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- Homebuilders have no motivation to grow permits with 7% rates June 18, 2025New home sales showed growth last month, but the homebuilders have no desire to grow housing permits or starts with 7% mortgage rates.
- UpEquity receives warehouse facility from Silicon Valley Bank, Setpoint June 18, 2025The funding is expected to support $1 billion in originations over the next two years, a press release from the companies confirmed
- VA loans are up 45% annually, and Gen Zers are leading the charge June 18, 2025When comparing the first half of 2025 to the same period in 2024, VA purchase loans were up nearly 10% and refinances were up nearly 150%.
- Construction activity continues to slide as homebuilder mood sours June 18, 2025New-home sales have been powering an otherwise dismal housing market, but macroeconomic headwinds are prompting homebuilders to pull back.
- MV Realty to allow Florida homeowners out of 40-year listing contracts June 18, 2025The right-to-list agreement firm was ordered to begin terminating these contracts in February, but it only recently began complying.
- Gibson plaintiffs continue to push back against eXp, Weichert settlements June 18, 2025The Gibson plaintiffs argue that the defendants cannot stay the suit after the Hooper settlements were granted preliminary approval.
- VA loan applications see uptick as all other applications decrease June 18, 2025Interest rates decreased across all loan products, but applications declined as borrowers continue to weigh their options, MBA said
- Bayview to buy Guild for $1.3B in cash, taking lender private June 18, 2025A subsidiary of Bayview Asset Management will acquire all outstanding shares of Guild Holdings Company’s common stock—excluding those it already owns—for $1.3 billion in cash.
- Rithm closes non-QM securitization, issues $500M debt offering June 18, 2025Rithm Capital announced the closing of a $504 million securitization backed by nonqualified mortgages serviced by its subsidiary Newrez.
- How AI is powering the new real estate pipeline June 18, 2025Conventional marketing is on life support; bloated email blasts, generic landing pages, lead forms no one fills out. They’re not just outdated. They’re invisible to the modern consumer. Today, people crave relevance, not reach. They want conversations, not campaigns.
