An interim chief executive has publicly stated that every member of the board, with the sole exception of director Garg, opposes his return to the role. That assertion exposes a deep fracture in board cohesion and reframes an internal succession issue into a governance [...]
Opendoor’s loan offering is no longer constrained to purchases of its own listings; borrowers can now use the product to finance any home purchase on the open market. The move represents a strategic expansion of a vertically integrated business model into a broad retail [...]
LiDAR and 3D tours verify square footage and reveal AI-edited photo alterations, improving collateral accuracy and risk assessment for private lenders. Ops.
Truss is shifting underwriting and funding in-house as a deliberate effort to compress loan turn times and tighten control over the fulfillment pathway. By integrating automated credit decisioning with internal funding workflows, the firm seeks to eliminate third-party handoffs that commonly produce delays and [...]
MISMO reverse workgroup advances data and process standards to lower tech barriers, helping private lenders enter and scale in the reverse market securely.
For buyers outside the vacation segment, affordability is the primary driver of housing decisions. Elevated borrowing costs, uneven wage growth and persistent price pressures squeeze household budgets, pushing many would-be primary-home purchasers to tighten search criteria, accept smaller or lower-quality homes, or postpone transactions. [...]
PACT, evolved from technology originally built at Homepie, represents a deliberate push by FSBO.com to digitize the full residential transaction lifecycle from listing through closing. The platform packages workflow automation, electronic document management, and buyer-seller coordination into a single framework aimed at reducing manual [...]
Most seller carry holders treat 1098 and 1099-INT filing as a compliance checkbox. Note Servicing Center argues it is something more — a strategic record that builds note value, supports audit defense, and shapes what a buyer sees during due diligence.
Most seller carry holders get IRS tax reporting wrong. Here is an honest look at Form 1098 and Form 1099-INT obligations, why the two forms are not interchangeable, and why self-managing this is riskier than it looks.
Filing Form 1098 and Form 1099-INT on a seller-carry note is the right strategic move - not just a compliance checkbox. Here is why proper tax reporting protects note value, preserves buyer goodwill, and creates the paper trail that matters most when it counts.
