Institute for Luxury Home Marketing introduces a property search platform.
Access a members platform reaching 11k+ industry professionals offering deal flow tools, underwriting resources and compliance insights for private lenders.
How mortgage brokers can serve underserved VA borrowers.
At AIME Fuse, VA lending specialists confronted persistent misconceptions that have constrained veteran access to mortgage credit and muddied originator behavior. Panelists emphasized that many perceived barriers—around eligibility, down payment expectations and appraisal rules—stem from outdated information rather than actual program restrictions. They pointed [...]
Judge dismisses UWM 401(k) forfeiture claim under ERISA.
Judge rules plan forfeitures may offset employer contributions when unspent, affecting employer obligations and asset treatment relevant to private lenders
MLSs’ relationships with Realtor associations are changing.
Industry leaders say consolidation, shifting ownership stakes, and governance changes are remaking mortgage operating models, driving a move from traditional, vertically integrated firms to more modular, platform-based structures. Consolidation is prompting scale plays and shared-service models as organizations seek cost efficiencies and broader geographic [...]
New Jersey considers removing home interior photos at a buyer’s request.
Regulatory noncompliance exposes licensees to fines, license revocation and enforcement; private lenders must assess partner compliance risk and mitigation.
Gateless Smart Underwrite receives AZP Platinum AI certification.
AZP has reported that a portfolio of 230,000 loans produced no reported claims and has introduced a framework emphasizing governance and auditability to underpin that assertion. The scale of the claim, paired with explicit controls, is presented to signal disciplined underwriting, consistent servicing practices, [...]
Credit unions are failing to meet reverse mortgage demand.
Credit union executives told an ACUMA audience that credit unions accounted for only a tiny share of the roughly 36,000 reverse mortgages originated in the most recent reporting period. That stark market position highlights a pronounced gap between the needs of older members and [...]
Hive MLS CEO Daniel Jones argues for a new MLS constitution.
A terse declaration has injected fresh scrutiny into the MLS ecosystem as association leaders face mounting questions about private listing practices, data ownership and related governance issues. The statement underscores how opaque distribution of property information can ripple through the housing finance chain — [...]
Court grants initial approval in HouseCanary bankruptcy.
New Jersey bankruptcy court approved first-day motions and authorized debtor-in-possession financing after a significant loan default left the company in urgent need of liquidity. The court’s order permits the debtor to draw on a DIP facility to sustain operations, meet payroll, and continue vendor [...]
Land acquisition math grows more challenging for homebuilders.
Acres has broadened its property-intelligence platform to deliver a large-scale parcel-level dataset spanning more than 1,000 metropolitan areas and over 3,000 counties, built from roughly 155 million parcel records. That expanded inventory affords mortgage market participants deeper, address-level visibility into ownership, land use and [...]