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- Home equity emerges as a generational growth strategy for originators
- Ginnie Mae pauses delinquency rules amid FHA waterfall shift
- How two LOs helped champion proprietary reverse mortgage legislation in Tennessee
- Pritzker’s honor: Illinois housing reform fight intensifies
- PulteGroup targets margin stability through an upward mix shift
- Meritage Q1 2026 shows why incentives are the new battlefield
- What Are Closing Costs and How Much Will You Pay?
- First-time homebuyers’ shrinking presence — what it means for real estate agents
- Bonds Finally Trade Something Other Than The War
- NYC launches new unit to combat deed theft
- Rates End Week Close Enough to Recent Lows
- SoFi rolls out end-to-end digital HELOC experience, advisory council
- Powell is done. Will Warsh help with mortgage rates?
- Coldwell Banker: ‘Life doesn’t stop’ as comeback buyers return
- Flagstar pares back earnings outlook amid elevated CRE payoffs
- Prepayments hit 4-year high after mortgage rates eased
- Same Old Story For Pending Home Sales
- Hilltop's PrimeLending cuts pretax losses by over 70% in 1Q
- Strong Purchase Demand Drives Solid Week For Mortgage Applications
- Retention, HELOC, Digitization, Secondary Platform, CRA Products; Lottery Psychology; FHA Delinquencies
- Justice Department to drop Powell investigation
- Study finds racial gaps in Wells Fargo mortgage denials
- Trump says he'll probe banks over response to LA wildfires
- War Headline Waiting Game is The Only Game in Town
- Banks question Basel omission of PMI in mortgage weights
- MBA renews press for limited single report as scores compete
- Volatility Picked Up Despite Lackluster News Quality
- Distressed sales numbers show signs of market 'normalization'
- Mortgage Rates Hold Steady For Most Lenders
- Specialty AI, Pooling, Correspondent Products; Lender Responsibility Opinion; Webcast Shows Incoming
- Moving With Pets: What You Should Know for a Smooth Transition
- Fake Headlines Moving Markets?
- Loan officers are going to Washington
- When standard DSCR falls short: What real estate investors should know about no-ratio financing
- Inventory rises as pricing lags in the spring housing market
- Lawmakers target retirement gaps facing family caregivers
- Credit risk transfers earn bipartisan praise
- Beazer Homes CEO Allan Merrill on sustainability and affordability
- SoFi enters HELOC market amid home equity surge
- Uncertainty Extended Indefinitely
- How fraud gets stopped in its tracks by real estate and title pros
- Fannie, Freddie, FHA to accept VantageScore immediately
- FSBO.com launches loan officer portal for consumer-directed listings
- D.R. Horton, NVR, Taylor Morrison, M/I Homes earnings recap for mortgage lenders
- Mortgage industry welcomes new credit score models, urges further reform
- Mortgage Rates Maintaining a Tight Range Amid War-Related Uncertainty
- Toll Brothers acquires private Arkansas homebuilder
- FHFA, HUD move to bring new credit score models into mortgages
- Bessent says CDFI Fund 'had lost its way'
- Support grows for Whitmer housing zoning reform bills in Michigan
- Castlelake buys majority stake in Resfin Partners
- Moving Out of Your Apartment? Here’s How to Write a Notice to Vacate Letter
- MBS Execution, AI, DSCR, Processing, HELOC Products; Hedge Funds, Treasuries, and Mortgage Rates
- CFPB finalizes new ECOA rule in major fair lending pivot
- Hurrying Up And Waiting
- Dog-Friendly Backyard Ideas to Create a Safe and Fun Outdoor Space
- Planet is the latest mortgage lender to embark on a rebrand
- Home-purchase applications jump as rates settle back
- AI isn’t to blame for the housing crisis
- Opinion: FICO, the 3Bs: Fruit from a rotten tree. Here’s how we fix It.
