Guild Holdings Co., the parent company of Guild Mortgage, returned to profitability in the second quarter and posted a sharp rise in refinance recapture ahead of its proposed $1.3 billion sale to Bayview Asset Management. Guild reported net income of $18.7 million for the quarter, reversing a $23.9 million loss in Q1. Adjusted net income […]
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The second quarter of 2025 was a bit of a mixed bag for the title insurance industry’s four largest players, which the “Big Four” attributed to a variety of factors including slower housing market conditions, legal expenses and weaker performances from their non-title segments. Stewart posts strong financial results The smallest of the Big Four,
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A growing number of U.S. homeowners are finding their only property insurance option is their state’s last-resort program, according to a new report from the National Resources Defense Council (NDRC). Data shows extreme weather driving private insurers from high-risk areas and forcing premiums higher for everyone else. Last resort programs — known as Fair Access
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The fix-and-flip market is showing signs of weakening, according to a Q2 2025 Fix-and-Flip market survey from Kiavi and John Burns Research & Consulting, released on August 7. The Burns and Kiavi Fix and Flip Market Index (FFMI) is based on a quarterly survey of about 400 fix-and-flippers nationwide. The index scale ranges from 0
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In tandem with its Q2 2025 earnings release, Blend Labs, Inc. announced that Jason Ream will join as the company’s Head of Finance and Administration. Ream, who has over 25 years of experience as a financial and operating leader in technology and software, previously served as the CFO of two public companies, SailPoint Technologies Holdings,
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On Saturday, President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated image on Truth Social showing himself at the New York Stock Exchange with the phrases “MAGA LISTED NYSE” and “The Great American Mortgage Corporation,” dated November 2025. The post appeared to reference a Wall Street Journal report from Friday outlining Trump’s plan to make a stock offering
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Housing inventory growth has been slowing down since the last two weeks of June, as mortgage rates have been trending lower. However, last week we saw an actual decline week to week, which is rare for this time of year compared to recent years. What does this mean? Has active inventory peaked? Our new listings
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On Saturday, President Donald Trump seemed to acknowledge reporting by The Wall Street Journal on Friday that he plans to IPO Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by the end of this year. Trump posted an AI image on Truth Social of him at the New York Stock Exchange with the words: MAGA LISTED NYSE and
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The line between reverse mortgages and home equity sharing products got a little blurrier on Thursday when a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals panel reversed a lower court’s dismissal order in a proposed class-action suit against Unison. The opinion found that the plaintiffs suing Unison have shown that their arrangement with the company amounts to
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Ohio-based MLS Now will offer the Rayse client experience platform at no cost to its subscribers beginning Aug. 12, the organization announced. The service will be available through the MLS Now dashboard. MLS Now serves more than 13,500 real estate professionals in 36 Ohio counties. Rayse — which integrates into agents’ existing workflow — allows
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