Unison, one of the nation’s leading providers of home equity investments (HEIs), is facing a lawsuit from the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA), alleging that Unison deceptively markets its product as a “no-debt” home equity alternative. According to the complaint, Unison’s product f

PennyMac Financial Services Inc. announced Wednesday afternoon that it’s acquiring Cenlar Capital Corp., the country’s second-largest mortgage subservicer. The all-cash transaction includes an upfront purchase price of $172.5 million and up to $85 million of contingent consideration payable over thr

The late-January snowstorm that blanketed large portions of the U.S. is now clearly visible in national housing data. After showing only mild effects the prior week, housing activity pulled back across several key metrics, led by new listings and pending sales. Even so, the broader market picture re

The Real Brokerage has appointed Ken Pozek to its board of directors, according to an announcement on Wednesday.  Pozek, who leads the eponymous Orlando-based team The Pozek Group, returned to Real with his 38-member team in October after most recently being brokered by Keller Williams Realty Elite

QXO, a distributor of roofing products and building materials, generated acquisition buzz last month, as its senior business leaders announced a combined $3 billion in funding for its war chest. On Wednesday, the Brad Jacobs-backed company announced plans to put its war chest to work by acquiring Ko

The Chicagoland real estate scene is welcoming some new leaders to one of the metropolitan area’s largest brokerages @properties Christie’s International Real Estate. On Monday, the firm announced the appointment of Jim Barcelona as its new executive vice president of brokerage services. Barcelona’s

A new marketplace platform is looking to improve transparency and accessibility for investors of all sizes looking to purchase investment or fix-and-flip properties. Launched earlier this month, Rezzie touts itself as the “Zillow of off-market real estate.”  The marketplace provides sellers with a p

We got the first jobs report of the year, and it was so strong that the number of jobs created in January is almost more than all of the jobs created in 2025! At first glance, that might seem like the jobs data had a heroic beat of estimates, but the reality is that while the jobs numbers did beat e

President Donald Trump has drawn a firm line on housing policy — he doesn’t want prices to fall, even as affordability concerns dominate voter surveys and construction slows nationwide. “I don’t want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up for people that own their homes, and

Tommy Noyes has joined Mutual of Omaha Mortgage from Liberty Reverse Mortgage as a national wholesale account executive for Mutual’s reverse mortgage business, the company announced Tuesday. In the role, Noyes will focus on deepening customer relationships and supporting the growth of the company’s

Despite a challenging legal year, Zillow Group recorded strong financial results in 2025, according to the firm’s full-year and fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report published on Tuesday.  Revenue in Q4 2025 rose 18% annually to $654 million, while revenue for the full year was up 16% compared to 2024

As housing affordability remains strained, policymakers and industry leaders are weighing how regulation, mortgage markets and tax policy shape access to homeownership. Isaac Boltansky, head of public policy at Pennymac, fielded questions on the matter from Robb Van Raaphorst, senior vice president

The primary weakness in the American real estate market isn’t a lack of buyers or inventory, it’s the “trust gap” in our record-keeping. As HousingWire recently reported, the fragmentation across 3,000-plus local registries has created a multibillion-dollar opening for deed fraud. When ownership dat

The U.S. housing market may be poised for a historic surge as pent-up demand meets a potentially lower rate environment. As part of an expert panel at HousingWire’s 2026 Housing Economic Summit, MBS Highway founder and CEO Barry Habib said the first move downward in mortgage rates could trigger a ru

Real estate brokerage leaders are entering 2026 more confident and optimistic than they have in years, according to Delta Media Group’s Real Estate Leadership Report.  To compile the report, Delta Media Group surveyed more than 100 brokerage leaders representing firms that were collectively responsi

Optimal Blue reported a sharp increase in refinance activity in January as falling mortgage rates spurred borrowers to act, according to its January 2026 Market Advantage data report released on Tuesday. Total rate-lock volume rose 16% from December and was 36% higher than in January 2025. The incre

The parent company of Bed Bath & Beyond is moving deeper into financial services through the launch of a personal finance platform that will offer home loans in partnership with Figure Technologies. The initiative, tied to the company’s pending acquisition of Tokens.com, aims to combine traditional

Property records platform Dono has raised $6.5 million in a seed round to support geographic expansion and broaden its customer base beyond title insurance, the company announced Tuesday.  Link Ventures led the round, with participation from lool VC and Alumni Ventures. The investment brings total f

Dan Duffy did not ease into his critique of the housing industry’s approach to analytics. “I’ll be the first one to admit that we are currently objectively failing at United,” the United Real Estate Group founder and CEO told attendees Tuesday at HousingWire’s 2026 Housing Economic Summit. “That’s a