HousingWireHousingWire Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and chair of the boards at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, said in an interview on Tuesday that a handful of employees at the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) who are from U.S. geopolitical foes China and North Korea have…
Continue reading →The real estate industry is facing another change. This isn’t the first time, and it won’t be the last. In 1908, agents formed the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges, a precursor to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). They soon formalized a code of ethics and operating policies. Written…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The average closing costs for a refinance mortgage in the U.S. totaled $2,403 last year, or about 0.72% of the loan amount, according to a new report from LodeStar Software Solutions. The findings mark the company’s first analysis of refinance-specific closing costs. Closing fees ranged widely by location and…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire After last week’s unveiling of the White House’s proposed federal budget for fiscal year 2026, some cities and housing organizations have reacted with anxiety and exasperation over the depths of cuts detailed for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Several major cities and housing organizations situated…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Wayne Stanley, founder and CEO of Indiana-based real estate marketing firm Bowe Digital, died on May 1, the company announced. He was 38. Stanley, who built Bowe Digital from the ground up in his hometown of Kokomo, Indiana, was widely regarded not only as a marketing innovator but also…
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