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Better and Coinbase funded a first Fannie Mae-backed mortgage using bitcoin as collateral, with a nationwide rollout planned by summer 2026.

The CFPB said it worked with Bilt on redress after its Wells Fargo transition, and Bilt expects to compensate 500+ customers.

Ari Karen, a partner at Mitchell Sandler PLLC, has submitted a motion to withdraw as counsel for borrowers who filed a class-action lawsuit against loanDepot in July 2025 amid a dispute over conflicts of interest.

The portal provides secure access to transaction updates, documents and e-signature requests without exposing internal brokerage workflows.

The Real Brokerage said NŌVEM Real Estate has joined the firm, extending its reach across NYC boroughs, Long Island and Westchester.

Berkshire Hathaway’s planned acquisition of Taylor Morrison has opened the door for us to explore a set of uber-themed questions: about homebuilders’ present and future valuations, leadership and scale, and to the question that public homebuilder boards may now be asking: whether to build toward gre...

Schaefer Homes increased sales 68.3% to 31 homes in 2025, while building a 14-person team and tightening operations for growth

Jonathan Paine, executive director of NALHFA, says proposed cuts will only exacerbate existing hurdles for many Americans.

In the secondary market, investors and credit rating agencies are awaiting additional performance data while developing workarounds to keep loans moving through the system.

Achieve raised its fixed-rate HELOC cap to $700,000 and lowered the starting APR to 5.5%, with up to 90% LTV and 50% DTI.

Atlantic Avenue led HECM brokers with 938 endorsements in the trailing 12 months as the top 5 companies stayed unchanged through March 2026.

Newfi integrates Prudent AI to deliver non-QM income analysis, cutting bank-statement turn times from 72 hours to as little as three.

HomeLight launched EVA, an AI-powered escrow agent it's calling the first of its kind, backed by $40 million in new debt financing from BlackRock.

Buying or renting is largely a lifestyle decision, the report says, with homeownership in some markets never making financial sense.

The median-priced home consumed 30.3 percent of the typical American worker's annual wages in the first quarter of 2026, underscoring an affordability burden that stretched across the country regardless of local market conditions.

Here's how a new state bill could reshape the private listings debate and change how you do business with sellers, Darryl Davis writes.

FNF's Brian Maughan explains how organized rings are using deepfakes, fake IDs and forged notary seals to pull off seller impersonation, and what real estate agents can do about it.

The more AI-generated content, analysis, imagery and communication flood the market, Dezireh Eyn writes, the more important discernment becomes.

Your budget turns big goals into real numbers — and real numbers into a clear game plan for how many homes you need to sell.

Despite the challenges, new Inman contributor Andy Goodman writes, mergers create recruiting opportunities unlike any other time in the business cycle.