HousingWireHousingWire Reverse mortgage industry performance metrics have been soft so far in 2025, but two key data points involving Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) volume and HECM-backed Securities (HMBS) issuance saw promising increases in April. HECM endorsements rose by 9% to reach 2,320 loans in April — which followed an…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Stewart Title Insurance Co. has merged with its affiliate Stewart Title Guaranty Co. and will now operate in New York under the latter’s name. Company leaders said the internal consolidation is intended to unify Stewart’s operations under a single underwriting entity in New York — with the goal of…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Preferences for aging in place are well-documented among older Americans, but there are some factors that should be considered carefully. This is according to Pamela Redwine, a family, health and wellness agent with the Mississippi State University Extension Service. The service is an educational arm of the university that…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The potential elimination of Section 8 housing vouchers and roughly 40% cuts to rental assistance were included in a recent White House request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The cuts, first reported by NPR, target core HUD programs like Section 8 vouchers, replacing them…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Previously approved federal grants from Congress are now coming with allegedly unlawful fulfillment conditions for homelessness and transit assistance, which put these services at risk of failing to meet the needs of program beneficiaries. This is according to a lawsuit filed late last week by eight localities against the…
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