As the Fed plays waiting game to cut rates, housing pros lean toward incoming economic data

One of the biggest takeaways from the Wednesday press conference held by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is that the central bank isn’t likely to cut interest rates in March as investors had hoped. After signaling interest rate cuts for 2024 in its previous meeting, the focus shifted to when suc
Read MoreFOA’s Sieffert on ‘massive pivot’ in 2023, reverse mortgage opportunities ahead

Finance of America Companies (FOA) President Kristen Sieffert is bullish on the prospects for the reverse mortgage industry’s leading lender in 2024, particularly after the company went through a series of major changes last year, including the acquisition of American Advisors Group (AAG).This is ac
Read MoreSerhant hires a familiar name as its first president

Josh Team is joining real estate brokerage Serhant as its first-ever president, Inman reported on Monday.After taking a three-year break from the industry, Team, the former president of Keller Williams, chose the brokerage headed by Ryan Serhant to make his comeback. In his new role, Team will be re
Read MoreUWM initiates 100 bps discount for conventional rate-and-term refis

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) announced Wednesday that it’s allowing its broker partners to offer a temporary discount of 100 basis points (bps) for conventional rate-and-term refinances. The discount is valid on new loan locks through March 29. It’s not the first time that the Pontiac, Michigan-b
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