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The AI-native mortgage: Supporting intelligent, compliant adoption

Real Estate, Sponsored, Technology /

Across the U.S., mortgage origination and servicing involve disconnected systems that often rely on manual tasks. It’s an inefficient, costly dynamic that elicits frustration from borrowers and industry participants alike. Now, the application of AI alongside new data and technology is driving a paradigm shift. Lenders are using AI platforms to improve borrower engagement, help […]

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Policy turmoil, fiscal uncertainty cause retirement hesitation

Baby Boomer, Boston College, Gen X, HWmember, Retirement, Reverse, Social Security /

Policy uncertainty is pushing older Americans to delay retirement, shift to conservative investments and boost their emergency savings, according to a new survey. The findings published last week by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College show 21% of respondents who’ve yet to retire are postponing retirement while 33% are moving to safer portfolios.

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Compass International Holdings names Rory Golod president of growth

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Rory Golod has been named president of growth at Compass International Holdings (CIH), the parent company of Compass, Christie’s International Real Estate, @properties and the Anywhere brands. In this newly created role, Golod will be focused on driving agent success across the company’s unified technology platform. In an announcement on Monday, CIH said Golod will

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Austin council pushes new zoning laws for missing middle housing

Affordability, Affordable housing, Housing Policy, Policy, The Builder's Daily, Zoning /

Austin city lawmakers bent on ensuring the Texas capital sustains momentum in a housing supply expansion that cuts into a home shortage and slows price growth took another step last week. Thursday, the Austin City Council approved a new package of land-use changes that would accelerate construction of missing-middle housing types such as duplexes, fourplexes

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How the ROAD to Housing Act could improve home affordability

Affordability, Federal Reserve, Housing Market, HWmember, Legislation /

There seem to be very few things that Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill can agree on these days, but one of them is that housing has become increasingly unaffordable for the average American. And with good reason: housing affordability is the worst it’s been in over 40 years – since the 1980s when mortgage

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Lennar KB Home synergies could mirror the CalAtlantic playbook

Homebuilders, Leadership, Mergers and Acquisitions, Residential Real Estate, The Builder's Daily /

The U.S. homebuilding industry remains more fragmented than outsiders believe, even after years of consolidation. Lennar continues to be one of the biggest builders in the country, but size alone isn’t the main factor anymore; the next advantage comes from blending operational efficiency with customer segmentation. That is why KB Home appears to be a

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How boomer housing dominance is forcing agents to retool

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Baby boomers’ decades long control of U.S. housing wealth is not just locking out younger buyers, it’s forcing significant changes to a real estate agent’s job description. Top-producing agents told HousingWire the industry continues to pivot toward multi-generational advisory work. Academic research has confirmed why; agents who cannot navigate trusts, estate planning and family gifting

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ALTA renews TrustLink as Elite Provider for 2026

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The American Land Title Association (ALTA) has renewed TrustLink as an ALTA Elite Provider for 2026, extending the company’s status in a program that highlights vendors serving title and settlement firms’ operational and compliance needs, according to an ALTA announcement. ALTA’s Elite Provider program recognizes service providers that, in the association’s view, meet specific criteria

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Lenders settle suit spurred by family of originators

Industry News, Law and legal issues, Originations /

Almost a year after Premier Mortgage Resources filed a complaint against Canopy Mortgage over an alleged poaching scheme, the lenders reached a settlement. Processing Content The companies anticipate they will submit a joint stipulation of dismissal with prejudice within 45 days, according to a document filed Friday in a Washington federal court. “We’re pleased to

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