HousingWire
- Does the trigger leads bill opt-in provision wave goodbye to competition? August 29, 2025The industry debate heats up as trigger leads crackdown raises questions about consumer protection and market power.
- YouTubers set trap for crime ring targeting seniors, resulting in 25 arrests August 29, 2025Federal agents disrupted a long-running fraud scheme targeting seniors, helped by YouTubers who set and sprang the trap on the fraudsters.
- Investor housing market share dips but remains elevated August 29, 2025Investor activity remains well below the peak seen in 2022, but investor share has increased as owner-occupied transactions have slowed.
- MLS PIN settlement business practice changes go into effect Tuesday August 29, 2025Offers of cooperative compensation will be removed from MLS PIN’s platform of Tuesday, and new disclosure requirements will go live.
- TransUnion discloses cyberattack impacting 4.4M consumers August 29, 2025In a letter to affected customers, the company stressed that the breach did not involve its core systems or credit files.
- Gen Z offers its thoughts on the renter vs. homeowner debate August 29, 2025Mortgage rates, high home prices, student debt and career uncertainty are reshaping Gen Z housing — and many are renting for the long term.
- Is Opendoor the next meme stock revival story or fool’s gold? August 29, 2025Opendoor stock has plunged, but hedge fund manager Eric Jackson says it could stage a comeback like Carvana. Is the risk worth it?
- What mortgage lenders are doing to limit contract cancellations August 29, 2025Experts cite affordability challenges, underprepared buyers, and lender pressure as reasons contracts keep collapsing.
- Mortgage insurer trade group commits to VantageScore 4.0 implementation August 29, 2025The USMI says it welcomes Pulte’s announcement that the GSEs will accept loans scored by the VantageScore 4.0 algorithm.
- FHFA’s Pulte files new criminal referral against Fed’s Cook over mortgage fraud accusations August 29, 2025Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte issued a second criminal referral against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Thursday.