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Airbnb spinout brings ADUs to the LA wildfire recovery effort
Founded in 2022 as an independent company, Samara has broader goals to revolutionize housing construction with a cost-efficient model.
House Financial Services Committee cites HUD, CFPB cuts as keys to passing Trump tax bill
Rep. French Hill mentioned planned cuts for the CFPB and HUD as the House aims to vote on Trump’s massive tax and immigration bill.
FHFA’s Bill Pulte turns up the heat on FICO
Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), made clear this week that credit-score pricing is firmly on his radar.
UWM revives its conventional 1% down mortgage loan program
UWM is reviving the conventional 1% down loan option, which allows homebuyers to purchase a single-family home with a 1% down payment.
The real estate industry battles the rising tide of email fraud
The criminal groups behind these BEC attacks target the large sums of money involved in home-purchase and other real estate closing transactions and seek to divert wired funds from the intended destination to the coffers of criminals.
