A new partnership between loanDepot Inc. (NYSE: LDI) and Betenbough Companies has brought forth Olive Branch Home Loans, a startup mortgage company serving homebuyers across West Texas. The new entity is the first loanDepot’s partnership channel enables homebuilders...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is calling out 14 corporations with ownership stakes in the single-family, multifamily, and manufactured housing sectors, accusing them of predatory rental housing practices. The senator sent each company a letter demanding data on their...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has put forth final warnings to 15 cities and counties that have yet to acquiesce to his administration’s demands on affordable housing access. The 15 communities that received notice today remain more than two years behind schedule and...
The UK government has frozen the assets of a fugitive Chinese national who acquired up to $108 million worth of London-based real estate. According to the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, the initial March 24 announcement from the Crown Prosecution...
Realtor.com has become the latest real estate entity to launch an app in ChatGPT. According to the Austin-headquartered company, the new app is tailored to prompt support first-time buyers during the pre-search phase, helping them move from early questions about how...
Mortgage rates on the rise, Habitat for Humanity turns 50, and a new TV series to help seniors consider housing options. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of March 23-27. Miss: Going Right in the Wrong Direction....
