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View Homes: new division presidents in Colorado and San Antonio

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Ben Harris and Michael Copeland have joined View Homes as division presidents for Colorado and San Antonio, respectively, while Alyson Benn has been named vice president of corporate marketing, the Builder 100 homebuilder announced Monday. The appointments, effective in May, expand the Colorado Springs-based builder’s senior leadership across two key operating divisions and corporate marketing, […]

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Compass agent launches Family Office Team, expands advisory model

Brokerage, Compass, Florida, HWmember, Luxury Real Estate, Miami, New York, New York City, Real Estate /

A new advisory group focused on high-net-worth real estate clients has launched within Compass, expanding an existing network designed to serve family offices and multi-generational wealth portfolios. The initiative — called the Family Office Team — was founded by agent Cindy Scholz and builds on the firm’s existing Family Office Division, which provides access to

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April HMBS issuance rises to $525 million, HECM dips

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U.S. reverse mortgage endorsements declined slightly in April as proprietary products continued to gain traction in parts of the market, according to data released on May 1 by Reverse Market Insight (RMI). Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements fell 1.4% from March to 2,088 loans in April, reflecting continued pressure on the government-backed reverse mortgage

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Two Harbors rejects UWM revised offer, cites financing risk

CrossCountry Mortgage, HWmember, LendingLife, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mortgage, Servicing, Two Harbors Investment Corp., United Wholesale Mortgage /

A revised proposal from UWM Holdings Corporation to acquire Two Harbors Investment Corp. was formally rejected by the seller’s board of directors, citing “financing, closing, business and credibility risks.” The board continues to unanimously support the competing bid from CrossCountry Mortgage, LLC.  In late April, UWM intensified its campaign to acquire TWO by issuing an

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Recruiting Insight updates belief stack manual for recruiting

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Recruiting Insight has released the second edition of “Updating Your Belief Stack: The Comprehensive Manual,” a mindset-focused guide aimed at helping real estate brokerage leaders improve recruiting results by changing the thinking that drives their actions, according to an announcement on Monday. The Seattle-based coaching and consulting firm positioned the updated manual as a shift

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Data center hyper growth is colliding with housing development

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Artificial intelligence is often framed as a labor story. Which jobs will it eliminate? How quickly will it scale? Will entire industries be rewritten overnight? That framing overlooks a more immediate and measurable constraint: cost. Not theoretical cost curves or long-term efficiencies, but the real, present-day economics of compute, capital and land. Right now, AI

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Survey says homebuyers overestimate credit scores, down payments

Credit Score, FHA loan, Government Lending, Homebuyers, HWmember, Mortgage, Mortgage Rates, VA Loan, Veterans United Home Loans /

Many prospective homebuyers are sitting on the sidelines unnecessarily because they overestimate the credit scores, down payments and rate conditions needed to qualify for a mortgage, according to survey data released Monday by Veterans United Home Loans. The online survey, conducted in March 2026 by research firm Sparketing on behalf of Veterans United, polled 400

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Powell is staying at the Fed: What to expect

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Key takeaway: As Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s term nears its end, stakeholders expect his role as a governor to be low-key and to continue until the release of an inspector general report clears him of any wrongdoing. Expert quote: “Powell was pretty clear, he’s not going to be a shadow chair. He knows what

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Lenders are taking more repurchase demands to court

Lenders are taking more repurchase demands to court

Capital markets, Law and legal issues, Mortgages, Originations /

More mortgage firms are suing their counterparties over buyback demands. Processing Content In the past six months, several lenders and servicers have sued origination partners over repurchases, for funds experts say they may never recoup. Although the latest federal complaints are small in number, they’re ticking up again after a small wave of the complaints

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