Low-income buyers’ mortgage applications drop to 2018 levels

Households with a median income of $64,000 or less lost their buying gains in 2023, according to Redfin. The share of new mortgages issued to this group dropped 11 percent from 2020 to 2023. Continue reading

On the verge of going private, Doma Holdings is still in the red

San Francisco-based title tech provider, set to be acquired by Title Resources Group, posts a $20.6 million Q1 2024 net loss, down 46 percent from a year ago. Continue reading

Consumer disconnect: Good time to sell means it’s a bad time to buy

Fannie Mae survey finds 67 percent of Americans agree that it’s a good time to sell, the highest level in nearly 2 years. But only 20 percent say it’s a good time to buy. Continue reading

January cyberattack a $37M weight on loanDepot Q1 2024 results

In addition to $15 million in direct costs, loanDepot says it lost an additional $22 million in revenue while systems were down, contributing to $72 million net loss. Continue reading

Better settles with former exec who filed whistleblower suit

Former operations head Sarah Pierce, who had accused Better CEO Vishal Garg of providing misleading information to investors in leadup to SPAC, faced $2.76 million judgment in countersuit. Continue reading

Fathom sells Dagley Insurance subsidiary back to founder

The sales proceeds of $15 million will strengthen the company’s financial position and support growth initiatives, Fathom Realty parent company said Monday of its latest move to shore up finances. Continue reading

Fathom sells Dagley Insurance subsidiary back to founder

The sales proceeds of $15 million will strengthen the company’s financial position and support growth initiatives, Fathom Realty parent company said Monday of its latest move to shore up finances. Continue reading

Rocket hires first group CTO to accelerate AI development

Qualcomm and Intel veteran Shawn Malhotra comes to Rocket from Thomson Reuters where, as head of engineering, he helped the global media giant develop a cloud-based, API-driven generative AI platform. Continue reading

Rocket hires first group CTO to accelerate AI development

Qualcomm and Intel veteran Shawn Malhotra comes to Rocket from Thomson Reuters where, as head of engineering, he helped the global media giant develop a cloud-based, API-driven generative AI platform. Continue reading

Mortgage rates ease for 3rd day in a row on soft April jobs report

Rates have been in retreat as bond market investors who fund most mortgage loans react to the latest economic news and scaleback in tightening by Fed policymakers. Continue reading