Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

California-based loanDepot on Monday announced it has closed a $300 million offering of notes backed by a revolving warehouse line of credit and secured by mortgages. loanDepot said this is the 10th time it has closed a transaction of this kind. The loans are produced according to criteria from Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 1, 2024

Kiavi , one of the nation’s largest private lenders for residential real estate investors , closed a $350 million unrated securitization of residential transition loans (RTLs), the company announced on Monday. The loans bundled in the securitization were mostly investment property loans used for fix-and-flip transactions.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

How do we get a loan from I want a house to its closed and done before they walk away? The real estate company handles the entire lifecycle of the loan process, from processing and underwriting to closing and servicing. Most companies think from the primary lens. How does SitusAMC expand primary market origination?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Residential sale-leaseback platform EasyKnock has abruptly shut down its operations after facing scrutiny from state regulators and being under fire from disgruntled consumers. After many years of serving consumers, EasyKnock has closed its doors, a message on the companys website states. In 2018, the company raised $3.5

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Housing Wire

JUNE 11, 2024

Rithm Capital , the parent company of multichannel lender Newrez , announced on Tuesday that it has closed a transaction with Great Ajax Corp. Meanwhile, Great Ajax is transitioning from a legacy residential loan platform to a vehicle focused on commercial real estate. which resulted in the purchase of 2.9

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The company announced the addition of the Maine -based Realty ONE Group, a 36-agent team that has closed 338 transactions totaling $128 million in sales volume so far this year. According to eXp, the group specializes in residential real estate, fix-and-flips and investment properties.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2024

Kiavi , one of the nation’s largest private lenders for residential real estate investors , closed a $300 million unrated securitization of residential transition loans (RTLs), the company announced on Friday. The loans bundled in the securitization were mostly investment property loans used for fix-and-flip transactions.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

servicing business, expected to close in the first quarter of 2025, benefits the bank by reducing costs and lowering risk for its balance sheet. Salt Lake City-based SPS has been servicing residential mortgages since 1989 and residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) transactions since 2000, according to Fitch Ratings.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 18, 2024

Real estate investment trust Redwood Trust is expected to close on Monday on the offering of $85 million in debt, following on the heels of other companies in this space. Analysts say the resources could be used to buy back other outstanding notes or improve the company’s cash position in the near term.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Annaly has $75 billion in assets invested across its agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS), residential credit and MSR strategies. Besides closing subservicing deals, Rocket has been actively acquiring servicing assets at higher coupon rates to create refinance and home equity origination opportunities.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

1 and Sept 30 of this year based on prices for closed residential sales. A recent report from real estate data provider PropertyShark ranked California , New York and Florida as the states with the most expensive ZIP codes in 2024. The report listed the 100 most expensive ZIP codes between Jan.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2025

The 2024 NAR settlement has reshaped the residential real estate industry, creating a new dynamic in how listings are distributed among agents. This shift is further underscored by a new analysis showing that agents taking at least 15 listings per year achieve significantly higher proficiency in converting listings to closings.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2025

Monarch Mortgage provides mortgage banking services, including the origination and processing of residential mortgages primarily for sale on the secondary market. Blue Ridge confirmed that the transaction is expected to close by the end of the first quarter, subject to customary closing conditions.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

According to Redfin, an investor is “any institution or business that purchases residential real estate,” which includes both institutional and mom-and-pop investors. Philadelphia (109%) and Newark, New Jersey (106%) followed closely behind. Investors purchased $38.8 billion worth of properties in Q3 2024, up 3.4%

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

stake in Angel Oak , offering its own investors access to the firms residential mortgage credit business, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The transaction is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2025. Canadian investment powerhouse Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. ”

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The company announced the recruitment of Phoenix -based agent Joshua Smith, a high producer who closed 297 transactions in 2023. According to eXp, Smith’s expertise goes beyond residential real estate. Brokerage giant eXp Realty is adding a superstar agent to its ranks.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2024

These rankings are designed to help top-performing agents and teams highlight their accomplishments within their specific local markets, enhancing their credibility where it matters most — close to home. Production data represents residential transactions only.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Residential real estate capital provider Kiavi announced Monday that it is expanding into 13 additional states, broadening the company’s reach to 45 states and Washington, D.C. It also closed five RTL securitizations for nearly $2 billion and expanded its product suite by launching a new construction financing product.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The hits keep coming for now-defunct residential sale-leaseback platform EasyKnock. As recently as a year ago, the New York-based firm closed a $28 million Series D funding round from new and existing investors, including Gaingels, Moderne Ventures, QED Investors and Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2025

