Plunk, an AI-powered home analytics platform, announced a proptech partnership with BHR, a housing data aggregator. Through this collaboration, BHR’s RealReports platform will integrate Plunk’s proprietary AI technology, making property data even more accessible to real estate professionals. Propert

Troy, Michigan-based appraisal management company (AMC) Class Valuation announced on Wednesday that it has acquired fellow AMC Valuation Connect, formerly a subsidiary of mortgage technology company Mortgage Connect LP.Class Valuation acquired the company to bolster its position in the appraisal mar

Stavvy, a fintech firm specializing in digital and remote collaboration for lending and real estate companies, acquired SigniaDocuments, a technology suite from Texas-based lender Evolve Mortgage Services.Terms of the deal were not announced.Stavvy will acquire assets, including eClosing tools, eNot

Michigan-based United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) wants to court more brokers by offering no-cost appraisals on 1-0 temporary rate buydowns amid fierce competition in the industry. The wholesale lender will cover up to $600 of the appraisal cost on all conventional and government-backed home loans unti

Although high mortgage rates, elevated home prices and limited housing inventory have crippled the 2023 housing market, the outlook for 2024 is brighter, according to Lawrence Yun, chief economist with the National Association of Realtors (NAR).Yun took the stage on Tuesday at NAR NXT, the trade gro

Mark Willis, who served as CEO of Keller Williams from 2005 to 2014, has stepped back into the role effective immediately. Marc King will continue to serve as President of Keller Williams.“I am grateful to be back,” Willis told HousingWire in an interview. “With a deep knowledge of our company and o

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) managed another solid year of financial performance for the Mutual Mortgage Insurance (MMI) Fund, covering FHA’s Title II Single Family Mortgage Insurance programs.The FHA’s MMI Fund achieved a ca

Detroit-headquartered lender Rocket Mortgage faces a class-action lawsuit for making repeated, unsolicited telephone calls, violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).According to the suit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona on Tuesday, Kellie Deits – a resident

Providence, Rhode Island-based Citizens Bank, the 28th largest U.S. mortgage lender, has decided to close its wholesale channel, which produced over $1 billion in volume in the first half of this year. “After careful consideration, Citizens has made the difficult decision today to discontinue origin

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A total of 2,256 homebuyer assistance programs are available in the U.S. housing market after 54 programs were added in the third quarter, according to Down Payment Resource (DPR), a homebuyer assistance program data and solutions firm.Among the available homebuyer assistance programs were 295 that

Jeff Whiteside, eXp World Holdings’ chief financial officer, has stepped down from his position, the company announced on Thursday. The brokerage already initiated a search process to find a replacement.Meanwhile, Whiteside, who was CFO for five years, will stay at the company until Dec. 1 to suppor