Czarinna Andres

New homes sold in 2025 were nearly 12% smaller than a decade earlier, while their average price per square foot climbed 72%

Two certifications move the industry’s FRAME initiative from governance guidance toward product-level validation and implementation

The lender is using a specialized crypto product to bring Coinbase customers into its broader mortgage, refinance, and HELOC funnel

Oksenholt Capital says shared infrastructure could lower costs without weakening competition, but mortgage bankers have warned that common ownership could reduce lender choice, innovation, and market resilience

The HomeServices lender will begin with nearly 5,000 Fannie Mae- and Freddie Mac-eligible loans, using a white-labeled subservicer while keeping the customer relationship and future mortgage opportunities inside its network

The integration reflects lenders’ growing push to originate second liens within mortgage divisions rather than separate consumer-lending operations

The mortgage lender portrayed its founder as unfit to lead, but Garg says it offered him a lucrative advisory role three days after firing him

Sales fell 10.5% in July as inventory climbed, leaving builders increasingly dependent on price cuts, mortgage-rate buydowns, and other incentives

Average payments for first-time buyers have climbed 57% since 2019, while serious delinquency is becoming concentrated among lower-scoring borrowers

New Aiva Intelligence capability gives borrowers immediate feedback on uploaded documents, aiming to resolve problems before they become downstream conditions