• Drees Homes bets on operational leadership for next century,John McManus

    Drees Homes bets on operational leadership for next century

    [Image (left to right): Scott Drees, Midwest Regional President, Barbara Drees Jones, VP Marketing, David Drees, Chairman, Alexa Drees Walker, Director of Midwest Design Centers. Drawing: Maggie Goldstone] The resonant image of a German immigrant’s handiwork – a brick Cape Cod house built on a shoes

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  • Synergy One to merge with APM; Steve Majerus named president,Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation

    Synergy One to merge with APM; Steve Majerus named president

    American Pacific Mortgage (APM) has closed a merger deal to bring Synergy One Lending under its umbrella as a DBA, creating a mortgage production platform with roughly $14 billion in annual volume, the companies announced Friday. The combination of the two California-based lenders aims to scale thei

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  • HUD seeks feedback on FHA minimum property requirements,Sarah Wolak

    HUD seeks feedback on FHA minimum property requirements

    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is seeking public feedback on whether the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)’s property requirements for single-family homes should be updated to better reflect current market conditions and reduce barriers to homeownership. In a request f

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