Why mortgage’s regulatory floor is an AI moat
Every mortgage AI demo this year ends the same way: the loan closes itself. The most valuable AI deployments in mortgage end differently, with the underwriter finishing in a fraction…
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Bill aims to shred red tape for Buy America housing funds access
On Tuesday, lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the Build American Efficiency Act, a bill designed to make it easier for homebuilders, manufacturers and HUD funding recipients to…
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Why purchase applications are rising even as mortgage rates climb
Yesterday, existing home sales data beat estimates, with revisions that show a positive trend in home sales, and then today the purchase application data shows 7% week-to-week growth and 17%…
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Cost headwinds batter affordable housing developers, report finds
Affordable housing developers are being squeezed from all sides as operating costs surge, supply shrinks and policy responses race to keep pace, according to a June 2026 report from the…
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New York listings bill calls Compass’s bluff
While most of the industry kept its eyes on Zillow and the portals, a bill quietly cleared a full chamber of the New York State Legislature, and almost nobody noticed….
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Rhode Island federal court weighs possible disciplinary action against DOJ lawyers in hospital case
Rhode Island’s federal judiciary will consider a possible disciplinary proceeding for the U.S. Department of Justice lawyers assigned to an ongoing court fight over subpoenaed medical records for transgender youth…
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Bringas Home Team Joins simpliHŌM, plans southern California expansion
The Bringas Home Team, a California real estate team serving Riverside and San Diego counties, has left LPT Realty to join simpliHŌM, a national brokerage that has expanded to more…
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Washington vs. private listings: How one state’s listings landscape is poised for change
James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson sit down with Washington Realtors CEO Nathan Gorton and 2026 President Ryan Beckett to unpack a new Washington law that will impact the public marketing…
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MBA launches forum for reverse mortgages, senior lending
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) on Tuesday announced the launch of a new member forum dedicated to reverse mortgages and other senior-focused mortgage products. The Senior Mortgage Solutions Network (SMSN)…
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Homebuyers hoping for Fed relief may be waiting until 2027
Goldman Sachs pushed its next expected Fed rate cuts into 2027, while J.P. Morgan expects the central bank to stay on hold this year.
