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August 2025

UWM’s Jason Bressler encourages broker use of AI to ‘control your own destiny’

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United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) chief technology officer Jason Bressler delivered a blunt message to mortgage professionals while on stage Tuesday at HousingWire’s AI Summit. The doom and gloom of high interest rates and industry consolidation aren’t going away soon, he said — but the practical use of artificial intelligence could give brokers a competitive edge. Lenders, […]

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Title industry veteran Lisa Tyler joins WFG’s executive team

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WFG National Title Insurance Company is welcoming title industry veteran Lisa Tyler to its executive team, according to an announcement on Monday. Tyler will serve as WFG’s senior vice president of national development. In this role, Tyler will travel across the country engaging with WFG teams, agents and customers, as she works to drive WFG’s

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The 7 Best Real Estate Transaction Management Software for 2025

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There’s no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to finding the right transaction management software for your real estate business. Whether you’re running a large brokerage, managing a small team or working on your own, the right transaction management platform can take the worry out of compliance and lighten your workload. Your unique business needs will

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Anywhere’s Eric Chesin on AI transformation in real estate

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Eric Chesin, the chief strategy officer for Anywhere Real Estate, believes the industry is in the middle of a “magic moment for progress and change” brought about by the ongoing revolution in artificial intelligence..  “It basically threw all of us into transforming our business,” Chesin said from the stage Tuesday at HousingWire’s AI Summit. “The

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Mortgage Rates Hold Steady After Key Inflation Report

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Pundits, politicians, and everyone else can continue to assume that mortgage rates will respond to changes to the Fed Funds Rate. Meanwhile the bonds that actually dictate mortgage pricing will continue responding to the most important economic reports. The two biggest examples are the monthly jobs report and today’s release of the Consumer Price Index

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Fed faces key choice on rates after latest inflation report

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The impact of Trump-era tariffs on goods and services is starting to trickle through the economy, but for now, the effect on inflation appears minimal, raising expectations for a potential interest rate cut in the near term. The July Consumer Price Index, released Tuesday, showed headline price growth of 2.7% over the previous year, the

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Selene Holdings’ Doug Whittemore on scale, cost, niche loans

Selene Holdings’ Doug Whittemore on scale, cost, niche loans

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Since taking on responsibility for all Selene Holdings’ business lines earlier this year, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer Doug Whittemore has been focused on product development and scale by drawing on his 25 years of bank and nondepository experience. Whittemore — who previously led teams at U.S. Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Mr. Cooper and Citibank —

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Jumbos, ARMs drive uptick in credit availability

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Home lending credit reversed course following a one-month dip, with availability returning to the upside even as conforming product offerings declined in July, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.   The MBA’s credit availability index edged up 0.2% month over month to a reading of 103.9. The score rose from 103.7 in June, which was the

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Private MI market share gaps widen in Q2

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Private mortgage insurers wrote just 2% more new business on a year-over-year basis in the second quarter, but market share shifts widened the spread between the six underwriters. The industry-wide market share gap was 1.7 percentage points for both the second quarter 2024 and first quarter of 2025, according to data from Keefe, Bruyette &

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Anniemac buys a second Florida mortgage shop

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Anniemac Home Mortgage is making its second acquisition in two weeks, adding construction lending experience to its ranks.  The New Jersey-based lender Tuesday said it acquired certain assets of Florida-based Home Solution Lenders. The company, which recorded almost $200 million in loan volume last year, brings expertise in construction-to-permanent loans, Anniemac said. “Having an experienced,

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