HousingWireHousingWire Like all of the other settlements so far, plaintiffs’ attorneys in the ongoing real estate agent commission lawsuits have asked a court for one-third of the settlement amounts agreed to by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and HomeServices of America. In a filing in the Sitzer/Burnett suit on…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The country’s largest wholesale lender, United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), has launched a broker training program that will teach individuals to become licensed mortgage originators. Dubbed “BrokerX,” the five-week program will provide existing brokers with a “streamlined solution” for training and licensing new talent without the use of their own…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Recipients of the federal Social Security benefits program are on track to receive a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2025, a smaller increase than in recent years as the bite of inflation loosens its grip. A forecast released last week by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) arrived just ahead…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Real estate and mortgage professionals: Your voice matters! Each quarter, HousingWire will tally the results and compile a report to gauge the market and provide you with valuable market trends, opportunities, and challenges. There is much to learn about the challenges real estate and mortgage professionals are facing. And,…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire In 2024, the United States has already battled a year of extremes from tornadoes, hurricanes and flash flooding. Watery catastrophes have become far more and condo flooding is on the rise. September tends to be the most active month of the hurricane season. Of storms recorded in the Atlantic over…
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