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Longbridge highlights wholesale reverse tech at NRMLA meeting
Longbridge Financial showcased new tech tools and products at NRMLA, including Bridget AI and Equity Engine, to enhance partner growth.
What Indiana’s split housing market reveals for buyers
Homes in Indiana are selling quickly. See which cities lead the state and how low inventory shapes pricing trends.
Fathom acquires START Real Estate to focus on first-time buyers
Fathom said it plans to expand and scale Colorado-based START’s first-time buyer program across the country.
Non-QM lender Griffin Funding unveils AI-driven underwriting platform
The tool pulls hundreds of pages of program guidelines into a single system and uses AI to deliver answers to loan qualification questions.
Mortgage rates drop below 6% for FHA, VA loans
As of Thursday afternoon, the FHA rate was 5.97% and the VA rate was 5.99%, according to Mortgage News Daily data.
Homebuyers strained by costs, confused about mortgage market
One third of respondents said high mortgage rates are the nation’s biggest economic problem, and 75% said current rates are abnormally high.
Midwest housing markets defy national days on market trends
Midwest housing markets are demonstrating remarkable resilience against the national trend of extended Days on Market.
Ohio property tax debate intensifies
Experts agree that Ohio’s property tax burden has shifted heavily onto homeowners across numerous policy changes since the 1990s.
