Department of Veterans Affairs pauses VA loan foreclosures for 6 months
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is pausing foreclosures on homes financed with VA loans for six months to help military borrowers in...
Rapidio releases new income assessment tool for underwriters
Rapidio, a mortgage underwriting technology provider, on Monday released the income assessment component of its underwriting product, FlexStack Component System.
The new tool is...
NAR CEO back on stand for second day of defense testimony in commission lawsuit...
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — National Association of Realtors CEO Bob Goldberg was back on the stand Tuesday morning at the start of the...
First American is the latest cybersecurity attack victim
First American is the latest real estate firm to suffer a cybersecurity incident.
Sources told HousingWire the incident occurred Wednesday afternoon, with First American...
Builders rediscover a tool from the 1980s that keeps new home prices from falling
While sellers of existing homes have struggled with rising rates and softening demand, homebuilders have not only survived, but thrived in this market...
Commission lawsuits: The actions to take right now from brokers who are doing it
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‘Fraudsters gotta eat too:’ The title trade navigates an uptick in fraud
Fewer homebuying transactions means less fraud, right?
“No! What it means is there is a higher percentage of potential fraud per file,” Elizabeth Berg,...
10 best free real estate CRMs for 2024 (+4 low-cost alternatives)
As the real estate market continues to grapple with high interest rates and low inventory, agents entering the market are looking for affordable...
Better launches white-labeled mortgage-as-a-service platform
New York-based digital lender Better Home & Finance Holding Company has partnered with information technology consulting company Infosys on a mortgage-as-a-service platform.
The integrated...
GSEs: Lenders must address quality issues for ‘fatal data points’ before delivering loans
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac jointly announced this week that they have entered a new critical edit phase for their Uniform Closing Dataset...