- Toll Brothers expands luxury footprint with Buffington acquisition
- Maine introduces bill to 'effectively ban' HEI contracts
- D.R. Horton executed again, and smaller builders feel the squeeze
- Fed's Waller calls for consolidating regional bank operations
- Why AI is still a subpar real estate agent replacement
- 8 Open House Etiquette Tips Every Buyer Should Know
- What Artemis II can teach every real estate agent about building a career that goes the distance
- What It Really Costs to Live in Hilary Duff’s Neighborhood
- Reverse mortgage clients face growing budget deficits
- Busy isn’t productive: How top real estate agents should actually allocate their time
- Ceasefire Uncertainty Adds to Losses
- Two Harbors hit with shareholder lawsuit over CCM acquisition
- NAR fine-tunes its 3-year plan, fast-tracking execution and trimming governance
- Senate questions Warsh on $100M-plus holdings and Fed ethics
- Warsh insists he wouldn't do Trump's bidding as Fed chair
- Highest Rates in a Week But There's a Catch
- How Long Does It Take to Improve Your Credit Score Before Buying a Home?
- First closing of principal discount tool gives banks, CUs a lock-in exit
- Moving Into a Home With Solar Panels: What to Know Before and After Closing
- Equifax sticks to 2026 outlook as Iran War brings caution
- Can You Negotiate Closing Costs When Buying a Home?
- Home sales soared in March before rates climbed back up
- VOA, Processing, DPA, Non-QM, Broker Products; Lender 2025 Volume Rankings; Attorneys and Legal Risk
- Pending home sales climbed in March on improving supply
- How to Manage the Stress of Buying a House
- Selling a House in Poor Condition: Six Steps to a Successful Sale
- Barely Weaker After Weekly ADP Data (Not Retail Sales)
- Unrepresented Buyer Guide: Steps, Risks, and Tips for Buying a House Without a Real Estate Agent
- Stratmor beats lawsuit accusing it of bad M&A advice
- Why cost discipline is replacing cost cutting in apartment operations
- 10 myths loan originators believe about reverse mortgages — and the reality that could change their business
- Is California looking to tax retirement accounts? Experts push back on claims
- How one builder cut cycle time by 30 days with integrated ops
- Bonds Only Modestly Weaker After New Escalation Over The Weekend
- VA mortgage survey reveals gaps in benefit awareness
- Banks assail nonbank oversight in CFPB deregulatory push
- The strategic rationale behind QXO’s $17 billion TopBuild acquisition
- Second-home volume shrinks from pandemic-era highs
- IRVE: The independent brokerage that grew $2B in five years
- Mortgage Rates Almost Perfectly Flat to Start New Week
- How the post-war homebuilders built the modern playbook
- Blue Owl acquires Sila Realty Trust for $2.4 billion
- Real estate brokers own the listing data, says Realtracs
- The mortgage industry's crisis communications problem
- ‘Stability matters more than ever’ as loan officer mobility slows again in 2025
- How to Buy a House Out of State in 2026 : A Step-by-Step Guide
- Houston Association of Realtors, Repliers form data access partnership
- 10 Pros and Cons of Living in Colorado
- 8 Vital Questions to Ask Contractors Before Starting any Home Improvement Project
- Selling a House During a Divorce: What to Know Before You List
- What is Contingent vs. Pending? Find Out the Difference
- 6 Tips for Creating the Ultimate Outdoor Living Space
- How to Split Costs When Buying With a Partner
- Homebuilders set for another 'lost' earnings season
- Treasurys hold gains as oil, stocks flash mixed signals
- A third of states lack deed fraud laws, report finds
- The TCPA "czar" talks spam call lawsuit risks for lenders
- Warsh faces a divided Senate — and a Fed he wants to transform
- The GPS for equity: Building the industry’s first true navigation infrastructure
- Home inspection trends reshaping the 2026 housing market
- Weekly pending home sales show yearly growth as mortgage rates fall
- Three lessons for mortgage leaders right now
- RealTrends Verified top performers prove there’s no one way to scale
- Real estate tech shifting from Swiss Army knives to scalpels
- Tri Pointe Homes shareholders approve merger with Sumitomo Forestry
- HOA liens climb 8.6% nationwide in 2025, with Sun Belt states feeling the most heat
- AM Gains Mostly Stick Around
- Portable credit reports spark debate over costs, feasibility
- Lowest Rates in Over a Month Despite Small Move Today
- Virginia governor’s amendments keep Faith in Housing Act in limbo
- America’s housing shortage stems from more than overregulation, Fed report finds
- Dark Matter’s Vikas Rao on the nature of shifting mortgage work in the era of AI
- Lock-in effect drives home renovation boom, Redfin says
- HOA liens have surged amid rising owner costs
- Builder Sentiment Drops to Seven-Month Low in April
- Mortgage Application Demand Finally Bounces
- Existing Home Sales Remain Flat in The Bigger Picture
- Fifth Third CEO on Comerica integration: So far, so good
- CRM vendor sues Pennymac for software theft
- Lawmakers spar over GSE credit score modernization plans
- Dark Matter Changes; Mfg. DPA, QC, AI, Data Decisioning Tools; A Strained Housing Market; Insurance/Climate Interview
- Yields sink as oil drops, Iran opens Hormuz strait
- Why Are Bonds Surging This Morning?
