HousingWireHousingWire Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. on Thursday announced that Amy Slotnick has been promoted to the role of president of national branch optimization for sales. Slotnick has previously served Fairway as a senior vice president and regional sales manager. Her new position will involve implementing new initiatives for loan manufacturing…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Rent growth for single-family homes ramped up at the start of 2025, according to a new report by CoreLogic. The data provider’s Single-Family Rent Index showed that rent prices jumped 2.4% during the year ending in January. January’s rent increase is only slightly higher than December’s increase of 2.1%….
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Today on CNBC, I discussed the state of the U.S. housing market, highlighting some key points that have been part of my work recently about tariffs, mortgage rates, White House housing policy, and how the new FHFA director could help lower mortgage rates in the short term. Key points…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee announced its decision to maintain benchmark interest rates at a range of 4.25% to 4.5%, The move itself was unsurprising to the mortgage industry and market observers. The decision does not remove uncertainty around the short-term trajectory of mortgage rates, which have…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire After assuming his role as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and installing himself as board chair for the two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), Bill Pulte is reportedly moving to cut FHFA staff, shutter some of its divisions and impose a return-to-office mandate at Freddie Mac. According to…
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