Housing

Surfs up – Be prepared for UAD 3.6: What lenders need to know

If you were to ask anyone in the mortgage industry what “1004” means, they would immediately tell you that it is the Fannie Mae appraisal form for single-family homes. How about “1004 C?” That’s th...

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‘Record Level’ of Nonprofit Senior Living Providers Seeking Affiliation in 2025

A record number of nonprofit senior living providers are exploring affiliations or other forms of external growth. A new report from Ziegler shows that community closures have risen sig...

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Senior Living Operators Meet Evolving Resident Culinary Preferences With New Tech Investments

Learn the latest dining trends during the Senior Housing News DISHED Sept. 3-4 in Atlanta, Georgia. DISHED brings together operators, owners, culinary staff and directors to discuss their strategie...

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Senior Living Construction Costs Still Rising Even As New-Builds Remain Low

The cost of senior living construction projects is slowly rising even amid a historic low for industry construction starts. According to the latest seasonal construction market report f...

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Changemakers: Erin Shadbolt, CEO, Ascension Living

Meet Erin Shadbolt, CEO of Ascension Living. Shadbolt joined Ascension in 2022 and held roles including Chief Nursing Officer of Post-Acute and At-Home Services and Interim Chief Operating Officer ...

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Mortgage rates hit lowest levels of 2025

Following the surprising jobs report released on Friday, the 10-year yield dipped slightly on Monday. As a result, mortgage rates have reached a new low for 2025, with Mortgage Daily News reporting...

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LPT Realty, Aperture Global book their spot on the Nasdaq ticker

Cloud-based brokerage LPT Realty and its luxury spinoff Aperture Global Real Estate on Monday announced their reservation of a combined Nasdaq stock ticker as they prepare for an initial public off...

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Douglas Elliman doesn’t want private listings to be the norm

While some brokerages are leaning into the use of private listing networks, luxury firm Douglas Elliman said it does not want private listing networks to become the norm. “At Douglas Ell...

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Rocket revamps real estate arm, moves home search to Redfin

Rocket Companies has begun to reshape Rocket Homes, its real estate subsidiary, following the closing of its acquisition of Redfin. The changes include sunsetting Rocket Homes’ search portal, conso...

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UBS will pay $300M to settle Credit Suisse case

UBS Group said on Monday that it will pay $300 million to settle lingering obligations tied to a Credit Suisse deal with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over the sales of residential mortgage-...

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California affordable housing programs face new legal challenge

Hundreds of affordable housing programs across California may be in legal jeopardy after a new federal lawsuit challenged the constitutionality of one of the state’s most widely used housing tools....

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Abandoned mortgage apps are on the upswing. Homebuyer confusion could be the culprit

Mortgage applications don’t always fail with a formal rejection — many simply stall. A report released last month by Cotality found that homebuyer hesitation often predicts loan fallout, even witho...

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Tim Sorenson joins NAF to lead lending, recruiting in the Southwest

New American Funding (NAF) announced on Monday that it has named Tim Sorenson as its new divisional executive vice president for the Southwest — an area where the company is hoping to grow its reta...

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Top luxury group Team Fallico joins Baird & Warner in Chicago

Baird & Warner’s presence in the Chicagoland area is getting even stronger. A little over a month after it announced its acquisition of Dream Team, Baird & Warner announced that top-perform...

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A&D Mortgage secures $250M from Canyon Partners for RMBS push

Florida-based wholesale lender A&D Mortgage has secured a $250 million capital commitment from alternative asset manager Canyon Partners to support the securitization of non-agency mortgages, t...

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ICE integrates Mortgage Analyzer with Freddie Mac’s borrower verification tool

ICE Mortgage Technology, part of Intercontinental Exchange Inc., on Monday announced the integration of Freddie Mac’s AIM Check API with the ICE Mortgage Analyzer. The AIM Check API uses...

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MBA voices support for FHA Commissioner nominee Frank Cassidy

Frank Cassidy, the principal deputy assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has been nominated to serve as the commissioner of the Federal Housing Adminis...

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Property preservation firm MCS expands with acquisition

Texas-based MCS, a property services company that moved into the reverse mortgage space last year, on Monday announced its acquisition of MSI as it seeks to grow its nationwide presence. ...

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HECM endorsements rise to highest level since February

The reverse mortgage market appeared to recover in July after dipping in June, according to Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsement data compiled by Reverse Market Insight (RMI) that was...

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CrossCountry Mortgage accused of RESPA violations, kickbacks

Six North Carolina borrowers have filed separate lawsuits against CrossCountry Mortgage and a local real estate brokerage, alleging they ran a kickback scheme disguised as a co‑marketing deal. ...

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From order-taker to ally: Reinventing customer success in mortgage tech

Our industry stands at a critical crossroads in the rapidly evolving mortgage technology landscape. For decades, customer service teams have been relegated to roles as reactive problem solvers and ...

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