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ICE delays Encompass SDK transition until end of 2026
ICE Mortgage Technology’s SDK platform, along with other older systems, was previously slated to sunset on Oct. 31, 2025.
Report: HUD to adopt English-only policy
The department will begin removing non-English flyers and materials from its website and physical offices, according to the report.
Augmented reality mobile app could assist with aging in place
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are developing a mobile app that could make renovations for aging in place easier to recommend.
Rithm eyes M&A, but won’t sacrifice earnings
Executives at Rithm Capital, the parent of multichannel mortgage lender Newrez, said on Friday that the firm will not sacrifice earnings for growth.
Former loanDepot CFO Patrick Flanagan lands at Rate
The former loanDepot executive has also held previous positions at Carrington Mortgage Services and Waterfall Asset Management.
Virginia independent brokerage joins Keller Williams
Austin James Realty joins KW’s Coastal Virginia Chesapeake market center as Austin Frangoules and his team of 23 agents make the move.
Zillow, eXp Realty team up against delayed marketing listings
Zillow’s new listing standards won’t allow listings that are publicly marketed but blocked from IDX feeds for any time to appear on its site.
Build-to-rent homes reach record completions
The U.S. build-to-rent (BTR) housing sector reached new heights in 2024, completing a record-setting 39,000 single-family rental homes — a 15.5% increase from the previous year — according to a new analysis by Point2Homes. That figure marks a sixfold leap from the pre-pandemic years, when the country was averaging between 6,000 and 7,000 completions annually, […]
