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eXp Opens Agent Data to Outside AI Assistants Through New MCP Connections

eXp Opens Agent Data to Outside AI Assistants Through New MCP Connections

by John G. Stevens | Oct 9, 2026 | Uncategorized

eXp Realty is taking a different approach to artificial intelligence: instead of requiring agents to adopt another proprietary chatbot, the brokerage is opening connections between its business systems and AI assistants agents already use.At eXpcon in Salt Lake City...
Mortgage Rate Locks Fall 10.15% in September as Higher Rates Shrink Lender Pipelines

Mortgage Rate Locks Fall 10.15% in September as Higher Rates Shrink Lender Pipelines

by John G. Stevens | Oct 9, 2026 | Current News & Events, Market Snapshot, Mortgage Information, U.S. Housing Market

Mortgage rate-lock activity declined sharply in September as higher borrowing costs and a selloff in bonds weighed on lending pipelines, according to Mortgage Capital Trading’s October Lock Volume Indices.Total rate-lock volume fell 10.15% from August, while...
Better Authorizes $30 Million Stock Buyback While Pursuing Cost Cuts and UK Bank Sale

Better Authorizes $30 Million Stock Buyback While Pursuing Cost Cuts and UK Bank Sale

by John G. Stevens | Oct 9, 2026 | Uncategorized

Better Home & Finance Holding Co. has authorized a share repurchase program of up to $30 million as the digital mortgage company pursues expense reductions and a proposed sale of its U.K. banking business.According to the company’s October 8 announcement,...
Fannie Mae Offers $265.6 Million in Delinquent Mortgages, Including Dallas Community Pool

Fannie Mae Offers $265.6 Million in Delinquent Mortgages, Including Dallas Community Pool

by John G. Stevens | Oct 9, 2026 | Uncategorized

Fannie Mae announced October 8 that it is offering approximately $265.6 million in nonperforming mortgage loans for sale, including a smaller pool focused on the Dallas–Fort Worth market.The larger offering consists of about 1,217 deeply delinquent loans with $259.9...
Vesta Raises $30 Million as Mortgage Lenders Back AI-Native Origination System

Vesta Raises $30 Million as Mortgage Lenders Back AI-Native Origination System

by John G. Stevens | Oct 9, 2026 | Uncategorized

Mortgage technology company Vesta announced a $30 million Series B financing led by Conversion Capital, adding capital and strategic support from lenders that are already navigating the economics of automation in loan production.Participants included Pennymac, New...
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