Housing

UWM raises revenue guidance ahead of Two Harbors vote

United Holding Corp., the parent of United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), raised the bar on 2026 revenue expectations, issuing guidance just days ahead of a shareholder vote from Two Harbors Investment ...

Credit:

Optimal Blue: February mortgage rate locks up 9% from January

Mortgage rate locks rose in February as lower borrowing costs helped bring more homebuyers back into the market, according to Optimal Blue‘s February 2026 Market Advantage report. The re...

Credit:

Plaid integrates Home Lending Report into Encompass

Financial technology company Plaid announced Tuesday that it has integrated its Home Lending Report into the Encompass loan origination system from ICE Mortgage Technology — a move Plaid says will ...

Credit:

Snapdocs hires Jamie Mottern as VP of lender growth

Snapdocs has named Jamie Mottern as its vice president of lender growth, the company announced Tuesday. In the role, Mottern will work with lenders to support the adoption of digital clo...

Credit:

Better teams with Credit Karma to launch AI-powered refi platform

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 homeowners lower their mortgage pa...

Credit:

Pennymac TPO launches non-QM product suite

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. said on Tuesday that it has launched a suite of non-qualified mortgage (non-QM) products within its third-party origination division, aimed to help lending partner...

Credit:

Alexander brothers found guilty of sex trafficking

The Alexander brothers were convicted Monday in federal court on sex trafficking charges following a five-week trial in which prosecutors alleged they drugged and sexually assaulted numerous women....

Credit:

Sorry, don’t buy Senate brief: “The facts: The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act” won’t work unless amended

HUD’s own research shows that, for more than 50 years, lawmakers and public officials have repeatedly promised fixes that never materialized. The Senate ironically proves their bill won’...

Credit:

Private credit didn’t fix middle-market CRE. It delayed a reckoning

Over the past several years, private credit has been portrayed as a lifeline for commercial real estate. As banks have tightened under regulatory pressure and rising rates, debt funds stepped in an...

Credit:

Frontline Honors Award Winner: Simy (Simonette) Alanes, Director of Activities, Leisure Vale Assisted Living

Simy (Simonette) Alanes, Director of Activities at Leisure Vale Assisted Living, has been named to the Frontline Honors Awards Class of 2025 by Senior Housing News. To become a Frontline...

Credit:

The Woodlands Senior Living Turns to Partnerships to Improve Assisted Living, Memory Care

The Woodlands Senior Living is adapting to changing conditions in assisted living and memory care in response to rising resident acuity, turning to community-based partnerships to fuel new growth a...

Credit:

Seniors want to age in place, but family caregivers face strains on multiple fronts

As America’s population continues to grow older, family members are increasingly stepping into demanding roles as caregivers — which often comes at considerable personal cost. A Pew Rese...

Credit:

West Capital Lending sues loanDepot, alleges unlawful pay scheme

West Capital Lending (WCL) has sued loanDepot, accusing the California-based mortgage lender of engaging in a long-running compensation scheme that violates the Truth in Lending Act (TILA). ...

Credit:

Sticker Shock and Decision Paralysis: How Provision Living, Asbury Address Prospects’ Affordability Concerns

To overcome prospective residents’ fears and misconceptions related to senior living affordability, teams must pursue a personalized approach to selling value – and also be aware that sometimes peo...

Credit:

Horton, Toll, Century back AREC Fund as AD&C credit tightens

Three of America’s biggest homebuilders – D.R. Horton, Toll Brothers and Century Communities – have invested in Avila Real Estate Capital‘s latest debt fund, helping push a second close that brings...

Credit:

TransUnion cuts VantageScore 4.0 price to 99 cents for mortgage lenders

TransUnion is reducing the price of VantageScore 4.0 to $0.99 per score for mortgage lenders and will continue to offer it at no cost with the purchase of a Fair Isaac Corp. (FICO) score, the compa...

Credit:

Logan Finance rolls out new product tier for high-balance non-QMs

Logan Finance Corp. announced Monday that it has launched a new premium tier within its Open Road product series aimed at borrowers seeking higher loan amounts than those typically offered through ...

Credit:

Real Brokerage adds top San Diego agent Jason Cassity as chief growth officer

Jason Cassity is moving onto the executive team at The Real Brokerage from a top-producing agent and team leader role in San Diego, as the cloud brokerage creates a new chief growth officer positio...

Credit:

Newrez rolls out TitlePass program, waiving lender title insurance on some refis

Multichannel mortgage lender Newrez has launched Newrez TitlePass for use in its wholesale channel, giving mortgage brokers a way to waive the lender title insurance requirement on certain refinanc...

Credit:

Corcoran Reverie, Housify form luxury valuation partnership

Florida-based Corcoran Reverie has announced an exclusive partnership with property valuation and analytics platform Housify. The platform draws on more than 15 years of transactional da...

Credit:

As brokerage giants merge, Real Estate One bets on the power of local platforms

During a recent conversation about industry consolidation at Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE)’s annual event, Dan Elsea paused to reflect on the growth of his company. There w...

Credit: