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<p>Nonbanks grew HELOC originations about 140% from 2023 to 2025, versus 7% to 20% at depositories, a new white paper says</p>

<p>The discount applies to new purchase and refinance loans</p>

<p>The share of firms reporting an attempt in the prior month rose from 19% to 45%</p>

<p>For lenders under margin and efficiency pressure, the integration aims to reduce the IT burden of adding vendors</p>

<p>The newly appointed CEO explains how tech is reshaping reverse lending, including a 75% reduction in QC findings at South River</p>

<p>Soft phrasing can indicate guidance or opinion, and agents can preserve compliant options by parsing what is actually prohibited</p>

<p>London accounts for 43% of all property titles owned by foreign companies in England and Wales, according to research by Benham and Reeves. The analysis reveals that 39,172 of the 91,136 properties registered to overseas companies are located within Greater London.</p> <p>The post <a href="https:...

<p>Landmark Information Group has introduced Sales Pack Ready Surveys for estate agents and property professionals, as the UK government prepares to implement reforms aimed at accelerating property transactions. The new service provides RICS-standard assessments of property conditions earlier in the...

<p>The National Leasehold Campaign has warned that millions of leaseholders continue to face uncertainty despite government commitments to end the leasehold system. The comments follow Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner's statement that legislation would be "coming very soon", though no specific ti...

<p>A government audit of the help-to-buy programme has calculated it provided £25bn of social value to the UK in the last financial year, supporting over 387,000 home purchases. The findings come as debate continues within government over whether Labour should introduce its own version of the scheme...

<p>LSL Property Services has reported a 3% increase in group revenue to £92.3 million for the first half of the year, despite a 4% decline in property transactions. The parent company of Reeds Rains and Your Move recorded an 11% rise in underlying operating profit to £15.9 million, attributing its r...

<p>Brokers cite sensitivity near 7% mortgages, with Reno seeing pullback risk and Southwest Florida watching sentiment</p>

<p>Nearly all survey respondents said their agents are using AI</p>

<p>Policy shift aligns Fannie with Freddie by allowing companies to proactively contact borrowers who may qualify for PMI removal</p>

<p>NRMLA advisory opinion says HECM lenders must supervise sponsored TPOs</p>

<p>Kowalczyk says demographics and volatility are pushing the largest ownership handoff the industry has seen, and uncertainty drives agent exits</p>

<p>The combo blends property management and smart-building tools in a push to connect apartments with the neighborhood economy</p>

<p>State zoning laws alter housing outcomes and forestall pushback even when nobody invokes them</p>

<p>LSL Property Services reported an 11% increase in underlying operating profit to £15.9m for the first half of 2026, despite a 4% decline in residential sales transactions. The company's estate agency franchising division achieved a record first-half margin of 30%, supported by restructuring imple...

<p>Professional landlords in the UK are concentrating investments in their home regions rather than pursuing higher yields elsewhere, according to new research from Redwood Bank. Analysis of landlord investment patterns between 2021 and 2026 shows professional investors are increasingly focusing on ...