HousingWireHousingWire Wells Fargo announced on Monday that it has expanded its $10,000 down payment grant program for underserved borrowers to an additional 12 metro areas, more than a year after initially launching it in eight markets. “We are expanding the availability of our Homebuyer Access grant program to additional areas…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Real estate investment and operating platform Wrightwell has secured a new financing round while forging a partnership with Bain Capital and Saluda Grade. The deal will yield as much as $300 million in new investments into single-family rental (SFR) and built-to-rent (BTR) properties. The agreement, announced on Monday, will…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire In a recent episode of HousingWire Daily, host Sarah Wheeler sits down with Stan Middleman, the founder, president and CEO of Freedom Mortgage. The pair discuss Freedom’s adaptability-focused business approach, potential market risks in 2025 and how lenders can prepare for long-term success. This interview has been edited for…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Ryan Serhant’s eponymous brokerage has been in rapid growth mode this year following the success of the Netflix show “Owning Manhattan,” and now investors want in on the action. SERHANT. announced Monday that it secured $45 million in a Series A funding round led by real estate venture capital…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire The ink is barely dry on Judge Stephen R. Bough’s final approval of the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement, but the ruling is already facing its first appeal. On Wednesday, Nov. 27, one day after Bough held the final approval hearing, an objector and former lead…
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