HousingWireHousingWire In time for a fall homebuying season that could be busier than usual due to lower mortgage rates, Opendoor has made appointments to a pair of vital roles. The company announced that it has named Selim Freiha its chief financial officer, while Shrisha Radhakrishna assumes the title of chief…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) has announced two promotions within its leadership team. The trade group named Wendy Penn as vice president of affordable housing initiatives and Amber Lawrence as vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Penn and Lawrence join 12 other women on MBA’s executive leadership…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Consumer confidence toward purchasing a home increased in September to its highest level in more than two years due to the expectation of lower mortgage rates, according to Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI). But that’s only an early sign that the market is shifting. Due to the…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The top brokerage in the country by transaction side count, eXp Realty, has settled the commission lawsuits. The parent company of eXp Realty, eXp World Holdings, announced the settlement on Monday in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to the filing, the firm officially settled…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Rocket Companies tapped Papanii Okai, who previously served as chief technology officer at Venmo, as its executive vice president of product engineering. Okai’s hiring, effective Monday, is the latest in a string of hires to the Detroit-based lending company’s executive team since Varun Krishna became CEO about a year…
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