• New York program helps gig workers qualify for mortgages,Jonathan Delozier

    New York program helps gig workers qualify for mortgages

    The New York City Housing Partnership launched a new homeownership initiative aimed at helping gig workers and self-employed New Yorkers qualify for mortgages — funded through a multi-year partnership with Airbnb. The program — called Pathways to Homeownership — is designed to assist workers who rel

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  • Roc360 REIT receives $150M investment to target renovation loans,Flávia Furlan Nunes

    Roc360 REIT receives $150M investment to target renovation loans

    Singapore-based investment firm Temasek has closed a $150 million investment in a fund managed by real estate lending platform Roc360, the companies announced Thursday. The capital will be allocated to an investment vehicle focused on residential transition loans used to finance home renovations.Tem

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  • Laura Brandao on taking a prominent leadership role at MLB Residential Lending,Sarah Wolak

    Laura Brandao on taking a prominent leadership role at MLB Residential Lending

    Laura Brandao announced on social media this week that she’s embarking on a new professional endeavor at MLB Residential Lending as its president of wholesale and correspondent lending. In a conversation with HousingWire, Brandao said that she’d been in a consultant’s role for MLB — which stands for

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