• Rocket Mortgage, Rocket Pro adopt VantageScore 4.0,Sarah Wolak

    Rocket Mortgage, Rocket Pro adopt VantageScore 4.0

    Rocket Mortgage and Rocket Pro announced Thursday that they have begun using VantageScore 4.0 alongside Classic FICO scores in the mortgage qualification process, a move the company said is aimed at expanding access to home financing. Rocket’s crosstown rival, United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) began a

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  • New brokerage Showings bets on buyer leads over listing commissions,Jonathan Delozier

    New brokerage Showings bets on buyer leads over listing commissions

    A new real estate brokerage aims to eliminate traditional listing agents and listing fees altogether — a model its founder says could challenge decades-old assumptions about agent compensation. Showings announced it will officially launch May 22 in New York City, Atlanta, Chicago and Orlando. The co

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  • Single-family housing starts fell in April, but multifamily gained momentum,Tyler Williams

    Single-family housing starts fell in April, but multifamily gained momentum

    Housing starts increased in April compared with a year ago, but a deeper dive into the data reveals that this uptick was driven by a noisier boost in multifamily development activity, while single-family starts declined. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s new residential construction data release

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