Arixa Capital Surpasses B in Loan Originations

Arixa Capital Surpasses $4B in Loan Originations

Arixa Capital, a private real estate lender and alternative investment manager based in Los Angeles, said Wednesday it had surpassed $4 billion in cumulative loan originations. The company said the milestone underscores the loyalty... Read more »
VA unveils new program to buy defaulted mortgages

VA unveils new program to buy defaulted mortgages

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (V.A.) announced on Wednesday morning a program to purchase defaulted V.A. loans from mortgage services and place them in its portfolio at a fixed 2.5% interest rate.  The Veteran... Read more »
VA unveils new program to buy defaulted mortgages

Mortgage demand increased for the first time in a month

Mortgage demand increased slightly for the first time in four weeks, with a modest uptick in refinance applications leading the way. But don’t expect it to continue. Mortgage applications increased by 0.1%... Read more »
VA unveils new program to buy defaulted mortgages

Spotlighting HousingWire’s Marketing Leaders – HousingWire

Nominations for the 2024 Marketing Leaders award are open now through April 30. This prestigious accolade recognizes the visionaries, innovators and strategists who have set new standards of marketing excellence in mortgage... Read more »
VA unveils new program to buy defaulted mortgages

FDIC finds banks violated RESPA on mortgage brokerage payments

Mortgage brokers’ compensation is in the spotlight after a recent Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) test concluded that some financial institutions failed to prove that payments were “reasonably related” to the value of services... Read more »
VA unveils new program to buy defaulted mortgages

NAR alternative now has 3,800 members 

R New York, a brokerage boasting approximately 800 agents, has joined the American Real Estate Association, an alternative to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), according to The Real Deal.  The American... Read more »
VA unveils new program to buy defaulted mortgages

FAR parent updates investors on AAG integration, business performance

Finance of America Companies (FOA), parent company of industry-leading reverse mortgage lender Finance of America Reverse (FAR), released a new “investor update” this week to update shareholders and other stakeholders on different... Read more »
VA unveils new program to buy defaulted mortgages

CEO of Canada’s leading reverse mortgage lender announces retirement

HomeEquity Bank, the leading reverse mortgage lender in Canada and a Schedule I federal bank in the country, announced on Wednesday that its longtime president and CEO Steven Ranson will retire effective... Read more »
California tenants could face tax bill for subsidized housing

California tenants could face tax bill for subsidized housing

Last year, amid a drum-tight rental market, Sydney Wright pondered leaving California. With her $72,000 salary, the thirtysomething from La Crescenta said the only one-bedroom apartments she could find were either too... Read more »

Record Breaking Home Sale

Nancy Ahlum’s April sale in Saucon Valley for $6,200,000 is the second highest residential sale price ever recorded in the MLS for the Lehigh Valley. In 2022 Nancy listed and sold a... Read more »