Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2026-Peter GrantAmerica’s battered office market is holding a fire sale, featuring some buildings marked down by more than 90%. In Chicago, real-estate developer Marc Calabria …
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The Next Darlings of San Francisco’s AI Real Estate Boom: Robots
The San Francisco Standard, April 6, 2026-Kevin V. NguyenMuch of the attention surrounding the AI boom has fixated on foundational model companies such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind. Starting …
Housing Market Trends Favor Home Shoppers, but Iran War Clouds the Outlook for Mortgage Rates
Associated Press, April 4, 2026-Alex VeigaThe economic fallout from the war with Iran is driving up the cost of buying a home, even as other housing market trends in many …
RESPA Cases are Rising as States Fill CFPB Void
National Mortgage News, April 6, 2026-Andrew MartinezRESPA enforcement is rising as state attorneys general and private litigants rush to fill the void left by the CFPB’s pullback.Click here for more …
NYC Builds Taller Housing Again, as State, City Law Reset the Stage
HousingWire, April 3, 2026-Richard LawsonNew York City is increasing housing density, though much of the early progress stems from state law changes and rezonings that predate Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration.Click …
The Cost of FICO Mortgage Credit Reports has Soared for Borrowers
Orange County (Calif.) Register, April 3, 2026-Jeff LazersonThe cost for mortgage lenders or consumers (depending on who pays for it) for a tri-merged credit report with FICO scores appended could …
PartnerOne Finalizes Acquisition of Mortgage Cadence
HousingWire, April 2, 2026PartnerOne has closed its purchase of Mortgage Cadence from Accenture, adding the long-time LOS provider to its portfolio of enterprise software companies.Click here for more
Lenders Are Ramping Up Builder Divisions to Capture Purchase Share
HousingWire, April 2, 2026-Sarah WolakMortgage lenders are increasingly formalizing or expanding their homebuilder divisions as they look to capture a larger share of the purchase lending pie, even as broader …
The Trump Administration Wants Banks Back in the Mortgage Business. Banks Have Other Ideas.
Politico, April 3, 2026-Aiden Reiter and Cassandra DumayThe Trump administration and the Federal Reserve want banks to get back into the mortgage business, as part of their efforts to make …
HECM Endorsements Increase Slightly in 2025
Inside Mortgage Finance, April 3, 2026-Emmeline WilleyEndorsements of FHA home equity conversion mortgages rose 3.2% on an annual basis to $14.17 billion in 2025.Click here for more (subscription)