Journal

Auction.com, based in Irvine, California, and the nation’s largest real estate transaction marketplace, today announced the addition of Min Alexander as its COO. As COO, Alexander will lead a team of 800 professionals who manage the sale of over 140,000 ...

Proposals to help address California’s housing crisis—such as allowing more housing closer to busy transit hubs—are sometimes met with refrains of “not in my backyard!” However, Los Angeles aims to combat the housing shortages by looking exactly there—in residents’ backyards. ...

According to the latest LegalShield Law Index, the housing market may be poised for a significant rebound, but factors such as the recent trade tariffs imposed by President Trump could complicate things. Released monthly, the LegalShield Law Index tracks factors ...

Amid heightened concern for housing affordability and overall rental satisfaction, renting has become increasingly favored among some segments of the population in the United States. Among renters, 67 percent say they believe renting is currently more affordable than owning a ...

While there is still debate about the various factors that contributed to the 2008 financial crisis and the collapse of the housing market, a new paper by the Urban Institute suggests that the poor performance of cash-out refinances, and refinances in ...

Carrington Mortgage Services, based in Plano, Texas, has expanded its residential mortgage offerings to make access to home loans a greater possibility for the roughly 100 million U.S. consumers who have less than perfect credit. The introduction of its proprietary, ...

Beth O’Brien is President and CEO of CoreVest Finance, a private lender to residential real estate investors. Under O’Brien’s leadership, CoreVest has closed $3 billion in loans in the investor loan market and has financed more than 20,000 investment properties. ...

Dr. Lynn Fisher has joined the American Enterprise Institute as the Co-Director of the Housing Center, focusing on housing markets, including affordable housing, home building, mortgages, and housing finance.

Bill Ervin has joined the Planet Home Lending as VP of Business Development, supporting the company’s retail originations channel.

Fannie Mae has awarded U.S. Bank Home Mortgage with 2017 STAR recognition in two categories for the second consecutive year.