Sotheby’s moves ONE and TTR into its company-owned brokerage.
RealTrends Verified reports ONE $6.85B and TTR $5.71B in transaction volume, underscoring scale and deal-flow metrics relevant to private lenders. Insights
Berkshire Residential Investments acquires full ownership of MF1.
Berkshire Residential Investments takes full ownership of MF1, expanding multifamily lending capabilities and strategic capital access for private lenders.
Bright MLS will launch an AI Academy.
Cypher Learning’s integration with Bright products embeds role-based courses, webinars, and AI-assisted search directly into mortgage workflows, aiming to bridge the gap between training and on-the-job execution. By aligning learning paths with specific roles—originators, processors, underwriters, closers and operations staff—the solution promises faster onboarding, [...]
Better undergoes further leadership changes as Smith and Feierstein depart.
David Parrish promoted as COOs Smith and Feierstein exit amid financial and C-suite turmoil; implications for private lenders' risk, governance, deal flow.
A mortgage payment split across two paychecks.
Private lenders: Split Pay's $125M raise supports mortgage and rent split pay, ensuring timely full payments while boosting household liquidity for funds.
EverBank and WaFd to merge, shifting away from residential lending.
EverBank and WaFd merging to form a $75B bank shifts focus from residential to commercial and specialty finance - implications for private lenders. Outlook
Atlas VMS completes acquisition of CloseClear.ai.
Atlas is moving to fold the platform’s monitoring capabilities into AIM-Port as a premium module, signaling a strategic push to consolidate surveillance and analytics inside its core servicing stack. The integration is framed to centralize portfolio monitoring, exception workflows and compliance oversight within a [...]
Zillow asks court to pause discrimination lawsuit pending arbitration.
A former mortgage manager has taken his dispute to federal court in Denver after filing claims tied to his termination. The move converts an employment grievance into formal litigation and places the employer under immediate legal and reputational scrutiny. The complaint, brought by the [...]
FSBO.com launches a platform to streamline home purchase agreements.
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 [...]
The Hidden Property Tax Issues in Real Estate Underwriting
Effective underwriting practices should distinguish between current and stabilized taxes, while also considering local reassessment regulations for accurate risk assessment.