HousingWire

• Mortgage demand still staying firm with elevated rates
  As the spring home-buying season winds down, the demand for mortgages is holding steady, even with the higher rates.
• eXp Realty launches land and ranch division
  The new division is designed to support agents working in a growing sector of the housing market with tools tailored to land and ranch transactions.
• Deadline looms in Minnesota property tax forfeiture lawsuit
  As many as 15,000 people may qualify for payment if they lost a home, business or other property due to tax forfeiture between 2012 and 2023
• Lenders witness surge of mortgage demand this week
  New American Funding's Patty Arvielo shared that Tuesday was NAF's best day for applications in three years. Can it continue?
• Los Angeles County event will assist reverse mortgage borrowers with wildfire recovery
  Impacted reverse mortgage borrowers in Los Angeles County can find assistance and resources at the event in Altadena.
• Why federal support for tiny homes could be a game changer
  San Francisco-based DignityMoves is pushing for broader support on what its founder and CEO Elizabeth Funk calls “interim supportive housing.”
• Some cities, states embrace property tax refunds for older homeowners
  Older homeowners in certain localities may qualify for property tax refunds if they meet specific criteria.
• Nevada senator accuses Republicans of ‘land grab’ with late federal amendment
  Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto said that a Republican amendment authorizing the sale of federal land in Nevada is an ‘insane plan.’
• Washington’s ‘upzoning’ law seeks to expand supply as Seattle home prices soar
  The law goes into effect in July and is seen as a potential difference-maker in a state facing an ongoing housing supply shortage.
• New York bill targets lender payouts in deed fraud cases
  The bill would prohibit title insurers from compensating lenders for losses tied to transactions deemed “false or fraudulent.”