The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a report that recommends a new rule that would require real estate professionals to identify potential money laundering schemes in the residential real estate markets. The “National Money Laundering Risk Assessment” report...
Mortgage applications were on the rise last week a new survey finds most Americans are predicting a decline in mortgage rates this year. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Market Composite Index was up by 3.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier...
OpenHouse.ai, a Calgary-based start-up that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver real solutions to real problems in the home building industry, has closed on a $1.5 million seed funding round led by Trico Ventures Corp. with participation from home builders in...
Baltimore-headquartered First Home Mortgage Corp. has debuted its First Home ONE Program, which is designed to enable qualified buyers to purchase a home with 3% equity but only 1% down payment. Under this program, the buyer contributes 1% and First Home Mortgage...
Embrace Home Loans has promoted Ryan “Buddy” Hardiman from senior vice president of retail and direct sales to president. Hardiman, who is based at the company’s headquarters in Middletown, Rhode Island, will oversee lending operations and fulfillment areas while...
CREC Real Estate LLC, a private equity real estate investment firm, has hired Kurt Gatterdam as controller. In his new role, Gatterdam will oversee all of the company’s accounting activities, including cash, investment and risk management, for CREC and its affiliate...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of June 22-26
