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December 2025

Amerisave, RingCentral clash in mortgage tech lawsuits

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A major cloud vendor is suing Amerisave Mortgage for nonpayment, a lawsuit the lender has countered by claiming the vendor’s solutions didn’t work. The publicly traded Ringcentral sued the Atlanta-based direct-to-consumer shop in October, with damages filed under seal to protect the company’s pricing information. Amerisave has denied the breach of contract allegations and filed […]

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California infill builder turns idle lots into housing in land-constrained coastal markets

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Coastal California, with its high property costs, unique geography, and acute local political and physical land-use constraints, presents among the most challenging market dynamics for homebuilding. Amid these difficulties, there are also opportunities to repurpose underutilized land in innovative ways.  Converting parcels that are hard to entitle and develop is a homebuilding secret-sauce skillset, capable

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Connecticut rolls back zoning limits to target housing shortage

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Connecticut will officially join other states in rolling back decades-old zoning limits to make ground-up homebuilding easier and more plentiful. Last Wednesday morning, Gov. Ned Lamont signed compromise legislation created during a special session in mid-November, months after he vetoed the original bill as the state addresses an estimated 100,000-unit housing shortage. According to sister-title

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eXp’s new framework signals a shift: Transparency isn’t optional anymore

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The nation’s top brokerage by transaction side count, eXp Realty, first entered the forms business during the summer of 2024, as the real estate industry prepared for the business practice changes mandated by the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) commission lawsuit settlement agreement. Nearly 18 months later, eXp Realty CEO Leo Pareja and his team

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Kriss Law/Atlantic Closing & Escrow expands New England footprint with merger

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Kriss Law/Atlantic Closing & Escrow (KL/ACE) has merged with DaMore Law and its Vermont division, Green Mountain Lawyers — expanding the attorney-driven settlement firm’s reach across New England and strengthening its presence in Vermont. Merging brings DaMore Law’s 25-year regional presence — with offices in Burlington, Vt., Methuen, Mass., and Killington, Vt. — into KL/ACE’s

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MBA lays out proposed changes for federal reverse mortgage programs

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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA)’s proposals to reform federal reverse mortgage programs include seven key recommendations — ranging from the creation of a new securitization option to charging insurance premiums based on the actual amount drawn.  In October, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Ginnie Mae

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CMG promotes John-Robert Martinez to lead reverse business in the East

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CMG Financial‘s reverse mortgage division has welcomed John-Robert Martinez as regional manager of reverse for the eastern U.S., effective Monday. The news was confirmed on LinkedIn by Sean Kirksey, CMG’s vice president of reverse mortgage. “Anyone who has worked with John knows how much this is earned,” Kirksey wrote. “He has been our top-producing reverse

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Fathom Holdings sells LiveBy assets to Move Concierge for $3M

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Fathom Holdings has sold its LiveBy assets to Move Concierge for $3 million — with an additional $300,000 in expected annual contingent payments tied to data-sharing agreements. Fathom will retain access to the LiveBy platform for five years while Move Concierge extends its services to all Fathom agents. Both companies will make their services available

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Rising credit report costs may push mortgage industry toward upfront fees

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Kevin Bell, a mortgage broker at Oakmont Lending, had to adjust to a different approach to handling credit report costs when he joined the company from a retail lender earlier this year. Oakmont charges borrowers upfront, while Stockton Mortgage Corp., where Bell worked for about three years as a branch manager, follows the industry standard

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