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There Are 4 Types of Housing Markets Right Now. Which 1 Are You In?

Today’s housing market splits into four distinct types. You’ve got cash buyers, buyers financing a purchase, owners who feel locked into a low rate, and builders with homes to sell. Which type you’re in changes how you should buy or sell. Ryan Serhant, CEO of SERHANT agrees: “There is no longer a housing market . […]

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UWM sets terms for 200M rights offering, backstopped to $400 million

UWM Holdings Corp., parent of United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), has set the terms for a rights offering expected to bring in at least $400 million, the company announced Tuesday. The offering is part of the lender’s $2.05 billion capital raise with Oaktree Capital Management and the Ishbia family (through investment vehicle SFS Group Capital LLC)

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The design-build business model when land is no longer the moat

[Editor’s note: Author Scott Finfer is a Texas-based land developer, lot builder, and workout specialist. He is also a former division land executive at KB Home. This article is Mr. Finfer’s opinion, and does not represent the views or editorial positions of HousingWire.] If somebody else is going to own more of the land, homebuilders

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