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Uplist Adds Arcasa Zero-Down FHA Option to Home-Listing Payment Tools
Uplist has added an Arcasa financing scenario to its listing QR codes and home-shopping links, allowing buyers to compare a zero-down FHA structure with standard financing. Continue Reading Uplist Adds Arcasa Zero-Down FHA Option to Home-Listing Payment Tools
PLACE Acquires Maxwell, Expanding Deeper Into Mortgage Technology
PLACE has closed its acquisition of mortgage technology provider Maxwell, extending its growing real estate and financial-services platform into lender infrastructure. Continue Reading PLACE Acquires Maxwell, Expanding Deeper Into Mortgage Technology
PLACE Acquires Maxwell, Expanding Deeper Into Mortgage Technology
PLACE has closed its acquisition of mortgage technology provider Maxwell, extending its growing real estate and financial-services platform into lender infrastructure. Continue Reading PLACE Acquires Maxwell, Expanding Deeper Into Mortgage Technology
Typical Down Payment Falls 9.2% From a Year Ago to $27,100
The typical U.S. down payment fell to $27,100 in the second quarter, the lowest Q2 level since 2021, as buyers gained negotiating room in a softer market. Continue Reading Typical Down Payment Falls 9.2% From a Year Ago to $27,100
New-Home Sales Jump 6.4% in August as Median Price Falls 5.8% From a Year Ago
New single-family home sales rose to a 684,000 annual pace in August while the median price fell 5.8% from a year earlier, according to Census and HUD estimates. Continue Reading New-Home Sales Jump 6.4% in August as Median Price Falls 5.8% From a Year Ago
Condo Groups Take Fannie-Freddie Financing Fight to Capitol Hill
Community association advocates are heading to Congress seeking a one-year delay of new Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac condo requirements, repair financing and disaster-recovery changes. Continue Reading Condo Groups Take Fannie-Freddie Financing Fight to Capitol Hill
SERHANT. Unveils AI ‘Chief of Staff’ That Assigns Work to Real Estate Agents
SERHANT.’s S.MPLE 2.0 shifts its brokerage AI from responding to agent prompts to proactively identifying and executing work across calendars, email and CRM data. Continue Reading SERHANT. Unveils AI ‘Chief of Staff’ That Assigns Work to Real Estate Agents
DRB Group to Launch Two Mortgage Joint Ventures in 2027
DRB Group plans to launch two mortgage joint ventures in January 2027 with Acrisure Mortgage in the East and Alta Home Lending in the West, bringing financing closer to its homebuilding operations. Continue Reading DRB Group to Launch Two Mortgage Joint Ventures in 2027
New York City Advances Nearly 4,000-Home Lower Manhattan Redevelopment
New York City has started public review for a plan to replace 100 Gold Street with nearly 4,000 mixed-income homes, including about 1,000 permanently affordable, rent-stabilized units. Continue Reading New York City Advances Nearly 4,000-Home Lower Manhattan Redevelopment
Texas Freezes Data Center Permits as Power, Water and Housing Pressures Collide
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed state regulators to halt data-center permits while power and water audits proceed, a major development for one of the nation’s largest data-center real estate markets. Continue Reading Texas Freezes Data Center Permits as Power, Water and Housing Pressures Collide
Nearly Half of Realtors Now Use AI Weekly or Daily, NAR Finds
NAR’s 2026 technology report finds 48% of Realtors use AI daily or weekly, while listing descriptions, social posts and email are the leading AI use cases. Continue Reading Nearly Half of Realtors Now Use AI Weekly or Daily, NAR Finds
FHA Moves to Rewrite Property Standards That Have Gone More Than Two Decades Without a Major Update
FHA is proposing a broad modernization of its Minimum Property Requirements after more than two decades without a comprehensive update, with feedback open through Nov. 6. Continue Reading FHA Moves to Rewrite Property Standards That Have Gone More Than Two Decades Without a Major Update