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- Meet Deferred, the new kid on the 1031 exchange block April 25, 2025Deferred charges clients no fees and uses AI to automate the paperwork-heavy process as it looks to bring 1031 exchanges to the masses.
- It’s time for America to think differently about money laundering and risk assessment April 25, 2025There is a robust international network working to prevent money laundering. It’s called the FATF (Financial Action Task Force). It has headquarters in Paris and works through nine regional satellite organizations on every continent except Antarctica. It provides guidance to more than 100 countries on anti-money laundering best-practices, and it puts offenders and scofflaws on […]
- DC’s housing market is shifting rapidly. Are federal layoffs driving it? April 24, 2025Altos data suggests the housing market dynamic in Washington, D.C., has shifted since the beginning of Trump’s second term.
- Reverse mortgage conversion software adds Smartfi proprietary product April 24, 2025The HECM Tool reverse mortgage sales and conversion platform has engaged with Smartfi to include its proprietary product in its offerings.
- Real Brokerage fires CFO, names Ravi Jani as successor April 24, 2025Jani's appointment follows the departure of former CFO Michelle Ressler, who was terminated amid an ongoing internal investigation.
- Keller Williams lands new affiliate in Illinois April 24, 2025Keller Williams Premiere Properties welcomed Illinois-based PRG Group to the fold, adding 20 agents to the brokerage.
- Democratic senator open to working with HUD on federal land for housing April 24, 2025Sen. Ruben Gallego wants to work with HUD and the DOI on its efforts to develop housing on federal land, but wants more information.
- Celink parent adds former Ginnie Mae exec to its board of directors April 24, 2025Peer Advisors added Leslie Meaux Pordzik, a former Ginnie Mae executive, as an independent representative on its board of directors.
- Court dismisses majority of claims made in discrimination suit against NAR April 24, 2025Plaintiff Roshani Sheth, a former NAR project manager, has until May 13 to file an amended complaint in the suit against her former employer.
- Mortgage industry reacts to pending shutdown of VA servicing program April 24, 2025The VA shared more details on the wind-down of the VASP servicing program, drawing mixed reactions from industry experts.