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Tech Pulse: Trendsetters nominations open, AI sales agent eases mortgage process
Nominations are open for HousingWire’s 2025 Tech Trendsetters Award, and we’re catching up with inaugural winners from 2019.
HUD Innovative Housing Showcase begins Saturday
Exhibits include entire model homes — ranging from manufactured and modular to 3D-printed — developed by companies from across the U.S.
Housing market risk steepest in southern, western areas
Of the 50 riskiest counties, 14 were in California and seven were in Florida. New Jersey had five and Louisiana had four.
Senate pushes veteran partial claim option after House passage
The Senate is now taking up a VA partial claim bill after the passage of a similar bill in the House late last month.
Ginger Bell joins NAMB as growth officer
In her new role, Bell will lead the development and engagement of NAMB’s new online community platform, Hive.
Gradient Mortgage Capital launches to serve DSCR clientele
Florida-based Gradient Mortgage Capital, a wholesale mortgage banking platform, launched Monday with the intent to serve mortgage bankers and brokers across the country with debt-service-coverage ratio (DSCR) and small-balance commercial real estate loans.
DOJ still doesn’t want blanket offers of buyer broker compensation
The DOJ has formally withdrawn its objection to MLS PIN’s settlement in the Nosalek suit, but it still has a beef with agent commissions.
Hall Willkie steps down as president of Brown Harris Stevens
An industry veteran, Willkie has been with Brown Harris Stevens for 37 years. He will remain at the firm as a full-time consultant.
NAR leaders are cautiously optimistic about DOJ relationship
After a contentious 2024, NAR leaders discussed where things stand with the DOJ at NAR’s midyear conference.
