Today, new home sales came in slightly below estimates. The three monthly revisions were positive, but one glaring data line shows why single-family permits have been down for three months. The total active inventory of new homes completed and ready for sale is now above 2019 levels. This means that

Heather Lovier replaced Bill Emerson as chief operating officer of Rocket Companies following the appointment of the board of directors on June 20. Emerson will remain as Rocket’s president. An industry veteran, Lovier joined Rocket Mortgage, the company’s lending arm, in 2003. She has focused the p

Reverse mortgage industry leader Finance of America (FOA) announced this week that it has restructured its unsecured debt into new, secured debt that will come due beyond the original 2025 maturity date. This is according to an announcement and an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commissi

The Florida housing market faces an outsized risk from weather events and larger climate issues. The state has the longest coastline in the lower 48 and its average elevation is just 100 feet. That low-lying land is prime real estate, with 16.2 million people living in coastal areas primed for damag