Author name: Ricky Vasquez

What war risk could mean for builders, rates and spring demand in 2026

Nature abhors a vacuum and does something about it. Homebuilders, their business and channel partners, their investors and lenders and their customers abhor uncertainty. But what can and will they do about it? Other than brace for more bumps. More air pockets. More “buying” of sales rather than selling of American households on houses that […]

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Experian imposes another price increase on mortgage lenders

Experian is imposing another price increase on credit reports sold to mortgage lenders — an unusual move at this time of year, according to resellers who spoke with HousingWire. “I have never seen a price increase after a price increase in January,” said one reseller executive, who requested anonymity to avoid potential retaliation. “It comes

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Bad breakup at Direct Mortgage spills into court

Direct Mortgage says it’s happily acquired, but a past ugly breakup is coming to light.  Processing Content Ex-employees Brooks Kelly and Jason Harris are suing the Utah-based Direct and its CEO Jim Beech in federal court, over an expensive split involving faulty software, hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation and an unfulfilled acquisition. The

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