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Redfin takes its own stand against CCP delayed listings
Redfin is not posting listings that have been publicly marketed before being shared on the MLS and IDX feeds.
Better to retire $530M in debt through deal with SoftBank arm
Better Home & Finance Holding Co. — the parent of digital mortgage lender Better.com — has restructured about $534 million of its outstanding debt with SB Northstar, the asset management subsidiary of SoftBank, the company announced on Monday.
Has reverse mortgage ‘momentum’ among financial advisers slowed?
Despite efforts to turn the tide, many financial advisers may not be recommending reverse mortgages, according to a retirement income expert.
Are servicers ready for when forbearance ends?
“Servicers have had fair warning about what they need to do,” Ira Rheingold, executive director of the National Association of Consumer Advocates, said. “One would think they could prepare for the oncoming slow train that we expect to see when forbearance runs out.” HW+ Premium Content
Kudos: Trade associations work with communities to provide COVID-19 relief
Mortgage and real estate associations have long served as a backbone for their members, with the COVID-19 pandemic only reaffirming this support as members mobilized quickly to provide COVID-19 relief.
Mortgage lending set to top $3 trillion as mortgage rates tumble
Mortgage lending likely will top $3 trillion in 2020 as rates fall to record lows, said Fannie Mae’s Duncan. Next year, rates are heading even lower, he said. HW+ Premium Content
