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• Mortgage industry reacts to pending shutdown of VA servicing program April 24, 2025
  The VA shared more details on the wind-down of the VASP servicing program, drawing mixed reactions from industry experts.
  Chris Clow
• These states received top marks on their housing affordability report cards April 24, 2025
  A new report released by Realtor.com ranks all states based on housing affordability and homebuilding, exposing significant disparities.
  Jonathan Delozier
• Economic jitters are stressing out LOs and their clients April 24, 2025
  Rapid rate-dip reversal has left buyers and loan officers navigating heightened anxiety and reactive “rush‑or‑pause” behavior.
  Sarah Wolak
• Security American Title expands services nationwide April 24, 2025
  The firm's client base includes government agencies, law firms, real estate investors, mortgage lenders, utility developers and title companies.
  Jonathan Delozier
• Existing-home sales drop sharply in March as economic uncertainty mounts April 24, 2025
  Existing-home sales in March clocked in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.02 million, 2.4% lower than one year ago and a 5.9% drop compared to February,
  Jeff Andrews
• More MLSs are quietly ditching NAR’s optional no-commingling rule April 24, 2025
  Zillow, a reluctant follower of NAR’s optional rule, has started to abandon its two-tab listing display in MLSs that no longer have the rule.
  Brooklee Han
• Dark Matter launches Developer Portal for an open API ecosystem April 24, 2025
  The portal also provides external developers with self-service access to documentation, code samples and integration guides.
  Sarah Wolak
• Better, Biz2Credit partner to offer small biz financing via home equity products April 24, 2025
  Biz2Credit’s customers now have the option to receive $50,000 to $500,000 in additional financing through Better's HELOC/HELOAN products
  Sarah Wolak
• Smarter subservicing: Elevating efficiency & customer experience April 24, 2025
  Lenders face constant pressures to scale their operations while maintaining profitability. Growing and retaining a servicing portfolio helps to maintain and diversify the revenue of a mortgage company, but it isn’t always the sole way to increase productivity.
  Morgan Wise
• Consolidated Analytics is moving modern appraisals from an “art” to a “science” April 24, 2025
  The appraisal industry is taking on a data-driven mindset in 2025. Traditionally, appraisals are mostly subjective, which equates to a "because I said so" approach that leaves a little too much room for error and bias. As such, companies are making moves to improve accuracy and efficiency, marking a massive shift from the old-school line […]
  HW Media Content Studio