Mortgage & Economy

New home sales are staying in a 600,000 to 700,000 range, limiting permits as builders rely on rate buydowns.

The company recently was named the fastest-growing brokerage by five year transaction side percentage on the 2026 RealTrends Verified GameChangers list.

Mortgage lenders and servicers report that legacy systems are limiting efficiency and increasing compliance and security exposure. Most are attempting migrations, but long timelines and resource constraints keep many organizations stuck mid-transition.

Two senior AEs describe how originators are adjusting to a higher-rate market by focusing on what they can control. They highlight HELOC and non-QM opportunities, niche targeting such as self-employed borrowers and using AEs as proactive scenario partners.

Generative AI is flooding housing and mortgage feeds with similar content, reducing the value of visibility alone. With trust in AI for home search down to 16% and 55% preferring a human for mortgages, the author argues authority comes from position, point of view and proof.

Brokerages can create and automatically publish branded videos and posts that highlight recruiting messaging.

New York City is not dead. Dead cities do not command global capital, fill Broadway theaters or charge $28 for a cocktail with three ingredients and a story. But the version of New York that anchored American economic gravity for much of the last century is weakening. What is changing is not the city’s brand.…

House letters to Compass and MRED seek an August 5 briefing on private listing networks, as calls grow for clearer MLS rules nationwide.

Voters in key states and districts support larger federal housing investments, following the21st Century ROAD to Housing Act’s passage