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May 2026

Realty ONE Group launches ZONE Pro AI platform

Artificial Intelligence, Brokerage, HWmember, Real Estate, Realty ONE Group, Technology /

Realty ONE Group International has launched ZONE Pro, a rebuilt proprietary tech platform that uses artificial intelligence to centralize business operations, referrals and training for its more than 20,000 real estate professionals, the company announced on Tuesday. The Laguna Niguel, California-based brokerage described ZONE Pro as a next-generation ecosystem and “command center” engineered to help […]

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Fed’s Bowman willing to look through war-driven inflation bump

Fed’s Bowman willing to look through war-driven inflation bump

Federal Reserve, FOMC, Inflation, Monetary policy, Politics and policy /

Bloomberg News Processing Content Key insight: As concerns about inflation take center stage for other monetary policymakers, Bowman’s perspective shows that some Fed officials are still willing to consider rate cuts in the near future. Expert quote: “It is appropriate to look through temporarily elevated inflation readings largely due to higher energy prices, provided that

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Why Panorama Mortgage rebranded as SimplyPMG

Why Panorama Mortgage rebranded as SimplyPMG

Marketing, MARKETING TO BORROWERS, Originations, Strategic planning /

In deciding to rebrand its company, Panorama Mortgage Group wanted to emphasize simplicity, said Hector Amendola, its president. Processing Content So SimplyPMG is now what the company will be known as, he said during an interview at the recent Mortgage Bankers Association Secondary and Capital Markets Conference in New York. This takes the place of

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Xactus turns a rival’s tool into its own fintech bet

Xactus turns a rival’s tool into its own fintech bet

Industry News, M&A, Mortgage technology, Originations /

Xactus bought a platform used by its competitors and turned it into a new subsidiary and company leaders say the deal is less about market share than where fintech is heading. Processing Content The purchase of Mortgage Credit Link, the web-based order fulfillment platform serving consumer reporting agencies, by Xactus’ parent company brought with it

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FHA seeks feedback on how to improve property standards

FHA, HUD, Politics and policy, Regulation and compliance /

The Federal Housing Administration is seeking feedback on its current single family minimum property requirements, after the Mortgage Bankers Association and others nudged the agency earlier this month.  Processing Content The FHA published a request for information in the Federal Register Friday, looking for stakeholder comment on how to improve and modernize standards that have

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REMIC share grows at Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Capital markets, Secondary markets /

Global interest appears to be fueling a notable pickup in issuance of real estate mortgage investment conduit securities at Ginnie Mae, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, according to a new report. Processing Content REMICs made up $80 billion or 40% of Ginnie Mae single-family mortgage-backed securities issuance year-to-date in April. In addition, financial disclosures show

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Foreclosure inventory rises in 1Q to six-year high

Distressed, Foreclosures, Housing markets, Mortgages, Servicing /

The U.S. foreclosure inventory as of the end of the first quarter was at its highest level in six years, with over three quarters of the nation’s metro areas reporting higher rates, Cotality’s latest Loan Performance Indicators report disclosed. Processing Content The foreclosure inventory rate rose for the first time in 15 months, with both

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Rate may allow some refinance loans to skip title policies

Rate may allow some refinance loans to skip title policies

Mortgage technology, Mortgages, Originations, Title insurance /

Rate has launched a pilot in which it will use automated analyses of loan data to determine whether certain refinances can be originated without a lender’s title insurance policy. Processing Content The EnTitled program, available in 23 states, appears to be in line with Fannie Mae’s test of insurance waivers. Refinance loans in the program

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Mortgage TCPA lawsuits surge with 11 new cases

Law and legal issues, MARKETING TO BORROWERS /

Spam call lawsuits continue to plague brokers and lenders as litigants have filed yet another wave of the class action cases against the industry.  Processing Content Consumers in the past two months have filed 11 Telephone Consumer Protection Act complaints against mortgage firms, according to federal court records. While the latest defendants include large players

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