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Logan Finance promotes Dave Weatherford to TPO executive role
Weatherford, who joined Logan Finance at the tail end of 2023, is now tasked with supporting cross-channel production initiatives
PAVE task force 2.0? Senate Democrat introduces appraisal bias legislation
The Trump administration has “effectively disbanded” the PAVE task force, but Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia wants to revive it.
Zillow pushes back against Compass’s claims of conspiracy, monopoly
Zillow filed its response to Compass’s motion for preliminary injunction, where it refutes Compass’s claims of conspiracy and harm
Informative Research integrates with Thomas & Company
Informative Research said the partnership will help to streamline mortgage originations through smoother income and employment verifications.
ICE adds rate lock comparison tool to Encompass
ICE’s rate lock comparison tool in Encompass enables lenders to detect and adjust for loan changes that may affect pricing & eligibility.
FOA’s James Mittleman looks ahead at 2025 with AAG integration in rearview
The FOA/AAG integration is largely complete and is giving the company an optimistic outlook for 2025, according to its senior vice president of retail sales.
No robots anytime soon: These brokerages don’t think AI will replace agents
The Corcoran Group and Keller Williams say they’re using AI to improve the productivity of their real estate agents.
CoStar Group reports another strong quarter aided by rapid growth of Homes.com
CoStar reports that the Homes.com Network had an average of 148 million unique monthly visitors in Q2 2024.
An eye-opening experience: Housing pros react to the global tech outage
Mortgage and real estate executives attending HousingWire’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit in Dallas on Tuesday have already begun to collect some lessons learned from Friday’s global tech outage as the world is still dealing with its consequences.
