Don’t Market Vacant Homes. Be HomeKynd: Tech Review

Proptech columnist Craig Rowe reviews virtual staging solution HomeKynd, an app that empowers users to integrate…

Movement Mortgage names Joe Thompson as regional director

Movement Mortgage, a multichannel mortgage lender, has appointed Joe Thompson as its new regional director. Thompson,…

Compass CEO Robert Reffkin Says The Luxury Market Is Back

The luxury market is back. That was Compass co-founder and CEO Robert Reffkin’s primary message during…

‘Not HELOC. Not piggyback.’ Freddie Mac exec defends new product proposal amid resistance

“What we are bringing forward, called closed-end second lien, assuming a FHFA approval, will provide them…

Cap On Servicer Fees For FHA Loan Assumptions Doubled To $1,800

While lenders welcomed the increase, it might benefit homebuyers as well, by giving loan servicers more…

What the new home sales report shows about labor market risk

When single-family permit demand collapsed in 2022, we still had a healthy backlog of homes that…

Mortgage Rates Staying Below 2024 Highs, But Buyers Indifferent

Bond market investors who fund most mortgages shrugged off hawkish remarks by Federal Reserve Governor Christopher…

HECM study examines borrower trends over two decades

A study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Policy…

HAR Partnership Caps RentSpree’s Busy Spring

RentSpree distributes its product to empower residential agents in their work with clients who may not…

New-home sales stumble as existing inventory increases 

New-home sales cooled in April as the supply of existing homes increased and demand was hampered…