In this role, Quantie will work to expand KeyLinks residential and commercial title offerings, making them available to outside financial services entities by the end of first-quarter 2025. The title entity of Planet Financial Group has a new leader. ” Before joining KeyLink, Quantie served as the president of UTB Title.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

During Tuesday mornings zoom hearing, Judge Saris noted that she was under the impression this lawsuit only involved residential real estate and that none of the named plaintiffs were involved in commercial sales or those involving mobile homes.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Other add-ons to the integration include customized VOIE and payroll workflows, enable faster and more accurate AUA submission, as well as allow Argyle’s raw income data elements to automatically populate in the Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA) to accelerate GSE rep and warrant (R&W) determination.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

The company said the additional capital will be used to advance MoxiWorks aggressive product strategy, which is aimed at helping brokerages and agents win and close more deals. When I joined MoxiWorks six months ago, it was clear that the residential real estate industry was undergoing significant change.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2023

The data also suggests that the economy is close to peak rent inflation—lower monthly rent prices have been recorded for two consecutive months, and the price growth for new leases is still decelerating. Shelter was again a major contributor to this increase, rising 0.4% month over month, thanks to a 0.6% increase in the rent index and a 0.5%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Though most commonly thought of for residential deals, real estate agents can also help people buy, sell or rent commercial properties, land and more. An agent may also be present at closings to review closing documents and help guide their client through the final steps. How do real estate agents get paid?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

We’re looking at product expansions and introducing products that we have or through our sister company Anchor Home Loans , which specializes in residential transition loans (RTLs). To close the conversation, Davis explores Deephaven’s focus on home equity and new construction products in 2025.

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Inman

JANUARY 24, 2025

At Inman Connect New York, Redfin's Joe Rath broke down the views of active agents in the industry, who make up less than a third of all Realtors.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

million in residential mortgage-backed securities ( RMBS ), calling it another milestone in the companys commitment to expanding financing solutions for borrowers with diverse income streams. The RMBS deal, done in partnership with Imperial Fund Asset Management and Clearwater Analytics , is expected to close on March 13.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 29, 2024

million residential mortgage originations in the second quarter of 2024, an increase of 23.2% The increase in overall lending in Q2 came amid the Spring homebuying season and lower mortgage interest rates that dipped downward after months of increases, according to Attom ’s Q2 residential property mortgage origination report.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

Home equity continued to rise in the first quarter of 2024 as residential properties with mortgages collectively gained $1.5 Mortgaged properties account for 62% of all residential homes in the U.S., trillion in equity over the past year, according to a CoreLogic report released Friday. The average U.S. trillion gain in U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Toorak Capital Partners is a leading provider of business-purpose mortgages backed by residential, multifamily and mixed-used properties. Founded in 2016, it connects small-balance residential and commercial mortgage originators with institutional capital. He will report to John Beacham , CEO of Roemanu and Toorak.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2023

NYCB) confirmed it’s closing 69% of the retail home lending offices outside of its branches after acquiring Michigan-based Flagstar Bank. “We We made the strategic decision shortly after the transaction closed to swiftly restructure the business, which occurred in January,” Thomas Cangem, NYCB president and CEO, said in a statement. “We

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 13, 2024

Kiavi , a San Francisco-based lender for residential real estate investors , announced on Tuesday the closing of a $400 million rated securitization of residential transition loans (RTLs) in an “oversubscribed” transaction. billion in 2024 alone.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 28, 2024

Digital closing provider Snapdocs has automated its digital closing revenue management system to help the firm create a faster and more transparent process for clients. It supports one in four residential real estate transactions in the country, according to the firm. Snapdocs also said it enables lenders to close 1.5

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 15, 2024

In a call with analysts, UBS chief financial officer Todd Tuckner said the deal, expected to close in the first quarter of 2025, benefits the bank by reducing $250 million in annualized costs and lowering risk-weighted assets by $1.3 servicing business without naming the buyers or disclosing the financial details.

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Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2024

Proper Rate , a joint venture between Guaranteed Rate and residential brokerage @properties , has tapped Chris Knapp to lead the company as president. Chicago-based @properties is the nation’s eighth-largest brokerage firm by closed sales volume, according to 2023 data from the RealTrends Verified rankings.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 25, 2024

Claire boasts a conversational interface to guide users through every step of the homebuying journey, from property search to deal closing. The tool helps match buyers with the ideal property while providing insights into market trends and property values.

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