Longbridge parent completes second proprietary reverse mortgage securitization of 2024

Connecticut-based Ellington Financial, the parent company of top-10 reverse mortgage lender and servicer Longbridge Financial, announced this week that it has completed a securitization backed by a pool of proprietary reverse mortgages.The $232 million securitization closed on Thursday and was backe

Divergent paths: Housing market policies under a Trump or Harris administration

For anyone wondering what a Democratic or Republican presidential administration might look like for the housing market in 2025 and beyond, industry experts can provide some insights based on their experience in government, proximity to D.C. or decades in the private sector.Overall, they believe tha

Mortgage rates drop to lowest level of 2024

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 6.62% on Thursday, a new low for 2024 that appears to be tied to the expectation that the Federal Reserve could move to cut interest rates at its next meeting in September. This is according to data reported by Mortgage News Daily.On Wednesday, Fed

‘Political uncertainty’ has no historic impact on home sales: John Burns

Talk to a real estate agent about expectations for the fall and they’ll likely mention that the housing market will be slow due in part to the election, a belief in the industry that’s become rote.But a new report from John Burns Research and Consulting refutes that notion. The firm crunched 35 year