Author name: Ricky Vasquez

Lower launches Movoto Advantage for solo real estate agents

Lower has launched Movoto Advantage, a limited-access, subscription-based program that connects high-performing solo real estate agents with motivated home buyers and sellers through real-time live transfers, the company announced Thursday. The program, which Lower began rolling out in late 2025, operates within Lower’s Movoto real estate marketplace and has enrolled about 200 agents to date. […]

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HECM activity rises in March, but proprietary loans are taking a bite out of business

U.S. reverse mortgage endorsements rose sharply in March following subdued activity in February, but overall volume remains down compared with recent months, according to data released Wednesday by Reverse Market Insight (RMI). Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements increased 16.3% in March to 2,117 loans. Despite the monthly gain, activity remained below the levels seen

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FOA introduces second-lien reverse mortgage LOC in California

Finance of America (FOA) on Thursday introduced HomeSafe Second Line of Credit, a second-lien reverse mortgage line of credit now available in California that lets homeowners 55 and older tap home equity over time without refinancing or taking on a new required monthly mortgage payment. The product, which became available April 1, is designed to

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