Housing

Three lessons for mortgage leaders right now

I became a grandma recently, which has been equal parts magical … and also mildly humiliating. Because apparently, everything we did thirty years ago is now wrong. Like, way wrong. I marvel that my...

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New York comptroller urges investors to block eXp’s move to Texas

The New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is again taking aim at eXp World Holdings, the parent company of eXp Realty, the largest brokerage in the country by transaction side count. ...

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AI-enabled home assistants could reshape real estate listings

A meaningful shift is underway in residential real estate—and most agents aren’t paying attention yet. This change isn’t about AI writing listing descriptions or generating social media ...

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Be careful what you ask for: The myth of “decoupling” real estate commissions

In the wake of the Sitzer-Burnett lawsuit and the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settlement, consumer advocates claimed a major victory. Their long-standing theory — decoupling commissions ...

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Be careful what you ask for: The myth of ‘decoupling’ real estate commissions

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MBA backs CFPB strategic plan, urges broader mortgage rule relief

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) on Friday submitted a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to support the bureau’s proposed 2026–2030 strategic plan, backing efforts to ...

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eXp Realty added to Zillow RESPA lawsuit in Seattle

eXp Realty is the latest defendant to be brought into the Taylor Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) lawsuit filed against Zillow last fall. The Glenn Sanford-founded firm was...

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OCC consent order targets VA cash-out refis at Federal Savings Bank

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released its April 2026 enforcement actions on Thursday, which included a consent order against a Chicago-based bank. The consent orde...

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Disconnected systems fueling title, wire fraud risks

A Q1 fraud report from FundingShield found that 43.72% of transactions within a $106.7 billion portfolio were flagged for issues posing significant wire and title fraud risks — with each problemati...

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Maine becomes first state to impose consumer safeguards on home equity investments

Maine Gov. Janet Mills this week signed LD 1901, making Maine the first state to enact comprehensive consumer protections for home equity investments (HEIs), which the new law defines as “shared ap...

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Redfin asks NWMLS to allow premarketing for Seattle listings

Redfin is asking Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) to revise its rules to allow a formal premarketing phase for listings in the Seattle area, arguing that current policies limit how seller...

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Here’s how agentic AI is already transforming title and escrow

Title and escrow has long operated under the weight of manual processes and fragmented systems. Now, a new class of technology, agentic AI, is beginning to fundamentally transform how work gets don...

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Building mortgage AI agents that compliance teams can trust

The mortgage industry is no longer debating whether AI has a role to play. That part is over. The real conversation now is about what kind of AI can work inside a business where decisions must be d...

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She fell in her 80s and lives in a nursing home. A VR headset is giving her hope.

Carol Foster, 82, said she wanted to travel the world after trying Mynd Immersive's VR headset.Corrie Aune for BICarol Foster inched her walker toward the front of a senior living meeting room and ...

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In the Pipeline: Clearwater Opens California Luxury Community; EverTrue Plans Renovations in Pennsylvania

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ subscription In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cut...

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Discovery Senior Living Overhauls Data Capabilities for Next Growth Push

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription Discovery Senior Living is overhauling its data and technology capabilities to support growth across its nine regional management companies. ...

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NAREB affordable homeownership bus tour targets Black homeownership gap

The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) has launched an eight-city Affordable Homeownership Bus Tour aimed at closing the Black homeownership gap by bringing housing education, lend...

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When listings lie: AI staging pushes real estate into an ethics gray zone

Virtual staging — once a simple tool for digitally adding furniture — is rapidly evolving into a powerful and sometimes controversial force in real estate marketing as artificial intelligence (AI) ...

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Kentucky housing reform bill collapses in final hours

Republican lawmakers in Kentucky sought to put the state on the housing reform map with sweeping legislation to boost construction and curb rising costs. But the package collapsed in the final hour...

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Plaintiffs push back on NAR’s bid to settle Tuccori commission lawsuit

The Batton homebuyer commission lawsuit plaintiffs have unsurprisingly taken a stand against the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) decision to settle the homebuyer antitrust claims by opting-...

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IMB profits rise to $785 per loan in 2025 as servicing keeps more lenders in the black

Independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks earned an average profit of $785 on each loan they originated in 2025, up from $443 per loan in 2024, according to the...

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