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April 2026

Kastle AI integrates with ICE’s mortgage servicing system

Kastle AI integrates with ICE’s mortgage servicing system

Artificial Intelligence, Industry News, Mortgage technology, Servicing /

Kastle AI is accelerating AI adoption for mortgage servicers by integrating with Intercontinental Exchange’s mortgage servicing system, MSP. Processing Content The integration allows servicers on MSP to deploy Kastle’s AI agents without building custom infrastructure, Kastle said in a press release Friday. Once authorized, Kastle can use the integration to access loan data and execute […]

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Fannie Mae establishes new AI governance guidelines

Artificial Intelligence, Fannie Mae, Industry News, Mortgage technology, Originations /

Fannie Mae released new guidelines surrounding the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning, joining its fellow government-sponsored enterprise in mandating new AI policy.   Processing Content Introduced last week, Fannie Mae’s rules officially take effect on Aug. 6 for sellers and servicers of loans it guarantees. Similar to updates already in place at Freddie Mac

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Why remodelers aren’t panicking about rising rates

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Rising mortgage rates are rattling homebuyers and cooling existing home sales, but remodelers are largely shrugging it off and in some ways, welcoming it. Processing Content “Ongoing positive remodeler sentiment is consistent with the NAHB outlook, given an aging housing stock and the lock-in effect of elevated mortgage rates keeping owners in their homes,” its

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FHA’s Cassidy on leave, Ginnie Mae’s Gormley filling in

FHA, Ginnie Mae, Mortgages, Politics and policy, Secondary markets /

Federal Housing Administration Commissioner Frank Cassidy, who also serves as the FHA’s deputy assistant secretary for single family mortgages, has gone on leave. Processing Content Cassidy’s leave, which is related to “family matters,” began earlier this month and will extend to at least the end of April, according to a Politico Pro report. Ginnie Mae

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Existing-home sales fall to nine-month low as prices rise

Digital mortgages, Housing markets /

Sales of previously owned US homes fell in March to the lowest since June, showcasing the challenges facing the housing market as it heads into the key spring selling season. Processing Content Contract closings decreased 3.6% to an annualized 3.98 million, according to National Association of Realtors data out Monday. That was below the median

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Wondering If You Should Still Buy a Home Right Now? Here’s What To Keep in Mind.

Wondering If You Should Still Buy a Home Right Now? Here’s What To Keep in Mind.

Affordability, First-Time Buyers, For Buyers, Mortgage Rates /

With economic headlines, global events, and near constant talk about affordability, you may be wondering if this is the right time to move. But here’s what you need to remember. While recent events do have some impact on the housing market, they don’t take buying off the table. You just have to use a different

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Douglas Elliman adds $50+M Jackson Arnett Group in California

Brokerage, California, Compass, Douglas Elliman, HWmember, People Movers, Real Estate, real estate teams, San Diego /

The Jackson Arnett Group, a top-producing luxury real estate team in Rancho Santa Fe, has joined Douglas Elliman Realty in Rancho Santa Fe and North County coastal San Diego after more than seven years at Compass, the brokerage announced Monday. Led by Delorine Jackson and Ian Arnett, who both serve clients along side agent Bayley

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Is the future of brokerage independent? Why hyperlocal is beating scale in today’s brokerage battle

Brokerage, Brown Harris Stevens, Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, HWmember, Lamacchia Realty, LeadingRE, Real Estate, RealTrends Verified Rankings, Steve Murray /

Over the past year, consolidation has consumed the real estate industry, with many questioning if mid-sized regional independent firms would be able to survive, let alone contend in this emerging environment dominated by national monoliths like eXp Realty and Compass International Holdings. The 2026 RealTrends Verified Rankings, however, make these concerns seem irrelevant.  Independent brokerages

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The platform play: How Real, LPT Realty are reshaping brokerage growth

Brokerage, HWmember, LPT Realty, Real Estate, Real Estate Recruiting, RealTrends 500, RealTrends Verified Rankings, Steve Murray, Tamir Poleg, Technology, The Real Brokerage /

RealTrends Verified’s 2026 brokerage rankings reveal clear momentum for technology-fueled challengers, with The Real Brokerage and LPT Realty again emerging as significant movers. The Real Brokerage, led by CEO Tamir Poleg, held steady at No. 5 by sales volume with $65.2 billion. But the company’s more notable achievement came in transaction sides, where it jumped

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What 10 years of housing data reveals about the 2026 market and the signals to watch

Artificial Intelligence, Housing Market, Housing Market Data, HWmember, Single-Family Housing /

The housing market doesn’t turn all at once. But over the past decade, one pattern has shown up again and again: Housing cycles tend to unfold in a recognizable sequence, and the earliest signals appear when pricing behavior and buyer response start to diverge. That’s the real playbook for navigating today’s housing market. Housing cycles

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