HousingWireHousingWire President Donald Trump ended months of suspense on Wednesday by announcing his long-awaited new tariff regime, and the result is mixed for homebuilders. The good news is Trump didn’t place any new tariffs on goods from Canada or Mexico. He’s also allowing the one-month pause on tariffs for some…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire A lawsuit over rights to reverse mortgage-backed collateral stemming from the collapse of a major industry lender has been brought to an end with a summary judgment, but the plaintiffs in the case have vowed to appeal the decision. The suit was filed by Texas Capital Bank (TCB) against…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Top-five reverse mortgage lender Finance of America (FOA) has enlisted creative advertising agency David&Goliath (D&G) to serve as its new creative agency of record (AOR), following a competitive process including several other candidate agencies. The company — which formally announced the arrangement on Thursday — includes business and brand…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Mark Fleming, chief economist at First American, argues that failing to account for the growing number of U.S. households gives a misleading impression of housing market strength. “If we look at existing-home sales as a percentage of the total number of households over time, we see that sales are…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire In a live-recorded episode of Power House at the Housing Economic Summit, HousingWire President Diego Sanchez sat down with Suzy Lindblom, chief operating officer at Sierra Pacific Mortgage, to explore the company’s growth strategy and how it’s navigating today’s lending environment. After consulting with Sierra Pacific for six months,…
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