Zillow is facing yet another lawsuit related to its multifamily rental syndication deal with Redfin, first announced in February 2025. The listing portal giant is already facing a legal challenge from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and attorneys general in five states, who are claiming that the

Alternative investment firm Saluda Grade doesn’t see the interest rate environment or the current signals of consumer financial stress taking the shine off home equity assets anytime soon. “What we’re focused on is 75% of homeowners today with a mortgage have a rate that is still out of the money —

The U.S. needs a new strategy to address the significant recovery costs following large-scale disasters  Disasters such as fires, floods and tornadoes are striking a widening geographic area across our country, and their frequency appears to be rising. The cobbled-together framework of consumers’ ha

Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) have long been the gold standard product set for reverse mortgage originators, but they became a minority share of the market earlier this year as proprietary loan volume exceeded HECM volume in the first quarter of 2026. While private-label reverse mortgages