Dozens of innovative companies have sprung up over the past 15 years, each vowing to revolutionize home building. Many haven’t, don’t, and won’t make it through the “early-stage” gauntlet of A, B, and C series capital raises, where they can pay off their debt, cover their bills and sustainably generate net earnings from their operations. […]
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On Tuesday, advisor tech provider Flourish launched a residential mortgage platform aimed at helping RIAs prevent asset outflows to banks and wirehouses during home financing decisions. Processing Content The new offering, Flourish Lending, is available to more than 1,100 RIA firms on the platform and supports refinancing, cash-out refinancing and new home purchase loans of
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Rezervology and Titl have announced the launch of RezeLink, an artificial intelligence (AI) solution designed to streamline and accelerate title search workflows. The platform will debut first for users of SoftPro — with additional title production system (TPS) integrations planned for future releases. RezeLink introduces automation capabilities designed to simplify multiple steps in the title
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What realistic, visionary, and wise players in the U.S. housing sector believe is that some solutions are already here, hidden in plain sight. Part of the problem is that what often hides those solutions from view is a past history, baggage or a whiff of negative reputation. Manufactured housing is among them. And, because of
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Better.com has launched a conversational credit decision engine that lets mortgage and home equity lenders run underwriting through ChatGPT using the company’s Tinman AI platform, the company announced Thursday. The integration, built with OpenAI using a Model Context Protocol (MCP) connector, allows loan officers and bank teams to access Better’s Tinman engine directly in ChatGPT
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RenoFi, an end-to-end financing platform built exclusively for home renovations, announced Tuesday that it closed a $22 million Series B funding round led by Fifth Wall and participation from Progressive Insurance and other new investors. In addition to their financial backing, Fifth Wall and Progressive Insurance join RenoFi as strategic partners, a move the company
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Blend Labs Inc. on Tuesday announced the launch of Blend Autopilot, an AI-powered agent designed to accelerate the mortgage application process. With traditional mortgage origination taking up to 30 to 60 days and costing $11,000 or more per loan, Blend Autopilot automates document review, compliance checks, follow-ups and application updates in real time as it
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At the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Servicing Solutions Conference & Expo 2026 in Dallas, Tavant unveiled its TOUCHLESS Servicing Portal and embedded artificial intelligence (AI) agent MAYA — expanding its platform beyond loan origination and into post-close servicing. The new portal unifies application, decisioning and servicing in a single borrower-facing experience, allowing homeowners to move from
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Rocket Pro, the wholesale lending arm of Rocket Mortgage, announced a partnership with Compass to offer additional credits to brokers. It also unveiled a new loan origination system during its Ignite26 event on Thursday. Under a new program called Pro Purchase Power, brokers will receive 40 basis points when working with a Compass buyer’s agent,
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