Mortgage applications increased 1.8% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending April 10, 2026. On an…
Compass is rapidly increasing its residential real estate market share in several large U.S. metros, raising questions about market dominance, double-ending and industry rules, according to a report from the…
Big banks JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo saw mortgage volumes decrease more than expected in the first quarter of the year despite a regulatory push to make them more active…
The ceasefire in the Middle East that runs until April 22 has temporarily put the brakes on rising mortgage rates, but returning the cost of a home loan closer to…
There is a special flavor of exhaustion that only independent contractors know. It is not the regular tired that comes from a long day. It is the deep-space fatigue of…
SERHANT. is expanding into California, opening across Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County, San Francisco and Tahoe with agents who closed more than $2 billion in sales over the past…
Shant Banosian doesn’t believe that retail mortgage lenders are at a cost disadvantage when pitted head-to-head against wholesale competitors. Banosian, the Massachusetts-based originator and president of Chicago-based Rate, pointed to…
If you’re a Realtor or loan officer advising today’s homebuyer, your role has never been more important, or more misunderstood. Many buyers are sitting on the sidelines with the same…
First America Homes, the homebuilding division of Texas real estate developer The Signorelli Co., has hired homebuilding executive David Assid as division president for the Houston region, the company announced….
U.S. homebuilders reported that sales softened in March compared to February amid economic volatility and a spike in mortgage rates, according to the BTIG/HomeSphere monthly homebuilder survey. Demand cooled after…