Builders FirstSource bets $25.3 million on AI build-cycle scale

Digs investment aims to push BFS deeper into homebuilders’ end-to-end construction workflows

UWM launches Mortgage Matchup plugin for ChatGPT

The tool helps users find independent mortgage brokers, run affordability math, and access calculators and education

Federal agencies scrap Biden-era SPCP guidance

Interagency notice tells lenders not to rely on 2022 SPCP statement

The real AI divide in the mortgage industry

Q1 2026 origination costs averaged $11,898 while lenders earned $727, or 16 bps, in pre-tax production profit

The loan officer engineer: The $11,898 problem

Freddie Mac data puts 67% of origination cost in personnel, even after years of digital mortgage spend

What 800 title and escrow professionals shared about wire fraud, and how they’re fighting it

Qualia’s 2026 survey reveals the scale of the threat and how firms are strengthening prevention, recovery and employee preparedness

Real REMAX Group closes merger, REAX begins trading Aug. 25

Combined platform cites 180,000 agents in 120 countries and territories, including 100,000 in the U.S. and Canada.

Op-ed calls for stronger means testing, service limitations for Social Security, Medicare

Washington Post outlines a plan to control costs without significant program cuts

HECM broker endorsements continue tepid pace in May

Atlantic Avenue remained at No. 1 despite declining endorsement activity during the month

Unlock reaches deal with Minnesota AG after home equity agreements were labeled illegal

Minnesota AG secures nearly $1M in relief; Unlock is no longer offering HEAs there

Florida’s Space Coast housing market enters a new normal

Active inventory is 20.7% from a year ago, but that scarcity has not translated into broad pricing power for sellers

Compass antitrust lawsuit adds new lead plaintiff

Amended complaint ties StreetEasy delistings to higher NYC rents and broker fees, seeks class action status.

Phil Crescenzo teams with son to join CrossCountry Mortgage

LO leaves NFM Lending for CCM to focus on underserved borrowers in the Southeast

Building codes help, not hinder, housing affordability

University of Alabama researchers analyzed 2.7 million sales across 26 states, finding no sustained price increases after code adoption

NEXA Lending acquires UMortgage, adds Anthony Casa to exec team

NEXA will add UMortgage's team of 246 loan officers that originated $2.05B over the past 12 months

What can the government do to lower mortgage rates?

They have levers to pull, but not before some issues get resolved

loanDepot receives NYSE notice over sub-$1 share price

NYSE gives the nonbank lender six months to lift its share price

Real Brokerage wins Canadian court approval for REMAX deal

Companies target Aug. 24 close, DOJ already ended HSR waiting period early.

TWO wins final regulatory approval for CCM deal

TWO shareholders to receive $12 per share in cash plus stub dividend

Fannie Mae reportedly cuts senior executives across business lines

Several officials were notified Wednesday that their positions had been eliminated, WSJ reported