UWM’s controversial mortgage site now an official NBA partner

Lawsuit alleges search results on Mortgage Matchup are “designed to steer borrowers to brokers who funnel nearly all their business to UWM, regardless of whether UWM offers the most competitive loan terms.” Continue reading

Family behind UWM to buy Phoenix Suns and Mercury

The Suns and Mercury deal, valued at $4 billion, sets the stage for the nation’s largest mortgage lenders, United Wholesale Mortgage and Rocket Mortgage, to be court rivals. Continue reading

REX hires lawyer-to-the-stars David Boies to carry on battle with Zillow

Boies, who has represented Al Gore, Harvey Weinstein and failed medical startup Theranos, told Inman he took the case because it’s “important to enhancing competition in housing markets.” Continue reading

NBA star Kevin Durant’s former Bay Area home lists for $6M

A Bay Area home that Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant recently rented has been listed off market for $5.99 million. Continue reading

Charles Barkley to sell Olympic medal and trophies to fund affordable housing

Barkley, who was inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame after a 16-year career, wants to build affordable housing in his Alabama hometown. Continue reading

WATCH: How one man became the ‘money whisperer’ to the NBA elite

During Luxury Connect, financial advisor Joe McLean shared how he became the go-to money manager for super-rich NBA players, why it’s so important for him to be the “no” guy and what agents can learn from his strategies. Continue reading

Mortgage rates rising — no matter what the Federal Reserve does

Long-term rates have stayed in a narrow range for anther week, mortgages still close to 4.00 percent. However, two developing patterns suggest changes ahead, although information wars make it increasingly hard to understand anything. Continue reading