Industry Watch: Fairway debuts YouTube documentary about originators and more

Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. enlisted director Kirby Bradley, who has won 32 Emmy Awards helming shows at HBO, CNN and ESPN, to produce a multipart reality documentary series about mortgage originators. Titled “L.O. Confidential: A Season on the Street,” the three-part, behind-the-scenes series totaling 50 minutes is available on YouTube. The series goes behind the […]

Jewel of a Loan

USDA loans can help many borrowers, not just farmers, overcome affordability challenges

Feeling the Squeeze

Commercial property owners must deal with the new environment of reduced values and rising taxes

Retail price increases didn’t harm fix-and-flip profits

Retail prices across the U.S. housing market rebounded in second-quarter 2023 — and so did the profits for home flippers. This bump in profit margins, however, occurred even as the fix-and-flip share of all home sales dipped near a two-year low point, according to the Q2 2023 U.S. Home Flipping Report from Attom. From April […]