Housing

ALTA adds title insurance endorsements to combat seller impersonation

The American Land Title Association (ALTA) has released two new title insurance policy endorsements aimed at protecting homeowners from seller impersonation fraud — in which criminals forge documen...

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Alanna.ai wants to help title agents with the new FinCEN rules

The title agent-focused artificial Intelligence technology firm Alanna.ai has launched a digital signing capability to help title agents and companies comply with Financial Crimes Enforcement Netwo...

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8 steps to creating a real estate business plan (+ free template)

After teaching thousands of agents how to build a real estate business plan, I’ve seen one result consistently. The agents who put in the work and plan ahead are the ones who stay in business. Your...

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Arkansas, Idaho metros lead the pack for new-home construction

Realtor.com has released a report that ranks the leading U.S. metropolitan areas for new residential construction as the country faces an estimated shortage of 4 million homes. The analysis ...

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First American: Existing home sales remain subdued

Nationally, existing home sales remain muted even as housing inventory grows, according to a new First American analysis of the 75 largest U.S. metropolitan areas. Inventory in July was nea...

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Mortgage brokers say loanDepot is knocking at their door again

loanDepot appears to be building capabilities in the wholesale mortgage space — a channel it formally exited three years ago. Executives and owners at three mortgage brokerage shops told...

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Mortgage applications shrink as VA loan demand declines

Mortgage applications decreased 1.4% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending Aug. 15. W...

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Income eligibility defects drive mortgage quality decline

Loan quality risks amid ongoing mortgage market challenges are continuing to emerge, according to the newest QC Industry Trends Report from ACES Quality Management, which tracks post-closing qualit...

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Voices: Kristy Yoskey, VP Market Leader of Senior Living, PointClickCare

This article is sponsored by PointClickCare. In this Voices interview, Senior Housing News connects with Kristy Yoskey, VP Market Leader of Senior Living at PointClickCare, to discuss how the senio...

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Pulte urges AG Bondi to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook

President Donald Trump is pressuring Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign following allegations tied to her mortgage transactions, specifically, that Cook potentially committed mortgage fra...

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4 steps to take before the next mortgage market shift

Having spent decades navigating the ups and downs of the mortgage industry, I’ve learned that challenging market conditions offer two choices: stand still and hope for improvements or go on the off...

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Ex-GSE risk chief makes case for Fannie-Freddie merger

Clifford Rossi speaks from the vantage point of someone who has been inside the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). In different periods during the 1990s and 2000s, he served as a senior finan...

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NAR faces new antitrust suit over alleged steering

A broker in Florida is suing the National Association of Realtors (NAR), along with state and local associations and MLSs, for alleged antitrust violations and steering homebuyers into using buyer’...

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Michigan cities, lawmakers seek $800M for housing incentives

Michigan cities and a bipartisan group of state lawmakers are backing a $160 million annual budget proposal aimed at increasing housing construction and rehabilitation through local zoning changes ...

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LeadingRE adds AccountTECH to preferred vendor program

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) has added AccountTECH to its Solutions Group, a preferred vendor program that connects member brokerages with recommended business resources. ...

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Are housing permits flagging a recession?

Today, housing starts data exceeded estimates, driven by strong demand for multifamily units. However, housing permits reached a cycle low, as job losses are now being reported in the residential c...

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IMBs swing back to profitability in Q2 with $950 per-loan gain

Independent mortgage banks (IMBs) delivered a pretax net production profit of $950 per loan in the second quarter of 2025, rebounding from a $28 loss in the prior quarter. The improvement was fuele...

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Why are some vendors dragging their feet on the ICE SDK transition?

It isn’t news that ICE Mortgage Technology had planned to shut down some of its older tech systems — mainly the Encompass SDK — by Oct. 31, 2025. Users were supposed to switch to newer, API-based t...

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Forged deed and mortgage fraud cost Georgia couple their home

A Georgia couple lost their longtime family home after a forged deed led to a reverse mortgage they claimed they never signed, according to reporting from WSB-TV. James and Lucretia Klu...

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Mortgage rates continue their slow march toward 6%

Housing market dynamics have grown more favorable for buyers and sellers in August, and it’s possible that the fall of 2025 could see even better conditions if mortgage rates return to 6%. But they...

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First American launches monthly rent automated valuation model

First American Data & Analytics has released an automated valuation model that estimates monthly rent for residential properties nationwide. The product — called Procision Rental ...

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