UWM Holdings Corporation (NYSE: UWMC), the parent of United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), is acquiring Two Harbors Investment Corp. (NYSE: TWO), a real estate investment trust, in an all-stock transaction for $1.3 billion. Two Harbors is one of the nation’s largest...
Mortgage application activity slowed during the week ending Dec. 12, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, was down by 3.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis from...
Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) announced the appointment of Kenny M. Smith as CEO, effective today. He also will serve as a member of the company’s board of directors. The previous CEO, Biden-appointee Diane Reid, was fired in March by Bill Pulte, the Federal Housing...
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott is seeking to use surplus state funds to reduce a projected 12% property tax hike slated for 2026, but the Republican governor is getting pushback from some Democratic legislators over his plan. Vermont Public reports Scott’s administration...
Brazil will conduct its first public real estate auction using blockchain technology. Convergencia Digital reports the Court of Auditors of São Paulo (TCE-SP) will sell off 10 warehouses, with every document and photograph involved in the process to be timestamped and...
Sun Communities Inc. (NYSE: SUI), a Southfield, Michigan-headquartered real estate investment trust that owns and operates manufactured housing and recreational vehicle communities, announced the appointment of Mark E. Patten as chief financial officer (CFO),...
