by John G. Stevens | Sep 15, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events
President Donald Trump has nominated Matthew Jones to serve as assistant secretary for housing at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, a position that carries the responsibilities of commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration. The nomination, sent...
by John G. Stevens | Sep 15, 2026 | Mortgage Information, Real Estate News
Mortgage demand for newly built homes weakened again in August, extending a five-month slide even as builders continued to convert enough buyers to keep estimated new-home sales above July’s pace. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s Builder Application Survey showed...
by John G. Stevens | Sep 15, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News
Some of the housing industry’s biggest companies, trade groups and nonprofits are joining forces around a message that has often splintered across local zoning fights and national affordability debates: the United States needs to make it easier to build homes....
by John G. Stevens | Sep 15, 2026 | Mortgage Information, Real Estate News
HomeSmart is adding another national mortgage connection for its agents, signing a marketing services agreement with loanDepot that links the brokerage’s network of more than 25,000 real estate agents with the lender’s loan officers and mortgage products. The...
by Rick Grant | Sep 15, 2026 | Real Estate Agent Tools, Real Estate News
Artificial intelligence is already changing the way real estate professionals work. It can write listing descriptions, analyze property data, answer consumer questions, and perform administrative tasks that once required hours of human effort. We’ve covered many of...
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