NeighborVote combines precinct-level voting data aggregated by the MIT Election Data & Science Lab with Flyhomes AI, allowing users to ask questions, such as “Is this home in a red or blue neighborhood?” or view political insights directly on a h… Continue reading
Appraisal waiver programs that rely on automated valuation models will be expanded next year to allow participation by homebuyers putting less than 20 percent down. Continue reading
Seven months after partnering on multifamily rental listings, portal behemoths Zillow and Realtor.com have agreed to syndicate 3D Zillow tours, floor plans and photos to for-sale listings. Continue reading
Mortgage tech provider Floify’s partnership allows lenders to perform Freddie Mac- and Fannie Mae-compliant verifications without leaving the Floify platform, executives announced Thursday. Continue reading
Austin, Texas-based startup won’t have the space to itself, but partner Visa and backers providing $7.2 million in seed funding led by Streamlined Ventures like the company’s odds. Continue reading
With prices rising, it’s becoming standard operating procedure for big lenders like Rocket to help homebuyers avoid jumbo loan pricing by getting a jump on FHFA’s official announcement. Continue reading
Lenders have gotten into the habit of helping some homebuyers avoid jumbo loans by raising their limits before an official announcement by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s federal regulator. Continue reading
Rocket will treat loans of up to $802,650 as conforming ahead of expected increase. Last year UWM and Guaranteed Rate also got a jump on the official announcement. Continue reading
DHI Mortgage, Rate and CrossCountry Mortgage ranked as biggest employers of top-producing Latino mortgage originators by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP) Continue reading
The Royal Bank of Canada subsidiary is now offering grants of up to $50,000 in majority-Black or Hispanic census tracts in the metro Los Angeles market as part of a larger initiative to boost lending in underserved communities. Continue reading