Processing Content What’s at stake: Colony Ridge will pay $48 million to improve infrastructure at its developments near Houston particularly flood control measures. No money is earmarked for harmed borrowers, however, who have a high bar to get relief under a default avoidance plan. Key insight: In a surprise move, the DOJ is requiring that […]
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Large construction companies and their lender partners could see imminent changes in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s terms, according to Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte’s social media posts. Processing Content Pulte confirmed follow-through on plans to track the government-sponsored enterprises’ builder-related business in posts on X, noting that he has reviewed “pricing and terms,
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D.R. Horton and its lending arm are defending their underwriting practices as lawful, after borrowers sued the companies for saddling them with mortgage payment shocks. Processing Content The homebuilder’s motion to dismiss, filed Monday in a Nevada federal court, is its first response to a class action suit, which raises racketeering claims. Home buyers say
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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 third-party channel. Noyes spent 17 years at Liberty, where he became
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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, reaching $2.6 billion. In addition, net income
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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 at Rational 360. Boltansky said debate in Washington, D.C., reflects growing urgency around
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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 data is siloed and verification relies on manual oversight, the system becomes
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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 rush of buyers who have
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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 responsible for more than two-thirds of all U.S. home sales in 2025.
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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 increase was driven primarily by rate-and-term refinances, which
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