Fannie Mae President David Benson to retire as GSE announces leadership changes

Fannie Mae President David Benson to retire as GSE announces leadership changes

Fannie Mae announced a slew of leadership changes following the expected retirement of two senior executives. President David Benson will step down from his position in early to mid-2024 after 21 years at... Read more »
Biden Administration’s Bold Move for Affordable Housing Plan

Biden Administration’s Bold Move for Affordable Housing Plan

Last month, the Biden-Harris administration unveiled a groundbreaking plan to tackle the dual challenges of soaring office vacancies and a severe shortage of affordable housing. With the nationwide office vacancy rate hitting... Read more »
Injunction in Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit not expected until spring 2024

Injunction in Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit not expected until spring 2024

As the dust from the Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit trial and jury verdict settles, many unanswered questions remain. And based on Judge Stephen Bough’s latest filing, it doesn’t appear the real estate industry... Read more »
Housing Market Sees Surge in Home Prices in 2023

Housing Market Sees Surge in Home Prices in 2023

The housing market is experiencing a significant surge, with more than 80% of metro areas witnessing home price increases in the third quarter of 2023, according to the latest quarterly report from... Read more »
Demo Day: Sagent CARE – HousingWire

Demo Day: Sagent CARE – HousingWire

Sagent CARE Sagent’s CARE platform is state of the art technology that provides homeowners with the ability to self-serve their mortgages anytime, anywhere.  Homeowners can manage payments and escrows, go paperless, find... Read more »
Long Island Housing Market: Prices, Trends, Forecast 2023

Long Island Housing Market: Prices, Trends, Forecast 2023

The Long Island housing market in New York has always been a topic of interest, boasting a unique blend of suburban tranquility and urban accessibility. As prospective homebuyers and real estate enthusiasts... Read more »
Wells Fargo, CoreLogic partner on real estate tax processing operations

Wells Fargo, CoreLogic partner on real estate tax processing operations

Wells Fargo and information services company CoreLogic partnered on real estate tax processing operations to enhance risk management, compliance and customer experiences in the mortgage servicing sector. CoreLogic will manage real estate tax... Read more »
Opinion: IMB servicers do a better job than banks on loss mitigation

Opinion: IMB servicers do a better job than banks on loss mitigation

Fifteen years ago, the TARP bailout bill was signed into law. $700 billion in taxpayer funds were authorized to help stabilize the economy in free fall in the wake of the Lehman bankruptcy... Read more »
Mr. Cooper hit with consumer class-action lawsuits over cyberattack 

Mr. Cooper hit with consumer class-action lawsuits over cyberattack 

Mr. Cooper Group became the target of at least four consumer class-action lawsuits after disclosing a cyberattack at the end of October when customer information was compromised and the company shut down... Read more »
Home prices grew in more than 80% of U.S. metro areas year over year in Q3: NAR report

Home prices grew in more than 80% of U.S. metro areas year over year in Q3: NAR report

Home prices keep moving up, offering few signs of relief to cash-strapped homebuyers. More than 80% of U.S. metro markets saw price gains in the third quarter of 2023, according to the... Read more »