Vishal Garg regains control of Better’s board after receiving 52% shareholder support

A majority of shareholders backed the removal of five directors, including interim CEO Daniel Lewis, with Better finalizing his successor
Read MoreLawmakers float a housing 2.0 push to build faster and cheaper

Bipartisan Build America Caucus sketches housing reform targeting zoning, building material costs and inefficient financing barriers
Read MoreDaniel Dennis named Long and Foster president and CEO

Dennis succeeds Patrick Bain, who is stepping down after 16 years with the company
Read MoreFreddie Mac reshuffles risk leadership as Hinduja exits, Glessner steps in

Anil Hinduja’s employment with Freddie Mac ended Oct. 1
Read MorePennymac deploys VantageScore 4.0 across all production channels

The move follows FHFA and HUD guidance that opened conventional and FHA lending to competing credit score models
Read MoreWhy Alex Vidal believes REMAX and Real can be stronger together

He joined after the August close that created Real REMAX Group, with both brands keeping separate identities
Read MoreWhite House readies $90 payments to offset Medicare premiums

Payments are expected to be distributed in early October
Read MoreSupport starter homes, not looser lending or financial fixes

Policymakers can lower frictions, but only new starter-home production changes the math
Read MoreFly-by-wire: Why AI governance is instrumentation, not insurance

Quarterly testing can miss drift, lenders need continuous fair lending visibility
Read MoreWhat’s next for housing: 7%, 8% or 9% mortgage rates?

Mortgage rates are at 7.57% and demand softened more last week
Read MoreView Homes CEO Gandhi rebuilds builder operating platform

Leadership changes, standardized concessions, and a 12–18 month systems rollout are central to the plan
Read More‘Lawfare is now the norm’: MLS leaders brace for more legal battles

MLS legal experts at CMLS Open House urged scenario planning around cooperation, participation, and data access as lawsuits and demand letters increase
Read MoreWhy real estate agents are mentoring college athletes — and getting referrals

Student-athletes receive mentoring and complete requirements to become licensed real estate referral agents
Read MoreYour best producer is the hardest person in the building to read

The operational signals that show strain before the leaderboard does
Read MorePrivate listing ecosystems could deepen the housing affordability crisis

Rising prices alongside weaker sales and closed listing ecosystems are reducing consumer visibility and competition
Read MoreHECM originations sink to lowest level since 2020, HMBS issuance down 17% in September

September endorsements dropped to 1,790 — the lowest figure since April 2020 — while HMBS issuance fell to $446 million
Read MoreEven a missed jobs report and the Fed talking dovish aren’t keeping yields lower

A jobs miss sent the 10-year yield to as low as 5.17% before yields rose higher toward 5.28%
Read MoreMortgage Banking Summit: ‘Street fight’ market concentrates growth toward nondelegated lenders

Data shows a small fraction of lenders capturing most new production as LOs shift to brokerage and correspondent platforms
Read MoreChristie’s International Real Estate SoCal adds $180M in agent production with Pasadena expansion

New team additions posted $180 million in the past 12 months, the RealTrends Verified brokerage reported
Read MoreFHA launches optional transition period to UAD 3.6

Lenders can begin sending FHA appraisals in UAD 3.6
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