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Rightmove integrates property search into ChatGPT
PropertyWire

<p>Rightmove has submitted an application to launch a property search tool within ChatGPT, allowing users to search listings through conversational queries. The integration, described as an experiment, will enable both free and paid ChatGPT users to access Rightmove's property database through natur...

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Digital lender provides £36m for 222 homes across south
PropertyWire

<p>Digital finance platform Brickflow has arranged £36 million in development finance for regional housebuilder Purple Pepper Homes, supporting three residential schemes in Haywards Heath, Hastings, and Southampton that will deliver 222 homes. The three projects were introduced to the platform throu...

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Pallas Capital closes £1.3m bridging loan in Oxshott
PropertyWire

<p>Pallas Capital has completed a £1,275,000 bridging facility for a residential development in Oxshott, Surrey, representing one of the lender's first UK transactions since its January launch. The 12-month loan refinanced both first and second charges on a property requiring refurbishment works aft...

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Referral fees keep real estate commissions high, CPC says
HousingWire

CPC says portals can take up to 40% referral fees, and a 2026 survey found 55% expect higher commissions and 84% want disclosure.

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Better taps tokenized funding to mortgage originations
HousingWire

Better Home &#038; Finance Holding Company has struck a deal with crypto-focused venture capital firm Framework Ventures to unlock up to $500 million in credit by integrating the lender into the Sky stablecoin ecosystem.

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Click n’ Close hires Rachel Fatino to lead correspondent ops
HousingWire

Click n’ Close hired Rachel Fatino as director of correspondent operations to oversee pipeline strategy, performance and partner engagement.

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Opendoor returns to mortgages with beta launch
HousingWire

iBuyer Opendoor is rolling out a new mortgage product to a limited group of users, marking a return to home financing.

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Optimal Blue launches AI-powered forecasting tool for mortgage capital markets
HousingWire

Executives at Optimal Blue said that Virtual Economist is the "centerpiece" of nine platform improvements that aim to improve profitability for capital markets firms.

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AMH posts revenue gains despite overbuild and vacancy hurdles
HousingWire

AMH plans 1,900 BTR deliveries in 2026 as Q4 occupancy hit 95.0%, down 400 bps, and rent growth nationally slowed.

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Case-Shiller data shows real home price returns turned negative in 2025
HousingWire

Case-Shiller national index rose 1.3% year over year in December and fell 0.3% month over month before adjustment.

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Housing market splinters as inflation outpaces price growth
Inman

S&#038;P Global, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Redfin all released housing reports on Tuesday, revealing fracturing pricing trends and the market's struggle to settle into a new normal.

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Is crypto ready for prime time in housing finance? Rate thinks so
Inman

Mortgage lender Rate has launched RateFi, a nationwide non-QM mortgage program that allows qualified borrowers to use verified cryptocurrency holdings for mortgage qualification without liquidating their digital assets.

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Mortgage rates have dipped below 6%. Here’s where it may unlock more transactions
Inman

The drop to 5.99 percent on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages in the wake of shifting tariff policies could unlock transactions in select markets in the Midwest and South, according to an analysis from Realtor.com.

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Stuck in a rut? Pros urge agents to do lead gen with a human touch
Inman

With AI ubiquitous today, personal touch matters more now than ever before. And it can make all the difference when it comes to breaking out of a dry spell.

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NAR Code of Ethics Articles and SOPs new agents overlook most
Inman

You passed the licensing exam. But the Code of Ethics that governs this profession doesn’t end with a test score — it's where your career begins, coach Darryl Davis writes.

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Builders engineer payments, not prices — LGI results highlight why
HousingWire

We intended to dig into LGI Homes’ fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings last week. Then the National Association of Home Builders’ International Builders’ Show happened in Orlando, and the days became a blur of conversations, walking meetings, and on-the-fly triangulation among builders, capit...

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Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales on portal strategy and MLS ties
HousingWire

CEO Damian Eales says Realtor.com logged 261 million January visits, and details Realtor.com+ partnerships with MLSs.

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California-based LenderMac to acquire Direct Mortgage
HousingWire

LenderMac agreed to acquire Direct Mortgage, aiming to expand its footprint and build multichannel lending capabilities.

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Friday Harbor adds income and asset scenario testing for LOs
HousingWire

Friday Harbor introduced tools for real-time income and asset scenario testing, letting teams toggle documents without altering loan files.

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ICE’s Matt Dowd: MSP updates are ‘just a foundation’ for AI journey
HousingWire

ICE's Matt Dowd said that the MSP update goes beyond aesthetics, positioning MSP to streamline high-frequency workflows.

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