• Bipartisan legislation aims to expand ADU financing,Jonathan Delozier

    Bipartisan legislation aims to expand ADU financing

    A bipartisan bill introduced last week in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to address the nation’s housing shortage by expanding financing options for accessory dwelling units (ADUs).Reps. Sam Liccardo (D-Calif.) and Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) unveiled H.R. 4568 — the Supporting Upgraded Prope

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  • HomeStreet to sell $794M in Ginnie Mae MSRs,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    HomeStreet to sell $794M in Ginnie Mae MSRs

    Seattle-based HomeStreet Bank has agreed to sell its $794 million Ginnie Mae loan servicing portfolio to an undisclosed “experienced” buyer, the company announced in a regulatory filing. The transaction is scheduled to close on August 1. “As HomeStreet carried this servicing portfolio at current mar

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  • NAF launches multimillion-dollar marketing campaign,Sarah Wolak

    NAF launches multimillion-dollar marketing campaign

    New American Funding (NAF) on Tuesday launched its new “Hell Yeah You’re Buying a Home” marketing campaign that’s designed to “energize and empower” the next generation of first-time homebuyers.According to a press release from the California-based mortgage lender, the campaign was crafted in collab

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