HousingWire
- Inside the non-QM boom: How Acra Lending serves borrowers outside the agency box April 22, 2025In today’s mortgage market, traditional mortgage products are no longer the one-size-fits-all solution they once were. The economy is now driven by entrepreneurs, investors, high-income earners, and young adults who thrive in the gig economy. These borrowers are driving a demand for alternative mortgage products.
- Better Mortgage partners with NEO Home Loans to transform “local” mortgage lending April 22, 2025Today's mortgage lending environment is shifting rapidly. Purchase loans are now outpacing refinances, and interest rates are reaching the stratosphere. Meanwhile, affordability is becoming a dream for many borrowers. Also, lenders feel the impact of high rates, as they struggle to find the right clients. However, one mortgage company is in a prime position to […]
- Spring selling: Lenders must rethink strategies to keep homeownership within reach April 22, 2025Spring marks the peak season for the U.S. housing market, with more listings hitting the market and warmer weather making it easier for buyers to tour homes and explore their options. Traditionally, this season brings a surge in purchase activity—and in 2025, that trend is especially important for lenders to watch closely against the backdrop […]
- Randell Gillespie named president of LeaderOne April 21, 2025Gillespie will be tasked with growing LeaderOne, which has a "unique collaborative ownership model."
- Closing costs for the typical home purchase now top $4,600 April 21, 2025Closing costs ranged widely across the country, from as low as 0.46% of a home’s sale price in South Dakota to as high as 2.99% in Delaware.
- Inside the Trump administration’s plans to gut the CFPB April 21, 2025HousingWire has obtained details of the planned mass layoff at the CFPB, which would see some divisions shrink dramatically or cease to exist.
- Mile High Lifestyles joins Your Castle Real Estate, doubles in size April 21, 2025Mile High Lifestyles, led by co-founder Jaden Hanson, has joined Denver-based Your Castle Real Estate and brought along 25 new agents.
- Washington Legislature requests study of home equity investment products April 21, 2025The Washington Legislature wants to know more about home equity investments and has commissioned a formal academic study.
- Massachusetts aging-in-place program reckons with cuts April 21, 2025The Enhanced Community Options Program will not cut current clients, but it will change enrollment to whittle down beneficiaries.
- 6 time management hacks to sell more homes in 2025 April 21, 2025A majority of agents believe 2025 is going to be a great year for the housing market, with 85% saying they have an optimistic outlook, and 70% believing the market will be more stable, according to a new survey from Clever Real Estate.
