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Rithm teams up with investor to buy up to $1.5B in residential transitional loans
Rithm Capital, the parent company of multichannel mortgage lender Newrez, announced the agreement on Tuesday but did not disclose the name of the institutional investor.
Realtor.com: Federal land sales would offer limited housing relief
Nearly 10 million acres of land would be needed to build 3.8 million homes, but the geography of federal land holdings limit the potential.
Homebuyers are adjusting to the new normal of 7% mortgage rates
As the 2025 spring homebuying season approaches — and the tone is set for what the rest of the year could look like — the long-term costs of a home loan are inching lower even as fears of inflation, unemployment and tariffs loom large.
What will it take to rekindle the senior housing market?
With the oldest baby boomers turning 80 this year, the market of dedicated senior housing swings from a place of oversupply to a shortage.
ICE adds AI search tool to compliance platform AllRegs
ICE Mortgage Technology has released Ask Regi, an AI-assisted search tool for its AllRegs platform that helps users quickly find regulatory guidance using conversational queries in addition to traditional keyword searches.
Agent commissions are being negotiated more often, but it’s a ‘tale of two markets’
Redfin reports that appears that homebuyers in some markets are more open to taking on some of the cost of compensating their agents.
Top Agent Network pocket listing suit slated for trial in November 2025
The Top Agent Network (TAN) pocket listing antitrust lawsuit is on track to have its day in court — and that day will be Nov. 3, 2025.
Redfin Next agent payment plan will be offered nationwide
Roughly a year after launching its new agent payment plan, Redfin has announced that it is expanding Redfin Next to agents nationwide, according to an announcement on Monday.
