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Cenlar’s Leslie Peeler on ‘disruptive AI’ for mortgage servicing

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Artificial intelligence may be known for its speed, but in mortgage servicing, the real opportunity is in reshaping decades-long relationships with homeowners, according to Leslie Peeler, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Cenlar FSB. Speaking at HousingWire’s AI Summit on Tuesday, Peeler told the audience how her time at IBM shaped her view […]

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Top-producing southern California agent joins eXp Realty

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eXp Realty has added veteran Southern California real estate agent Vivian Lesny to its network, the company announced Thursday. Lesny — who has worked in real estate for more than 20 years — surpassed $70 million in sales in 2024 and has closed as many as 88 transactions in a single year. She has consistently

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Shawn Malhotra talks Rocket’s vision for AI-powered, people-centered mortgages

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Shawn Malhotra, the first chief technology officer in the history of Rocket Companies, says it’s pursuing an ambitious plan — to rewrite its entire operating system, from home search through mortgage servicing, on a foundation of artificial intelligence. The transformation will happen while Rocket integrates real estate brokerage Redfin and mortgage servicer Mr. Cooper Group,

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Earnnest, Lone Wolf expand partnership

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Digital earnest money platform Earnnest is expanding its partnership with Lone Wolf, according to an announcement on Thursday. Via this expanded partnership, Earnnest will power digital earnest money transfers across Lone Wolf’s entire transaction suite. “Real estate professionals deserve tools they can trust – especially when it comes to handling money,” Chris Basinger, the senior

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An end to pandemic-era loss mitigation provisions is not a return to norms

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Servicers have known the loss mitigation waterfalls enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic were eventually going to change. But a recent acceleration of the new governance has left the industry with only six months to make critical adjustments to loss mitigation workflows. When the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a Mortgagee Letter

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simpliHŌM founder Miku talks commission splits, goal to go public

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On this week’s RealTrending, Tracey Velt interviews Sean Miku — founder and CEO of simpliHŌM — a tech-focused brokerage launched in 2018. Miku outlines the firm’s 85/15 commission split, free transaction management and its goal to go public by 2028, while sharing perspectives on today’s real estate challenges and opportunities. He also explains how simpliHŌM’s

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Mortgage rates drop to another new low for 2025

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Mortgage rates reached a new 2025 low today, despite core inflation running at 3.1% year over year, according to the CPI report this week. The softening labor data and improved mortgage spreads currently overshadow any concerns about inflation. If the jobs data were exceeding estimates, the situation would be different. According to Mortgage News Daily,

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OneTrust challenges mortgage coaching neutrality in suit over trade secrets

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OneTrust Home Loans filed a lawsuit this week challenging the long-promoted neutrality of mortgage coaching programs, alleging the services were used by a rival to gain a competitive edge. The California-based lender is suing former loan officer Broch Lassig, mortgage coach Richard Ruby, and Ruby’s company, The Core Training, accusing them of misusing confidential business

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New Western president speaks on PadSplit partnership

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New Western and PadSplit have entered a partnership aimed at increasing affordable co-living housing, effective last week. New Western cofounder and President Kurt Carlton told HousingWire the collaboration will allow investors to access PadSplit’s model for converting single-family homes into shared living spaces — while leveraging New Western’s large property inventory. “(PadSplit) will help you

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eXp Realty’s Sumanth Kamath on AI and digital twins

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Sumanth Kamath — chief technology officer at eXp Realty — took the stage Tuesday in Dallas at HousingWire’s AI Summit to share how his company is using artificial intelligence (AI) to drive efficiency, empower employees and scale operations. In a conversation with HousingWire Senior Director of Data and Content Tracey Velt, Kamath described a sweeping

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