Scaling from Freelancer to Business Owner

While technology has become an important channel for information among homebuyers, many still see real estate agents as smarter than any other resource. View the full article

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has announced job openings for attorney-advisors to represent the agency in defensive and appellate litigation. View the full article

Lebda led the company through its initial public offering in 2000, and its sale about three years later to IAC Inc. In 2008, Lebda joined the newly rebranded LendingTree as it spun out as a separate company. View the full article

In order to believe in the idea of "competition" in credit scores, the Washington housing community must believe that large institutional investors who buy whole loans and mortgage-backed securities are really, really dumb, writes the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors View the full article

The housing agency director told Sen. Cortez Masto a Federal Home Loan Bank reform review is ongoing and took issue with Sen. Warren's inquiries about meeting transparency. View the full article

The $4.6 trillion-asset company's report comes after it committed to funneling $1.5 trillion into industries it said were important to national security. View the full article

The megabank's third-quarter net income rose 16% year over year, reflecting higher revenues across all five business lines. View the full article

The San Francisco-based banking giant reported a 9% annual jump in quarterly profits. It also made official its appointment of CEO Charlie Scharf as chairman. View the full article

The largely direct-to-consumer lender will also offer reverse mortgage loans in the latest dealing between publicly traded industry players. View the full article

Bilt Rewards, best known for offering renters rewards points for paying on time, plans to do the same for mortgages through a partnership with United Wholesale Mortgage LLC, its first tie-up with a home lender. View the full article

Rate-and-term transactions leaped by 154% from August to September, while cash-outs and purchase loans also increased, according to Optimal Blue. View the full article

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged skepticism around the central banks large-scale asset purchases during the pandemic, noting the Fed likely "should have stopped" sooner, but fell short of admitting that the purchase of MBS' contributed to housing disparities. View the full article

Lebda, who died over the weekend in an ATV accident, built one of the first online financial marketplaces in 1998. View the full article

The Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank reported net income of $1.45 billion for the third quarter and earnings per share of $1.04, which beat analysts' forecast of $0.99 per share. View the full article

Noninterest income at the Minneapolis-based company jumped more than 10% while asset quality improved and expenses held steady. View the full article

Components of the index all rose, including the highest reading for sales expectations in the next six months since the start of the year. View the full article

The Detroit-based mortgage bank's announcement trailed competitors' by over two weeks, but is taking a more aggressive risk-reward stance on the limit. View the full article

Observers believe the government shutdown and lack of data is keeping mortgage rates in the same narrow range, as investors have issues reading the tea leaves. View the full article

Fathom Holdings acquired START Real Estate to expand its first-time homebuyer program, the company announced Thursday. View the full article

Zions Bancorp. is among the latest banks to report material losses due to alleged borrower fraud. Stocks of regional lenders plunged on Thursday. View the full article

Renters who pay on time deserve credit toward homeownership, and new data tools can make that possible, according to the owner of Burkentine Real Estate Group. View the full article

Solve stages an acquisition, Intercontinental Exchange partners on new indices, Optimal Blue adds updates and Incenter offers a CRA loan trading platform. View the full article

LendingTree found that during 2024, May's median price for a 1,500 square foot home was $194.20 versus January's $178.60, a difference of $23,400. View the full article