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Tech Pulse: ICE integrates with Freddie Mac, AI Summit welcomes experts

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Welcome back to Tech Pulse — HousingWire‘s weekly series rounding up the latest in technology news, including tools, integrations and trends that impact mortgage and real estate. Here’s what happened this week: ICE integrates Mortgage Analyzer with Freddie Mac’s borrower verification tool ICE Mortgage Technology has integrated Freddie Mac’s AIM Check API into its Mortgage Analyzer, enabling faster, AI-powered income […]

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MLS Now to add Rayse client transparency platform

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Ohio-based MLS Now will offer the Rayse client experience platform at no cost to its subscribers beginning Aug. 12, the organization announced. The service will be available through the MLS Now dashboard. MLS Now serves more than 13,500 real estate professionals in 36 Ohio counties. Rayse — which integrates into agents’ existing workflow — allows

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HousingWire AI Summit to address tech’s promise and pitfalls

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As artificial intelligence (AI) transforms housing, mortgage lending and real estate sales, industry leaders will gather Tuesday in Dallas for HousingWire’s AI Summit to discuss the opportunities and challenges presented by the emerging technology. Summit speakers include Eric Forney, director of expansion at Keller Williams, and LaTasha Waddy, chief legal officer at NFM Lending, who

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AI tool creates ‘podcasts’ for real estate listings

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A United Kingdom-based real estate agency has introduced personalized audio summaries as a new way for prospective homebuyers to revisit property viewings. Plans are reportedly in the works for a U.S. release. Ashton Stripp, an agency based in Sussex, is now sending custom “podcasts” to individuals who attend viewings. The recordings are roughly three to

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HomeStory’s McClelland speaks on changing real estate landscape

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On this week’s episode of the RealTrending podcast, host Tracey Velt sits down with Craig McClelland — chief strategy officer at HomeStory and president of LOCAL Realty — for a forward-looking conversation about the shifting landscape of real estate. McClelland emphasizes the growing necessity of consumer-first strategies. He also highlights how major players like Zillow

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Opendoor teams up with Jason Mitchell Group

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As Opendoor looks forward on its path to profitability, the iBuyer is looking to leverage agent relationships to expand its business.  A day after discussing this strategic shift during the firm’s second-quarter 2025 earnings call with investors and analysts, Opendoor has announced a partnership with the Jason Mitchell Group (JMG) a powerhouse real estate referral

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Finance of America reports $80M profit, buys out Blackstone

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Finance of America (FOA) continued its recent streak of growth in the second quarter of 2025, funding $602 million in mortgages and producing $80 million in net income. FOA, one of the nation’s leading reverse mortgage lenders, exceeded the top end of its stated quarterly guidance for investors as the $602 million in volume from

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Rhode Island writes its own cybersecurity rules for nonbanks

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Last month, Rhode Island enacted a new cybersecurity law significantly tightening cybersecurity requirements for nonbank financial institutions within the state, largely mirroring the framework established by the New York Department of Financial Services, or NYDFS. The law, effective immediately, applies to nonbank financial institutions licensed by the state’s Department of Business Regulation and signals a

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If your tech stack isn’t fully optimized, you’re at a major disadvantage in a tumultuous market

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There is nothing more excruciating to a title agency owner than the uncertainty engendered by a chaotic and unpredictable economic environment. Welcome to 2025, where continued economic volatility and the prospect of a recession continue to exert their impact on real estate markets. On the upside, employment numbers have remained steady, and housing inventory has

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San Francisco Realtors add virtual staging tools

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The San Francisco Association of Realtors (SFAR) has partnered with Collov AI to provide its more than 4,000 members access to artificial intelligence-powered virtual staging tools. Beginning this week, the tools will be available directly through SFAR’s multiple listing service platform. The technology allows real estate agents to transform empty rooms into photorealistic, professionally designed

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