HousingWireHousingWire The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Thursday announced the awarding of $3.7 million to a pair of nonprofit organizations and a low-income housing authority to provide low-income seniors with home renovations for the purposes of aging in place. These projects are described as “low-cost, low…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Rocket Pro TPO, the wholesale arm of Rocket Mortgage, launched the Certified Community Lender (CCL) certification program to equip brokers to serve historically underserved communities. Rocket Pro TPO will cover the cost for brokers to earn their CCL certification through National Association of Minority Mortgage Bankers of America (NAMMBA),…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire How did existing home sales grow with all the recent negative press about demand? We were told lower mortgage rates wouldn’t affect demand positively. However, if you track the forward-looking indicators, it can explain this bounce in demand. First, we have to put context into the bounce: we are…
Continue reading →Tim Wade, Regional President, M&T Bank This week, our guest is Tim Wade, regional president for M&T Bank, who speaks on the lending environment for small businesses, partnering with area nonprofits to help fund housing developments and more. Tune in each week everywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts: Categories:…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Credit education advocate Sue Buswell, known widely in the mortgage industry for her “Sue Knows the Score” initiative, died unexpectedly this week. Buswell, a business development executive for Gridavate, was 58. Friends and former colleagues all described her as a warm, caring and generous person who genuinely loved helping…
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