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HousingWireHousingWire Ginnie Mae’s complementary Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed Securities (HMBS) program, dubbed “HMBS 2.0,” released a final term sheet in November which proved to be the final major policy work of former acting Ginnie Mae President Sam Valverde prior to his departure from the company. It has been roughly…

HousingWireHousingWire As older Americans run into more challenges with the cost of living on a fixed income, a coalition of advocacy groups in and around New York City are calling for action. Led by LiveOn NY, more than 50 organizations are rallying the city’s government for additional support for older…

HousingWireHousingWire Fannie Mae’s title insurance pilot program could save borrowers up to $2.19 billion. This is according to a study released in January by Legal Economics’ Andrew Rodrigo Nigrinis and Todd Zywicki of the George Mason University’s Antonin Scalia School of Law. Nigrinis is a former enforcement economist at the Consumer Financial…

Nonprofits play a unique role in New Hampshire by supporting its residents every day. They are not simply organizations that do good work — nonprofits are a critical part of the state’s infrastructure in providing direct, essential services — the backbone of the safety net. But heading into 2025, there…

HousingWireHousingWire Nearly one-quarter of all new startups funded by venture capital firms are artificial intelligence-driven companies, according to a PitchBook analysis published late last year. Given the massive changes experienced by the real estate industry in the past six months, it is no surprise that at least a handful of…