Days on market grow despite low inventory for existing homes

Days on market grow despite low inventory for existing homes
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Finding growth opportunities in the non-QM space

Finding growth opportunities in the non-QM space
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Rocket offers more voluntary buyouts

Rocket Companies, the parent company of Rocket Mortgage, extended the second round of voluntary career transition offers to employees amid the company’s forecast of much lower origination volume in the third quarter. 

“We recognize career growth options in certain areas of our business are limited right now, while the housing market normalizes following two years of unprecedented volume,”

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How to stay competitive with specialty mortgage products

How to stay competitive with specialty mortgage products

The mortgage industry is changing rapidly and originators are focused on adapting to a shifting market in order to stay competitive. HousingWire recently spoke with Lee Smith and John Gibson at Flagstar Bank about what originators can do to align their mortgage products and services with the ebb and flow of the housing market and what Flagstar is doing to

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Polly extends API portfolio as lenders look to streamline

Polly, a software-as-service mortgage technology firm that operates a loan-trading platform, extended its Application Programming Interface (API) portfolio to better accommodate lenders amid a contracting mortgage environment. 

As part of the fintech’s long-term strategy to focus on “providing innovation for lenders,” San Francisco-based Polly said it enhanced its existing APIs, including the Product and Pricing Engine (PPE) API and its

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Real estate startup Reali to shut down

California real estate startup Reali is shutting down, with plans to lay off most of its employees on Sept. 9. The firm is the latest to fall victim to rising mortgage rates and a drop in home sales. 

The San Mateo, California startup cited “the challenging real estate and financial market conditions and unfavorable capital-raising environment” as reasons for shuttering

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