The Top 3 Reasons Affordability Is Improving

Affordability is based on three key factors: mortgage rates, home prices, and wages.

14 spooktacular Halloween real estate marketing ideas

Vetted by HousingWire | Our editors independently review the products we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. It’s almost that time of year! The leaves are starting to turn, kids are back in school, and the fall real estate market is in full swing. We have only three

William Chang steps down as Pennymac’s capital markets leader

William Chang is stepping down from his roles as chief capital markets officer at PennyMac Financial Services and chief investment officer for PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, the company announced Thursday. Industry veteran Mark Elbaum will succeed him. Chang, who joined the company in 2012, wil

MBA’s Broeksmit says ‘harassment, deception and distrust from trigger leads’ must end

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is prioritizing its legislative work on a bill that would ban the practice of trigger leads, in which consumer credit reporting agencies share with other lenders that a “hard credit report” was pulled for a mortgage application. This can lead to an onslaught of