Institutional Investors Are Snapping Up Homes Across the U.S.—They’re Taking the Biggest Share in These 5 Metros

Institutional Investors Are Snapping Up Homes Across the U.S.—They’re Taking the Biggest Share in These 5 Metros

Institutional investors continue to hold a significant slice of America’s housing inventory, buying up more than 6% of homes across the U.S. in 2025 alone—but new data reveals that there are five... Read more »
Financial Experts Share the Simple Retirement Advice They’re Giving To Clients in 2026

Financial Experts Share the Simple Retirement Advice They’re Giving To Clients in 2026

There are too many retirement dos and don’ts to count, but what would financial experts say is their number one simple piece of advice? Several financial experts were asked to share just... Read more »
Connelly v. United States: What California Business Owners Need to Know About Share Redemption Agreements and Estate Tax Valuation

Connelly v. United States: What California Business Owners Need to Know About Share Redemption Agreements and Estate Tax Valuation

If you’re a California business owner with a buy-sell agreement in place, or if you’re managing the estate of someone who owned shares in a closely held corporation, a recent Supreme Court... Read more »
Proprietary reverse mortgages gain market share in 2025

Proprietary reverse mortgages gain market share in 2025

New View Advisors, which released its initial quarterly index at the end of October, estimated that private-label loans started 2025 with a market share of about 30%. Based on volume in December,... Read more »
HECM line of credit option continues to dominate with 93% share

HECM line of credit option continues to dominate with 93% share

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements continued to decline in the 2024 fiscal year from a recent peak observed in 2022, while the HECM line of credit continued its dominance as a... Read more »
Record Share of Consumers Expect Mortgage Rates to Fall

Record Share of Consumers Expect Mortgage Rates to Fall

In a world where the housing market often feels like a rollercoaster ride, it’s fascinating to see that a record share of consumers expect mortgage rates to fall. While many are feeling unsure... Read more »
Guild reports loss in 2023, but market share growth was a silver lining

Guild reports loss in 2023, but market share growth was a silver lining

San Diego-based lender Guild Mortgage lost money in 2023 but grew its market share through a focus on purchase mortgage originations, it reported in an earnings call on Tuesday. Similar to other... Read more »
Guild reports loss in 2023, but market share growth was a silver lining

First-time homebuyers made up a record share of agency purchase loans in 2023

First-time homebuyers made up 55% of agency purchase mortgages in 2023, according to Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) eMBS data, the highest such share in the 10 years ICE has been tracking the metric. ... Read more »
Guild reports loss in 2023, but market share growth was a silver lining

‘Will your wins’: Luxury agents share tips for breaking into the high-end market

Real estate agents gathered at the Palladium Theater in New York City’s Times Square on Thursday to learn networking and lead generation strategies from some of the nation’s top luxury real estate... Read more »
Guild reports loss in 2023, but market share growth was a silver lining

Execs from Dark Matter Technologies focus on automation to increase Empower’s market share  

Dark Matter Technologies, formerly Black Knight Origination Technologies, is gearing up to bring more lenders on to use its Empower loan origination system in 2024. The firm is primarily focused on creating... Read more »