Author: Michael Gersitz

In today’s lending environment, interacting with prospective and current borrowers requires more than a phone call or email. Now it’s about tapping into new media channels like social media and text to reach consumers where they’re most active online. That’s

SmartRent, a smart home automation platform for property managers and renters, already featured some of the biggest names in multifamily real estate among its backers, but the company got a big boost last year when Amazon invested in the company.

HousingWire spoke with Solidifi President Loren Cooke about what lenders can do to thrive in a disrupted and fast-growing market. HousingWire: While COVID-19 has dampened the spring purchase market, refinances are set to surge as a result of historically low

Another 2.1 million Americans filed jobless claims last week, bringing the tally of jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic to 40 million, about one out of every four workers. At the same time, there was a glimmer of hope: Continuing

A few months after I joined HousingWire in 2013, Ben Lane signed on as a mortgage reporter. The big news during that period was compliance with Dodd-Frank, including the Qualified Mortgage rule. A lot has changed in the industry and

HSBC Bank USA, the U.S. arm of HSBC Group, launched a digital mortgage platform last year with the help of Roostify to help its customers obtain a new mortgage, but it looks like the bank isn’t done advancing its digital

While much of the world is shut down due to the coronavirus, companies across all industries are turning to online technology to keep employees and business moving. The front runner for digital team correspondence is Zoom, with over 13 million

HousingWire spoke with Ross Diedrich, co-founder and CEO of Covered Insurance, about emerging trends in insurtech, how Covered has supported servicers during the COVID-19 period and what the transition out of this environment might look like. HousingWire: What are some

Pending home sales in April plummeted a record 21.8% as COVID-19 kept buyers at home. However, April will likely mark the bottom of the slump induced by the pandemic, the National Association of Realtors said in a Thursday report. The

Artificial intelligence continues to progress past the ‘buzzword’ phase as more and more tech companies turn to cognitive simulation for digital solutions. Online lenders are responding to the growing demand for a greater remote landscape, as more appraisals, closings and

The average U.S. rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to 3.15% this week, the lowest ever recorded in a Freddie Mac data series that goes back almost five decades. The rate fell from 3.24% last week, setting a new