Real Estate Broker/Agency News

Don’t miss these 4 breakout sessions at HW Annual Oct. 3-5

The entire agenda at HousingWire Annual is jam-packed with informative speakers and invigorating panels. Included in this agenda are also four, breakout sessions that cover different key parts of the housing sector. In these 20-minute sessions, attendees will walk away with tangible and actionable information from leaders at mortgage, valuation,

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HW+ Member Spotlight: Tammy Richards

This week’s HW+ member spotlight features Tammy Richards, CEO at LendArch. She has held leadership positions at Bank of America and Caliber Home Loans, and most recently served as chief operating officer at loanDepot. Below, Richards answers questions about the housing industry: HousingWire: What is your current favorite HW+ article and why? Tammy Richards: I

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Pending home sales down nearly 25% from 2021 in August

Pending home sales continued to drop in August, recording a 1.0% month-over-month decline that resulted in an index reading of 88.4, according to data released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors. In July, the index fell 1.0% after recording an 8% drop in June. The Pending Home Sales Index has declined for

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Opinion: Forgiving student loan debt boosts homeownership

Last month, President Joe Biden announced the federal government would forgive hundreds of billions of dollars of student loans. I believe this initiative is one of the most consequential administrative actions for housing in a generation. It could make homeownership accessible for millions of new homebuyers. The student loan debt forgiveness decision has

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