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Pulte announces FHFA withdrawal from climate change coalition
The Federal Reserve Board has also withdrawn from the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS).
Pennymac raises conforming loan limits to $819,000
Pennymac’s news comes just one day after United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) increased its single-family conforming loan limit from $806,500 to $819,000 for conventional and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans.
Blackstone names real estate income trust CEO after fatal NYC shooting
Blackstone has promoted Katie Keenan to chief executive of its real estate income trust and global head of the Core+ business.
Down Payment Resource partners with FirstHome IQ for financial education
The collaboration will involve embedding DPR’s data and tools into FirstHome IQ’s curriculum and online platform
Trump accuses California Sen. Adam Schiff of mortgage fraud
President Trump posted on Truth Social and accused Schiff of reporting his primary residence to be in Maryland rather than in California
The bank of mom and dad can strain retirement
The failure-to-launch trend among Gen Z has strained their parents’ finances, with real consequences for their retirement plans.
Compass opens exclusive listings to rivals — with strings attached
Under the new policy, brokerages will reportedly gain access through a direct feed or system integration and MLSs will use a direct feed.
Trump administration ‘effectively disbands’ the PAVE task force
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it has ended the major policy provisions of the Biden-era PAVE task force.
PropStream expands lead generation tech through acquisitions
The acquisitions merge PropStream’s property data capabilities with Batch Leads’ AI-driven lead generation tools and contact dialer.
