The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) on Wednesday announced that Owen Lee, CEO at Success Mortgage Partners (SMP), has been nominated to serve as the association’s vice chairman for the forthcoming 2025 membership year.Lee’s nomination was announced by Mark Jones, the 2024 MBA chairman and preside

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has terminated the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) direct endorsement approval for Open Mortgage in Iowa. “HUD placed Open Mortgage on credit watch for the Des Moines HOC [homeownership center], which only impacts our loans in Iowa,” Ch

Sotheby’s International Realty is launching its eighth office in Michigan as the firm announced the affiliation of the The Home Seekers Real Estate Group on Tuesday.Home Seekers, which is based in Okemos, Michigan, will now operate as White Pine Sotheby’s International Realty. The firm, which is own

An article written by an Atlanta-based certified financial planner and published Tuesday by Forbes indicates that retirement may not be as difficult as many Americans think.Wes Moss, who hosts the “Retire Sooner” podcast and has 20-plus years of experience as an investment adviser, offered advice th

There is a large gap between how the American public feels about the business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement and how real estate professionals feel about them. According to a survey published by Clever Real Estate

California-based loanDepot plans to extend its $497.8 million in senior notes due in the fourth quarter of 2025 at a lower maturity and a higher interest rate. The transaction reflects a business under stress but brings temporary relief to the company’s financials, analysts told HousingWire. loanDep

There were a total of 131 consumer complaints submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) between Jan. 1 and June 10 of this year that were related to the reverse mortgage industry, according to a database maintained by the bureau. This was 52 fewer complaints compared to the same p

In a legal brief filed on Monday, MLS Property Information Network (MLS PIN) made it clear that it does not agree with the Department of Justice‘s position on the banning of cooperative compensation, as outlined in the DOJ’s statement of interest in the Nosalek commission lawsuit.The DOJ became invo

Optimal Blue announced yesterday that industry veteran Joe Tyrrell would be taking the CEO role at the company. Tyrrell was a long-time executive at Ellie Mae before it was acquired by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) in 2020. He served as president of ICE Mortgage Technology for three years before l

Rithm Capital, the parent company of multichannel lender Newrez, announced on Tuesday that it has closed a transaction with Great Ajax Corp., which resulted in the purchase of 2.9 million shares of its peer’s common stock.Rithm, a New York-based real estate investment trust, has invested in becoming

The National Association of Realtors addressed concerns of agent steering in its latest update to its commission lawsuit settlement FAQs. The topic of steering — when a buyer’s agent or broker prevents buyers from seeing homes that offer commissions lower than is typical for a market or discourages

Oren Alexander, a top real estate broker and co-founder of the Side-brokered firm Official Partners, along with his twin brother, Alon Alexander, have been accused of raping at least two women in New York. The two lawsuits were filed in March 2024 and were first reported by The Real Deal.The lawsuit

The parent company of top 10 reverse mortgage lender Liberty Reverse Mortgage has completed its shareholder-approved rebranding initiative, transforming the former Ocwen Financial Corp. into The Onity Group. The initiative has also transitioned the company’s New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ticker sym

Los Angeles-based Dunmor, a technology-enabled lender that specializes in loans for residential real estate investors, has added a pair of experienced executives in the business-purpose lending space.The company announced Monday that it hired Tuam Pham as chief marketing officer and Steve Huff as se

San Francisco-based Pacaso, a tech-centric real estate marketplace, released a report Monday unveiling the top U.S. metro areas that are embracing new development and “creating a more diverse and plentiful supply of homes.“The report delves into the “Yes in My Backyard“ (YIMBY) movement, which invol

As baby boomers increasingly seek to age in place in their own homes — a scenario supported by both the preferences of older homeowners and the realities brought on by elevated mortgage rates — this is clashing with the desires of millennials who wish to enter the housing market, as the combination

The average cost of homeownership has increased by 26% over the past four years to more than $18,000 annually, according to Bankrate’s newly released Hidden Costs of Homeownership study. The increase reflects rising home prices, which went up 40% since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, mainly

Coldwell Banker Realty is adding another top-producing agent to its roster. The firm announced Monday that it has welcomed Vicky Yu to its Redwood City-San Carlos office in Northern California.Yu was most recently affiliated with Compass, operating out of its Burlingame office.”Vicky is a highly reg

The path forward for the settlement agreements reached by Anywhere, RE/MAX and Keller Williams with the home seller plaintiffs in the commission lawsuits has become a bit murkier.Last week, two parties filed appeals with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals that seek to overturn Judge Stephen R. Boug