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- California agent Brian Sperry returns to Compass June 30, 2025Sperry has represented land deals now valued at more than $175 million and brokered Newport Harbor, California's highest-priced home sale.
- Allen Beydoun becomes UWM’s first chief client officer June 30, 2025Beydoun, who joined the company in 2007, most recently held the title of executive vice president of sales.
- Manual income verification is killing your commissions June 30, 2025In a market where every deal counts, manual income verification is the silent killer of commissions. You know the scenario: the borrower is solid, the property appraises and everything looks good—until income verification turns into a bottleneck. Suddenly, you’re chasing paystubs, waiting on HR reps who don’t call back and explaining delays to a frustrated […]
- Better Mortgage’s AI revolution: How Better is empowering loan officers, not replacing them June 30, 2025In an era where technology often threatens to overshadow human roles, Better Mortgage is charting a different course. By developing in-house AI tools designed to complement rather than replace human expertise, the company is enhancing the mortgage experience for both borrowers and loan officers.
- Have slightly lower mortgage rates stabilized the housing market? June 28, 2025With all the Fed drama last week, the 10-year yield declined and mortgage rates fell to 6.72%. This small move helped stabilize the market.
- Updated list of all Trump’s actions that impact housing June 28, 2025Here are the actions the Trump administration or Congress have taken that impact housing since President Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2025.
- As rates dip and policy shifts, is the housing market about to wake up again? June 28, 2025It’s been a strange season for the housing market, caught somewhere between post-pandemic exhaustion and pre-election caution. And yet, in the quiet shuffles of financial markets and whispered policy pivots in Washington, signs are emerging that something may be stirring beneath the surface.
- It’s official: DOGE cuts are impacting the DC housing market June 27, 2025A survey conducted by Bright MLS reveals that agents on the ground in D.C. are seeing firsthand the effects of job loss on a higher scale.
- Tech Pulse: Fannie, Freddie move on fintech, crypto, fraud prevention June 27, 2025Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have announced plans on fintech restructuring, use of cryptocurrency in mortgage and the fight against fraud.
- HUD announces three senior leadership additions June 27, 2025Friday’s staff appointments followed the swearing-in of Andrew Hughes, the former HUD chief of staff, as deputy secretary.
