For years, the housing industry anticipated that the aging demographic would steadily release inventory into the resale market. Instead, many older homeowners are remaining in
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When a client closes on a home, the transaction feels complete. The loan is funded, the keys are handed over, and everyone moves on to
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Mortgage applications increased 3.2% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending
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Better Home & Finance Holding Co. announced Tuesday that it’s powering the launch of Credit Karma Home Loans, an AI-driven refinance platform aimed at helping
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Editor’s note: Welcome to the third installment of the Monday Morning Q&A from HousingWire’s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD). Each Monday morning, the RMD newsletter will feature an
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In the crazy world of economics, with all the drama last week, it was a pretty normal housing week. Housing data showed year-over-year growth, weekly
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Redwood Trust closed a $391 million securitization backed by nonqualified mortgages (non-QMs), marking the inaugural deal from its Aspire platform that was expanded in early
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The mortgage industry doesn’t stand still—and neither can the professionals who wish to succeed within it. The ability to adapt and respond to changing conditions
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A decade of MBA Quarterly Performance Reports tells a story the mortgage industry has yet to fully absorb. A 200 basis point gap between TopTier®
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Higher prices are often assumed to slow housing demand. But a metro-level look at HousingWire Data shows a counterintuitive pattern: some of the most expensive
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