Author: Michael Gersitz

On Monday Offerpad announced its partnership with global and domestic relocation solutions and mobility program management organization Aires, providing “multiple real estate solutions to consumers relocating for business.” “The Aires and Offerpad partnership has a committed focus to provide innovative

As the election creeps ever closer, there are plenty of forecasts about how it could impact housing. HousingWire has reported on both the fate of the GSEs and the nation’s economic outlook as a red vs blue battle stirs in

The COVID-19 pandemic helped accelerate the mortgage industry’s digital transformation by years, and proptech firms such as Snapdocs have capitalized on the opportunity. The company just raised $60 million in a Series C funding as the digital mortgage space bursts

Some sectors of the housing industry have begun adjusting to the new normal brought on by COVID-19; however, servicers continue to face a number of lingering challenges related to the CARES Act and increasing forbearance numbers. Under the CARES Act,

The health and economic crisis has made 2020 a horrific year for many Americans. Added to all that misery we had terrible fires in the West and hurricanes in the East.  From my perspective, that ball in Times Square can’t

Redfin’s iBuying service RedfinNow has expanded into another new market since it resumed after pausing because of COVID-19. As of Friday October 9th, Sacramento, California homeowners can sell their homes and get a cash offer via RedfinNow. “Despite the pandemic,

Changes to capital markets have been fast and furious over the last year in housing. By some accounts, the growth timeline has been compressed five years. It makes for exciting – and uneasy – times for lenders, investors and policy makers, panelists

Alongside the discussions around how the pandemic is changing consumer behavior, how to solve the current inventory shortage and how the economic forecast for 2021 is shaping up, was a conversation much bigger than mortgage and these boom times. It

HousingStack is a real estate technology landscape that provides a dynamic visual that reflects the rapid changes in the sector. The HousingStack is exclusively for HW+ members. To join the HW+ community, go here. Perhaps the least sexy technology to talk about are the

After a slight uptick the previous week, mortgages in active forbearance plummeted 18%, marking the first time since mid-April the total number of plans fell below 3 million, Black Knight said in a report on Friday. As of Oct. 6,

Excluding people from the economy is bad for the victims and bad for the rest of the economy too. Why do less business than you could? Why leave people out? The conventional credit scoring system has a serious problem with

Home sales are up, and so are the prices. Median home sale prices have made the largest increase on record, jumping 15% year over year for the week ending Oct. 4. The previous largest increase was 14.5% seen in September