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JMAC restarts jumbo lending after ‘pandemic pause’
JMAC Lending restarted its jumbo program on Monday, a week before the target date the company set in March when it suspended funding the bigger mortgages as the COVID-19 pandemic began hitting the U.S. economy. The revived jumbo program is
Rent is dropping across the country
The economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to influence rent prices across the country. California is seeing rents decrease in several areas. According to RealPage, operators in Los Angeles cut rents by 3.3% in May 2020 compared to May
RenoFi raises $6.4 million to help lenders offer home renovation loans
RenoFi, a fintech platform that aims to empower lenders to offer a “next generation” of renovation loans, has raised $6.4 million in Series A round of funding, the company has told HousingWire exclusively. Canaan Partners led the financing, which also
Mastercard buying fintech company Finicity for $825 million
This story has been updated with comments from Finicity Credit card giant Mastercard announced this morning its plans to acquire Finicity, a provider of real-time financial data aggregation and insights, for $825 million. As part of the agreement, Finicity’s existing
Sales of new houses spike in May on low rates
Sales of new houses jumped 16.6% in May as low mortgage rates and a shortage of inventory in the existing-home market enticed Americans released from stay-at-home orders to buy from builders. Purchases of new single-family houses rose to 676,000 at
Remote online notarizations surge 40% during pandemic
Since stay-at-home orders and self-quarantines began in March, more businesses have moved to digital solutions and that’s been particularly true for parts of the real estate transaction. A survey from Qualia revealed that there was a nearly 40% surge in
Real estate investors feeling optimistic about the housing market, LendingHome survey finds
In a survey from LendingHome, house flippers, landlords and real estate investment brokers explained their view of the market before, during and after COVID-19. “There was more optimism than we expected, and we were a bit surprised,” said Matt Humphrey,