UWM launches BrokerX program to help train new originators

The country’s largest wholesale lender, United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), has launched a broker training program that will teach individuals to become licensed mortgage originators. Dubbed “BrokerX,” the five-week program will provide existing brokers with a “streamlined solution” for training and li

Social Security COLA on track for smaller increase in 2025

Recipients of the federal Social Security benefits program are on track to receive a 2.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2025, a smaller increase than in recent years as the bite of inflation loosens its grip.A forecast released last week by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) arrived just ahead

Survey: HousingWire readers have a pulse on the housing market

Real estate and mortgage professionals: Your voice matters! Fill out the 5 minute survey today!Each quarter, HousingWire will tally the results and compile a report to gauge the market and provide you with valuable market trends, opportunities, and challenges.There is much to learn about the challen

Helping condo boards stay afloat during the storms of September

In 2024, the United States has already battled a year of extremes from tornadoes, hurricanes and flash flooding. Watery catastrophes have become far more and condo flooding is on the rise. September tends to be the most active month of the hurricane season. Of storms recorded in the Atlantic over ti