Artificial Intelligence

HOME launches bilingual learning system and AI-powered wholesale search tool

The Hispanic Organization of Mortgage Experts (HOME) on Tuesday announced the launch of what it claims to be the mortgage industry’s first bilingual learning management system (LMS), HOME Certified, powered by Twiz.io. The organization also introduced Wholesale Search, an AI-powered tool built on ChatGPT that takes mere seconds to match borrowers with lenders who offer […]

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Rocktop’s Cade Thompson on inefficiencies in mortgage lending

Fannie Mae‘s latest Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey points to a growing trend of lenders that want to make the mortgage process and its various components as efficient as possible. In 2025, lenders ranked streamlined business processes, reduced costs and consumer-facing technology as their leading priorities. Every touch point in a mortgage’s life cycle — from

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Reverse mortgage lenders log Q2 profits amid home equity, AI push

The publicly traded companies in the reverse mortgage space were largely profitable in the second quarter of 2025, despite a challenging macroeconomic backdrop.  As a group, they posted $1.2 billion in originations in Q2 2025, compared to $1 billion in the first quarter. Executives pointed to stronger demand for home equity products among seniors, as

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Realtor.com hires Janakiraman Karthikeyan as CTO

Realtor.com is welcoming a new executive to its C-suite. On Monday, the company announced that it had appointed Janakiraman Karthikeyan as its new chief technology officer. This role will see Karthikeyan lead Realtor.com’s technology strategy as the company looks to achieve its long-term growth goals.  “I’m excited to join Realtor.com at such an important moment,”

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Tech Pulse: eXp’s digital twin trend; lenders urged to build AI compliance

Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: eXp Realty embraces digital twin tech to transform workflows eXp Realty isn’t dabbling in AI — it’s making digital twins a companywide mandate. CEO Leo Pareja and eXp

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The real work of AI in mortgage tech begins now

Artificial intelligence is dominating headlines, investor decks, and conference panels—but in mortgage lending, the real breakthroughs aren’t always the flashiest. As the industry moves past the AI hype cycle, the more important question is: What does meaningful adoption actually look like in mortgage? We’re at a pivotal moment. Lenders are facing a convergence of rising

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eXp Realty embraces digital twin tech to transform workflows

For eXp Realty, artificial intelligence (AI) is not a side project — it’s a company-wide mandate. Following a session at HousingWire’s AI Summit where eXp chief technology officer Sumanth Kamath talked about how the company was utilizing digital twin technology, HousingWire sat down with  eXp CEO Leo Pareja and International Director Felix Bravo to find

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As seniors gain comfort with AI, how should reverse mortgage lenders respond?

The knowledge and use of artificial intelligence (AI) among older generations is often misunderstood and mischaracterized. But seniors are often following the path of the wider population when it comes to incorporating AI into their daily lives. Recent survey data published by the University of Michigan found that 55% of respondents in the 50-and-older age

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Coldwell Banker’s Jason Waugh on data, skills and seizing market opportunity

On a recent call with HousingWire, Jason Waugh, the president of Coldwell Banker Affiliates, reflected on a milestone at home — his oldest daughter heading off to college. “We’re putting the finishing touches on summer before she leaves,” he says. For Waugh, it was a reminder of transition, which is a theme that also defines

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Alanna.ai wants to help title agents with the new FinCEN rules

The title agent-focused artificial Intelligence technology firm Alanna.ai has launched a digital signing capability to help title agents and companies comply with Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) new reporting requirements. In an announcement on Friday, the firm stated that it has made enhancements to its Smart Forms offering, which the company said will help users

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