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Airbnb Puts $250 Million Behind Stalled Housing Projects — Starting With 201 Affordable Units in Austin

Airbnb Puts $250 Million Behind Stalled Housing Projects — Starting With 201 Affordable Units in Austin

by John G. Stevens | Sep 14, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News

Airbnb is putting $250 million behind a new effort to get stalled housing developments moving, an unusually direct intervention in the housing-supply debate from a company that has spent years facing criticism over the effect short-term rentals can have on local...
EverBank and WaFd Strike $3.9 Billion Merger as Both Banks Shift Away From Residential Lending

EverBank and WaFd Strike $3.9 Billion Merger as Both Banks Shift Away From Residential Lending

by John G. Stevens | Sep 8, 2026 | Mortgage Information, Real Estate News

EverBank and WaFd are combining in a $3.9 billion transaction that will create a roughly $75 billion banking company — but for the housing industry, the more revealing part of the deal may be what both banks have been moving away from. The companies announced Monday...
Mortgage Lending Changed. The Federal Home Loan Bank System Hasn’t Kept Up

Mortgage Lending Changed. The Federal Home Loan Bank System Hasn’t Kept Up

by John G. Stevens | Aug 26, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Federal Home Loan Bank System was created in 1932. I don’t bring up that date because there is anything inherently wrong with a 94-year-old institution. Some of the most important pieces of our housing-finance system have been around for generations. I bring...
loanDepot Gets NYSE Deficiency Notice as Shares Fall Below $1 Threshold

loanDepot Gets NYSE Deficiency Notice as Shares Fall Below $1 Threshold

by John G. Stevens | Aug 24, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events

loanDepot has received a deficiency notice from the New York Stock Exchange after its Class A common stock fell below the exchange’s minimum continued-listing price requirement. The mortgage lender disclosed Friday that it received written notice from the NYSE on Aug....
HUD and Ginnie Mae in Housing Finance Deal with South Korea

HUD and Ginnie Mae in Housing Finance Deal with South Korea

by Phil Hall | Jun 16, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Ginnie Mae signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Housing Finance Corporation (KHFC) to encourage cross-border investment and collaboration between the US housing finance system and South...

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