VA loan homebuyers navigate NAR settlement with ease
Despite initial concerns, real estate and mortgage professionals say the NAR settlement has not had much of an impact on VA loan buyers.| HousingWire
President Donald Trump signed the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act in late July, adding a partial claim option to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’s loss-mitigation waterfall.| HousingWire
Despite initial concerns, real estate and mortgage professionals say the NAR settlement has not had much of an impact on VA loan buyers.| HousingWire
The VA Home Loan Program Reform Act establishes a permanent partial claims program designed to help veterans avoid foreclosure.| HousingWire
Today's jobs report miss has sent mortgage rates falling because the Federal Reserve was wrong about the labor market.| HousingWire
The VASP program has stopped accepting new applicants, and housing groups want Congress to implement a VA partial claim to fill the void.| HousingWire
Consumers had dodged any inflationary impact from the trade war initiated by President Donald Trump this year, but that’s now changed.| HousingWire
Nationwide, one in every 3,939 housing units had a foreclosure filing in July, and Nevada led as the state with the highest foreclosure rate.| HousingWire
President Donald Trump on Friday signed the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 2808), establishing a nationwide ban on the abusive use of trigger leads beginning in March 2026.| HousingWire
Nominations are open for HousingWire's 2025 Tech Trendsetters Award, and we're catching up with inaugural winners from 2019.| HousingWire
Exhibits include entire model homes — ranging from manufactured and modular to 3D-printed — developed by companies from across the U.S.| HousingWire
Of the 50 riskiest counties, 14 were in California and seven were in Florida. New Jersey had five and Louisiana had four.| HousingWire
A Zillow spokesperson confirmed that the company is only removing photos related to CoStar’s copyright infringement lawsuit.| HousingWire
Lawmakers are expected to take up the issue in January with the goal of placing a constitutional amendment on next November's ballot.| HousingWire
McKinsey & Co. data found that modular methods can reduce labor needs by up to 40% and cut costs when executed at scale.| HousingWire
More and more Compass clients are listing their properties as an exclusive listing, despite the threat of it being banned from Zillow| HousingWire
The push comes as the Trump administration signals plans to move forward with a stock offering for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.| HousingWire
President Trump signed the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act in late July, adding a partial claim option to the VA’s loss-mitigation waterfall.| HousingWire
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is ending penalties for domestic companies stemming from a failure to provide ownership information.| HousingWire
Executives weighed in on the FHFA title waiver pilot, as well as M&A and Texas’ new title insurance pricing rules| HousingWire
The orders require title firms to identify the true owners behind shell companies involved in non-financed residential property purchases.| HousingWire
Schilling comes to MegaStar after serving in several positions at Highland Mortgage, including chief strategy officer.| HousingWire
Bessent told Reuters and the Washington Examiner that the administration plans to introduce new measures to address housing affordability.| HousingWire
Since 2019, HousingWire’s Tech Trendsetters have represented the visionaries driving housing innovation. Six years later, we revisit the inaugural class to see where their careers have taken them — while nominations for the 2025 awards remain open through September 30.| HousingWire
The Sky Group closed 176.1 transaction sides, recording $149.09 million in sales volume in 2024, according to RealTrends data.| HousingWire
In the highly competitive world of real estate, team leaders play a crucial role in guiding and developing their agents. A well-trained, motivated team can lead to increased sales, better client relationships, and overall business success.| HousingWire
The platform is designed for title companies, escrow officers and settlement agents facing FinCEN's Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule.| HousingWire
Year-over-year inventory growth has dropped from recent highs of 33% to 22%, despite mortgage rates not yet approaching 6%.| HousingWire
The sweeping tariffs President Trump implemented on April 2 have been ruled illegal by a federal appeals court| HousingWire
With seniors now outnumbering children in many U.S. states, demand is growing for aging-in-place technology.| HousingWire
The industry debate heats up as trigger leads crackdown raises questions about consumer protection and market power.| HousingWire
Opendoor stock has plunged, but hedge fund manager Eric Jackson says it could stage a comeback like Carvana. Is the risk worth it?| HousingWire
In 2024, Bee closed 27 transactions totaling more than $74.2 million in sales volume — and has surpassed $1 billion over her 40-year career.| HousingWire
Compared with August 2024, the on-time payment rate is down 216 basis points. That marks the 25th consecutive month of annual declines.| HousingWire
With mortgage rates expected to climb even higher, lenders are cutting closing costs and launching new programs to court buyers.| HousingWire
Fannie Mae has asked servicers to implement the new rules immediately, with mandatory compliance starting Nov. 1| HousingWire
The “Cephas bill” aims to protect seniors from predatory lending and preserve generational wealth through required in-person counseling.| HousingWire
The MISMO reverse workgroup sees recently completed work as a “bridge to the mainland” for mortgage tech, according to its chair.| HousingWire
