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• More households paid their rent and mortgage in Q2 2021 August 4, 2021
  Fewer than five million households failed to make their rent or mortgage payments in the second quarter of 2021, down from Q1 The post More households paid their rent and mortgage in Q2 2021 appeared first on HousingWire.
• eXp CEO loves Glenn Stearns’ star power August 4, 2021
  Residential real estate brokerage eXp continues to be profitable, and company CEO Glenn Sanford became a fan of Glenn Stearns through reality television. HW+ Premium Content. The post eXp CEO loves Glenn Stearns’ star power appeared first on HousingWire.
• The Treasury’s $10B Homeowners Assistance Fund August 4, 2021
  Trouble paying for firewood, heating oil or back property taxes for your home because of Covid-19? The Homeowners Assistance Fund (HAF) can help with that. The post The Treasury’s $10B Homeowners Assistance Fund appeared first on HousingWire.
• Citi adds Liz Bryant to mortgage exec team August 4, 2021
  Citi announced this week that it had appointed industry veteran Liz Bryant as the new head of retail mortgage sales for the U.S. The post Citi adds Liz Bryant to mortgage exec team appeared first on HousingWire.
• 30-year mortgage rate tracked by MBA drops below 3% August 4, 2021
  Mortgage applications dipped 1.7% in the week ending July 30, despite the 30-year fixed rate falling to its lowest level in six months. The post 30-year mortgage rate tracked by MBA drops below 3% appeared first on HousingWire.
• Biden announces new CDC eviction limits August 3, 2021
  The Centers for Disease Control on Tuesday issued new limits on evictions for non-payment of rent or mortgage through October 3, 2021. The post Biden announces new CDC eviction limits appeared first on HousingWire.
• Drones, 5g, and VR dot future of real estate tech August 3, 2021
  Cyber security, 5G, drones and virtual reality are expected to have the biggest impact on real estate in the next two years, per NAR. The post Drones, 5g, and VR dot future of real estate tech appeared first on HousingWire.
• Rocket Mortgage breaks into the solar industry August 3, 2021
  Rocket Mortgage has its eyes on the solar energy industry, announcing this week that it will enter the green energy game by 2022. The post Rocket Mortgage breaks into the solar industry appeared first on HousingWire.
• Figure to merge with mortgage lender Homebridge August 3, 2021
  Figure Technologies intends to merge with Homebridge Financial Services, which could reshape the technology landscape of the mortgage industry through blockchain The post Figure to merge with mortgage lender Homebridge appeared first on HousingWire.
• This is not 2008 all over again for the housing market August 3, 2021
  When you hear people say that the current housing market is like 2008 all over again, you may want to remind them of the huge differences between this market and that one. HW+ Premium Content. The post This is not 2008 all over again for the housing market appeared first on HousingWire.