Servicing Sales Head North Once Again, Prices Too June 9, 2025 Paul Muolo Roughly $50 billion in product should find its way to new owners in the coming weeks.Read More
Short Takes: ‘Golden Age of Homeownership’ / Rocket Plans $4.0 Billion in Debt Offerings / Smaller Debt Offering From PennyMac REIT / Bonus for Ending Asset Cap June 4, 2025 Brandon Ivey The Trump administration will usher in a "Golden Age of homeownership," according to HUD Secretary Scott Turner.Read More
Ginnie MSR Sales Slip, Lakeview the Top Buyer in 1Q25 June 2, 2025 Emmeline Willey Sales of Fannie/Freddie servicing rights are down as well.Read More
Bayview Approaches Guild, Takes Large Stake in Lender May 27, 2025 Paul Muolo The disclosure comes as Bayview has amassed a 7.3% ownership stake in Guild’s Class A common stock.Read More
Short Takes: Sales of New Homes Increase in April / Prices for New Homes Rise / Monthly Decline in FHFA Home Price Index / Rocket’s Redfin Acquisition on Track May 27, 2025 Brandon Ivey Sales of new single-family homes increased by 10.9% on a monthly basis in April.Read More
Servicing Brokerage Incenter Changes Hands May 19, 2025 Paul Muolo Rumors that Incenter might be in play surfaced two weeks ago.Read More
Short Takes: Pulte Expects Housing Boom / Gifts for UWM Employees / Applications Steady / Lender Acquires Real Estate Portal May 14, 2025 Brandon Ivey Trump administration policies will lead to a housing boom, according to Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.Read More
Short Takes: Ellington Investing in Non-QM Lenders / Blend to Sell Title Insurance Unit / More Expanded-Credit MBS / Debt Offering From Two Harbors May 9, 2025 Brandon Ivey Ellington Financial is making investments in lenders that originate non-QMs.Read More
Short Takes: Locks Level in May / Fitch More Comfortable With Rocket’s Plans / Chase Brings Large Jumbo MBS May 8, 2025 Brandon Ivey Locks for purchase mortgages were essentially level on a monthly basis in May, according to Mortgage Capital Trading.Read More
Short Takes: A Larger LOC for Rocket / Mortgage Bankers Shed Workers / Lower CEO Comp for Garg / Who Owns Treasuries? / Available: $5B in MSRs May 5, 2025 Paul Muolo Mortgage brokerage shops, on the other hand, added 300 full-timers...Read More
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