HousingWire created the engage.marketing event because we recognize that for mortgage and real estate companies, the difference between success and failure is razor thin. The current environment makes it crucial for businesses to really connect with customers, but exactly what that looks like is often unclear. That’s why we’re excited to announce that Ryan Serhant, the wildly successful real estate broker featured on Bravo’s “Million Dollar Listing New York” will headline the event in September. 

With home prices continuing to rise without any relief in sight, more lenders are beginning to offer new jumbo mortgage products in an attempt to keep up with those rising prices. Now, Caliber Home Loans is unveiling a new jumbo mortgage program of its own – and this one features loans of up to $2 million with as little as a 5% down payment and no mortgage insurance.

Last month, President Donald Trump nominated Office of Budget and Management Deputy Kathy Kraninger as the next director of the CFPB. Thursday, Kraninger appeared before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs for her nomination hearing. As expected, the hearing had its share of controversy. Here’s what was – and wasn’t – said.

HomeServices wanted an online application tool with secure document upload capabilities. What they got instead was much more, courtesy of a partnership with Maxwell.

It may come as no surprise that the Federal Reserve isn’t taking into consideration the lending difficulties facing Americans today. In fact, despite a lack of supply and tight credit conditions (More than 1 million mortgages missed by some estimations), the Federal Reserve remains widely predicted to keep raising interest rates. Here’s the full picture.