Victims of Real Estate Scheme Involving HGTV’s Christina Hall and Tarek El Moussa Awarded More Than $12M

HGTV (2); Getty ImagesVictims of a real estate investment scheme involving multiple HGTV stars—including Christina Hall and Tarek El Moussa—have been awarded more than $12 million in refunds by the Federal Trade Commission.Former “Flip or Flop” stars Hall and El Moussa amassed a huge following thank

HighTechLending leaders say flexibility, added value drive rebranded wholesale division

California-based HighTechLending, a top-10 lender in the reverse mortgage industry, recently announced that it was rebranding its wholesale channel to American Senior Lending Wholesale Division in an effort to better align its identity with key business lines designed to serve older borrowers.One of

Mortgage rates are down. Do buyers care?

Mortgage rates fell two weeks ago, then climbed steadily again last week. Is it enough to motivate any new seller activity or are we looking at 2025 before home sales finally recover?From a total inventory perspective, we haven’t seen any pickup in demand in the past couple of weeks as mortgage rate

More FHA borrowers are using piggyback loans that bear watching: CoreLogic

Piggyback mortgages — those involving a first and second lien at origination — are on the rise among first-time and low- to moderate-income borrowers who face affordability challenges. This is according to a CoreLogic report published on Monday.The share of piggybacked Federal Housing Administration