- CMG Mortgage sued for raiding lenders' Arizona branches
- Regulator: Bank misled veterans on VA loan refinances
- Volatility Picked Up After a Slow Start
- IMB profitability hits 4-year high in 2025, MBA finds
- Mortgage Rates Hold Perfectly Steady
- How Much is a Monthly Mortgage Payment on a $300K House?
- Buyers expect AI in mortgages, but trust is slipping
- Do Home Inspections Check for Asbestos?
- 8 Questions to Ask Before Buying a House With Solar Panels
- What is a Virtual Open House? The Modern Way to Show Your Home
- How to Buy a New Construction Home in 9 Steps
- Grain Valley Market Insights: Trends, Growth, and Opportunities
- AOT, Warehouse, Homebuyer Report, Subservicing Tools; STRATMOR's "Who Owns the Borrower?" Population Trends
- Foreclosures 'could signal shifting housing market dynamics'
- Dog Friendly Home Design Ideas for a Cleaner and Safer Living Space
- Fired Fannie Mae workers' defamation lawsuit dismissed
- OMB's Vought: CDFIs funded 'woke' programs
- Very Small Token Pull-Back
- Mortgage Rates Essentially Sideways at Recent Lows
- Lead generation firm fined for years of unlicensed activity
- Mortgage fraud vulnerabilities dip to 43.7% in Q1
- 5 Home Improvements to Make Before Selling (and What to Skip)
- Trump threatens to fire Fed Chair Powell if he doesn't resign
- TBA Bidding, HELOC, DSCR, CRM, HMDA Analysis, MI Tools; Events Throughout 2026
- Homebuilder sentiment falls to seven-month low
- Exclusive: Warren to probe Warsh on his role in 2008 crisis
- Housing shortage is at least 10 million homes, White House says
- Bonds Growing Tired of "Game On! Game Off!" News Cycle
- Preparing Your Home For an Open House: Tips From the Pros
- TCPA class action targets Loanstream over 272K spam calls
- Culture isn’t what you say. It’s what you do
- The rise of HELOCs: What it means for originators in today’s market
- Chain reaction: A framework for America’s housing and retirement crises
- MBA chief economist says mortgage rates, inflation will stay elevated through 2026
- Jumbo loans are creeping into non-QM, HELOC securities
- California lawmakers weigh state-backed loans for downtown housing towers
- When Homeowners Become Landlords: How to Know It’s Time to Turn Your First Home Into a Rental
- White House backs deregulation as it looks to address estimated 10M housing deficit
- Brynn Carmody’s burnout as a real estate agent sparked an AI platform for the entire industry
- Why is housing inventory growth slowing down in 2026?
- HOA vs. CDD: Why You Need To Understand the Difference
- Bonds Ultimately Follow Oil's Lead, Heading Lower On War-Related Optimism
- Gen Z, millennial homeowners struggle with mortgage payments
- UWM, Mat Ishbia sued after Michigan State football coach’s harassment fallout
- Judge rejects DOJ-Colony Ridge settlement
- As policy uncertainty rattles older investors, how can reverse mortgage pros respond?
- Fed's Barr says tariffs, geopolitics weigh on rural areas
- Lowest Mortgage Rates in 4 Weeks
- Chase, Wells mortgage slump: what it means for non-banks
- Down Payment on a House: How Much Do You Really Need?
- Cornerstone Capital Bank adds employee stock ownership plan
- How to Avoid PMI When Buying a Home
- New-home purchase applications hit record high in March
- 5 Sustainable Landscaping Ideas That Elevate Your Outdoor Space
- MERS Review, TPO, Virtual LO, Digital Ass't, HELOC, Warehouse Products; Policy Moves for LOs to Watch
- Should I Pay Off Student Loans Before Buying a House? Here’s How to Decide
- Why Aren't Bonds Responding to a Big Beat in Inflation Data?