Planning permissions slump 19% in Q3: Home Builders Federation  

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

New home planning permissions approved in the third quarter of the year fell by a record 19% to just under 2,450 projects compared with a year ago, data from...

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Black & White Bridging joins ASTL as member

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Black & White Bridging has become the latest member to join the Association of Short-Term Lenders (ASTL). Established in Bath in 2013, Black & White Bridging provides unregulated bridging finance...

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The biggest housing policy initiatives for 2024

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

In keeping with the theme of policies around trading assets, another area to watch are rules that major government-related buyers of loans in the secondary market set at the...

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Planning permission tumbles 19% in Q3: Home Builders Federation  

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

New home planning permissions approved in the third quarter of the year fell by a record 19% to just under 2,450 projects compared with a year ago, data from...

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Metro Bank pulls £3bn mortgage portfolio sale 

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Metro Bank has scrapped its £3bn mortgage portfolio sale, citing market conditions.  ...

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Equity Release Council reappoints Burrowes as chair   

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The Equity Release Council has confirmed David Burrowes as its chair and made another board appointment to the industry body, which represents lenders, qualified financial advisers, solicitors, and intermediaries.   ...

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The Federal Reserve delivers lower rates for Christmas

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Mortgage rates and the 10-year yield What a crazy week! Not too long ago, on jobs Friday, I was on the HousingWire Daily podcast saying it’s time to declare war...

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Bipartisan bill on trigger leads wins industry support

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Multiple mortgage industry groups are backing the latest bill aimed at curtailing trigger leads, which Sen. Jack Reed, D.-R.I., introduced this week with Sen. Bill Hagerty, R.-Tenn., as a...

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Fannie Mae expands of attorney opinion letter use

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An influential government-related mortgage investor is expanding the use of a title insurance alternative for loans on condominium units and certain other properties, and they're getting new pushback.The new...

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Real estate tech firm Prevu raises $6 million in Series A

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Real estate tech firm Prevu announced a Series A financing round Thursday of $6 million. Citi, RiverPark Ventures, Metropolis Ventures, Simplex Ventures, Winklevoss Capital and Liebenthal Ventures invested in...

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