The HELOC dam is opening. Are you ready?
U.S. homeowners today are armed with a record amount of home equity ? nearly $32 trillion, according to the latest data from the St. Louis Federal Reserve. Many of these homeowners are locked into historically low interest rates post-pandemic, which means they are unlikely to refinance. Indeed, amid the current high interest rates, they are looking to retain their low rates by staying put in their...
ICE looks to rethink the mortgage servicing experience
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) introduced MSP Digital Experience (MSP DX), a conversational user interface designed to interact with the company’s leading mortgage servicing system, MSP. MSP DX provides servicing professionals with an intuitive, dynamic and conversational approach to working within MSP. The new interface is poised to streamline workflows, enhance efficiencies and simpli...
Energy, consumer groups laud new federal efficiency standards for housing
A coalition of energy- and consumer-focused trade groups lauded the release of new energy-efficiency standards for the construction of new single-family and multifamily homes, which were announced last week by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Nine groups released a joint statement and a series of individual perspectives t...
Republic First Bank closes, sells to Fulton Bank
Pennsylvania-based Fulton Bank, National Association of Lancaster, has agreed to assume most of the deposits and assets of Republic First Bank, which state regulators seized on Friday to “protect depositors.” Republic collapsed after it failed to raise $75 million in capital from investors and exited the mortgage lending space. It also come...
Douglas Elliman settles the commission lawsuits
Douglas Elliman has joined the growing list of brokerages that have settled the commission lawsuits. In an 8K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday, the firm announced that it had reached a nationwide settlement agreement with the Gibson lawsuit plaintiffs. According to the filing and an accompanying press release, the settlement covers Douglas Elliman and all o...
Saudi Arabia says all NEOM megaprojects will go ahead as planned despite reports of scaling back
"For NEOM, the projects, the intended scale is continuing as planned. There is no change in scale," Saudi Economy Minister Faisal Al Ibrahim told CNBC.
The real problem with commercial real estate is people not coming to work, says Bruce Ratner
Bruce Ratner, former New York City real estate developer and 'Early Detection' author, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the real estate market, state of commercial real estate, mortgage rate outlook, Ratner's personal crusade against cancer, and more.
Stronghill Capital shuts down consumer, correspondent lending
Small-balance commercial lender Stronghill Capital shut down its nascent consumer and correspondent lending businesses late last week. The Austin, Texas-based lender will continue offering small-balance commercial and business purpose debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) loans to its clients, CEO John Eisinger told HousingWire Monday morning. He cited a difficult market and elevated rates as rea...
Receivership Real Estate: The Hidden Inventory Only Experts Know About w/Jake Flothe
When housing inventory is low, where do you go? Foreclosure rates are down, short sales are a hassle, and the open housing market has barely any sellers—is there a better […]