George Morales describes the work ahead for the MISMO workgroup, which hopes to expand reverse mortgage industry accessibility.| HousingWire
At NRMLA Annual, reverse mortgage industry leaders praised the engagement of FHA, Ginnie Mae and officials like Julia Gordon.| HousingWire
A MISMO working group is targeting January 2025 for a new reverse mortgage standard, according to Mortgage Cadence.| HousingWire
A trio of housing experts discuss proposals to lift zoning regulation to spur supply — and legislation aiming to help first-time homebuyers.| HousingWire
Weekly new single-family home listings in the U.S. reflect the pace of housing supply entering the market.| HousingWire
New listings are more important than mortgage rates in explaining the explosive growth of purchase apps this year.| HousingWire
First-time homeownership is not just about mortgage rates or timing the market. It's about building a life.| HousingWire
Lower mortgage rates have boosted the weekly purchase apps, aligning with the year-over-year growth we have seen for most of 2025.| HousingWire
White will oversee the organization’s national housing investments — which total $30.4 billion to date — with a focus on affordable housing.| HousingWire
The U.S.-based agents in the BHHS network will now have access to Zillow Showcase for all of their listings.| HousingWire
The additions follow a wave of new hires at the firm, including more than two dozen agents and brokers in recent months.| HousingWire
Thanks to Federal Reserve policy, data on single-family construction is not improving — in fact, it is getting worse.| HousingWire
New home sales fell short of sales estimates and experienced negative sales revisions, while inventory levels increased.| HousingWire
Housing inventory growth has been a blessing for the existing home sales market, while builders are struggling with greater supply.| HousingWire
The big publicly traded homebuilder stocks have been on fire recently and people are wondering why, given recent negative headlines.| HousingWire
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We're covering Housing and Urban Development (HUD) breaking news and its impact on the housing and mortgage industries.| HousingWire
Personal finance website WalletHub released a new report on Monday in which it ranked all 50 states based on property tax rates.| HousingWire
At NeighborWorks America, lending efforts have approached $700 million annually when including down payment assistance programs.| HousingWire
Two senators have bipartisan support as they aim to bring back a rural housing bill to the Senate floor after it stalled two years ago.| HousingWire
Check out our picks of the best AI tools for real estate agents to save you time while increasing productivity and efficiency.| HousingWire
We sat down with Rajeeva Sajja to learn how powerful custom GPTs are for Realtors, and his easy step-by-step workflow any agent can use to build one.| HousingWire
Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami thinks there's a better way for Trump to try to convince the Fed Chair to cut rates before it’s too late.| HousingWire
FHFA Director Bill Pulte called for Fed Chair Jerome Powell to resign today, shortly after President Trump demanded Powell lower rates.| HousingWire
On Monday, Michelle Bowman, Federal Reserve Vice Chair of Supervision, talked about a potential rate cut at the Fed's July meeting.| HousingWire
Unlike years past, HUD’s congressional budget justifications for 2026 included few reverse mortgage details.| HousingWire
HUD is reportedly planning on the requirements via rulemaking, in line with recently stated goals of Secretary Scott Turner and others.| HousingWire
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The work of the MISMO reverse development work group remains on track, according to an RMD interview with its chair.| HousingWire
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Joe Biden unveiled a plan to cap rent hikes at 5% for two years for landlords who manage 50 or more rental units.| HousingWire
Program will be announced during Biden's 2024 State of the Union address on Thursday night.| HousingWire
The Federal National Mortgage Association, commonly known as Fannie Mae, is a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) that was formed during the Great Depression as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. Its purpose is to expand the secondary mortgage market by securitizing mortgage loans in the form of mortgage-backed securities (MBS). In the wake of […]| HousingWire
An article from Kiplinger explores the utility of home equity when making long-term spending plans, including for long-term care.| HousingWire
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is the Democratic nominee for vice president in the 2024 election. These are some of his recent housing policies.| HousingWire
The Mortgage Bankers Association is the United States national association representing all facets of the real estate finance industry.| HousingWire
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, commonly known as Freddie Mac, is a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) that buys mortgages, pools them, and sells them as a mortgage-backed security (MBS) to private investors on the open market. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) placed Freddie Mac and Fannie […]| HousingWire
Kamala Harris spoke to a crowd of 10,000 in Atlanta, mentioning high rents as an issue she wants to tackle if elected president in November.| HousingWire
President Joe Biden’s proposals for the housing and mortgage markets are “dead on arrival or troubling,” according to a BTIG analyst.| HousingWire
President Joe Biden will announce a series of housing proposals in his 2024 State of the Union address, according to the White House.| HousingWire
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris included initiatives to deal with surging housing costs in her economic plan announced Friday.| HousingWire
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