts' new shared-appreciation mortgage regulation takes effect November 6, establishing borrower disclosures, reporting requirements and.
Ares Commercial Real Estate reports $10 million profit after office sale.
Ares posted $10M, aided by a $7.1M office sale. Article reviews profit drivers and remaining credit risks affecting lenders and servicers.
Jobs report strengthens case for an upcoming rate hike.
Summarizes payroll gains, U-6 rise and revisions, showing why stronger labor data increases odds of a December rate hike and pressure on funding costs.
RealPRO Select increases Realtor.com revenue.
Move reported $160 million as RealPRO Select lifted its eighth consecutive segment growth. Implications for lender and servicer lead flow and referral.
UMH Reports 29% Rise in Manufactured-Home Sales but Posts Quarterly Loss.
UMH Properties reported an 11% rise in third-quarter income and 29% growth in manufactured-home sales, but recorded a $2.1 million loss attributable to.
A Fresno lending executive was indicted in alleged $64M Farmer Mac fraud.
Prosecutors allege a $64M fraud tied to a $58M refinancing and Farmer Mac loans, prompting private lenders and servicers to reassess underwriting risk.
Victor Ciardelli discusses Rate and Compass JV merger into top-10 lender.
Details on Guaranteed Rate Affinity and OriginPoint merging under the OriginPoint brand and what the combined retail platform means for distribution.
Concessions field issues undermining pay-for-listing data models.
Shows how nonnumeric concession entries lead contribution credits to reward volume over value, undermining pay-for-listing models and lender data quality.