HousingWire

• House passes bill to give VA borrowers a partial mortgage claim option
  The House passed a bill by voice vote, with begrudging bipartisan support, that offers veterans a partial claim option for VA home loans.
• Homebuilder sales incentives are in full bloom this spring
  Despite restrictions of the NAR settlement, builders are incentivizing buyers and their agents by offering higher commissions and bonuses.
• Rate’s Jesse Allen on the progress of a reverse mortgage revamp
  The new president of reverse mortgages at Rate describes the efforts to build the division for future success.
• Like other states, Colorado confronts realities of the ‘silver tsunami’
  Colorado doesn’t haven’t the fastest-aging population of all states — but it’s close. That’s prompting responses from citizens and officials.
• Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty appoints president
  The new president will guide the firm’s continued expansion as a full-service real estate company while navigating industry shifts.
• Scott Turner tours Nevada federal land to talk potential sale, housing development
  The heads of HUD and the Interior toured federal land in Nevada as a potential target for sale and new housing amid tensions with Democrats.
• Joe Gormley addresses those pesky Ginnie Mae rumors
  In a conversation on Monday with Pete Mills of the Mortgage Bankers Association at the MBA's Secondary & Capital Markets Conference, Gormley outlined his priorities at Ginnie Mae and answered questions about its oversight of a vast $2.73 trillion portfolio of mortgage-backed securities.
• Inventory back to 2019 levels and what that means for 2025
  Unsold inventory of homes on the market continues to grow. There are 33% more homes on the market now than at this time last year.
• HomeVestors franchisee accused of running Ponzi scheme
  The alleged scheme involved multiple loans against the same properties and a failure to record deeds that would have secured the loans.
• Why servant leadership is fueling real estate’s fastest-growing brokerages
  Sit down with Jen Cameron to learn how servant leadership helped propel her brokerage to success, and how agents can apply it to their business to thrive in 2025.