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Everything everywhere all at once: The end of the assembly line in mortgage lending

Contributors, HWmember, Mortgage, Opinion, Origination, Technology /

Lenders like Rocket Mortgage and UWM have reshaped the mortgage industry. Their massive tech stacks and national footprints allow them to manufacture loans at incredible speed and scale. The rest of the industry has responded by layering automation onto existing workflows in an attempt to keep pace. But the challenge isn’t just about speed. It’s […]

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Navigating consumer debt reduction solutions: Opportunities for real estate, mortgage, and fintech sectors

Contributors, Debt, HWmember, Mortgage, Opinion, Real Estate, Technology /

As consumer debt surpasses $18 trillion in early 2025, the need for effective and ethical consumer debt reduction solutions has never been more urgent. Both nonprofit and for-profit models offer pathways to financial recovery, but they’re just part of a broader landscape. For real estate agents, mortgage lenders, brokers, and fintech innovators, understanding the full spectrum of

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Clear Capital partnership introduces automated property condition reports

Clear Capital, Home Equity, Home inspections, HWmember, Partnerships, Proptech, Real Estate, Technology /

Real estate analytics and valuation firm Clear Capital has formed a partnership with CAPE Analytics, offering a new automated property condition tool for home equity lenders. The collaboration introduces an Automated Property Condition Report (aPCR) and an inspection cascade designed to speed up loan processing and ensure compliance with investor requirements. The aPCR uses high-resolution

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Zillow, BHHS partner to provide listing tools to U.S. agents

Berkshire Hathaway, HomeServices of America, HWmember, Real Estate, Technology, Zillow /

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices (BHHS) and Zillow are teaming up to bring BHHS’s agents Zillow’s AI-powered Showcase tools.  On Tuesday, Zillow announced that it had entered into an agreement with BHHS to provide the U.S.-based members of the BHHS network with access to Zillow’s Showcase. This agreement was preceded by an earlier product partnership with BHHS’s

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Why agents are the front line in fighting rental fraud

Contributors, Housing Market, HWmember, Opinion, Technology /

The single-family rental (SFR) market is no longer a niche corner of real estate. It now makes up a significant share of the rental housing sector, fueled by years of steady growth. While institutional investors have entered the space with purpose-built communities and large portfolios, the majority of these properties are still owned by individual

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Rocktop’s Cade Thompson on inefficiencies in mortgage lending

Artificial Intelligence, HWmember, Mortgage, Mortgage and Housing Layoffs, quality control, Technology, Underwriting /

Fannie Mae‘s latest Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey points to a growing trend of lenders that want to make the mortgage process and its various components as efficient as possible. In 2025, lenders ranked streamlined business processes, reduced costs and consumer-facing technology as their leading priorities. Every touch point in a mortgage’s life cycle — from

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Realtor.com hires Janakiraman Karthikeyan as CTO

Artificial Intelligence, Damian Eales, HWmember, Move, People Movers, Real Estate, Realtor.com, Team Leaders, Technology /

Realtor.com is welcoming a new executive to its C-suite. On Monday, the company announced that it had appointed Janakiraman Karthikeyan as its new chief technology officer. This role will see Karthikeyan lead Realtor.com’s technology strategy as the company looks to achieve its long-term growth goals.  “I’m excited to join Realtor.com at such an important moment,”

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Why tech – not pay – will decide loan officer loyalty

CAREER & COMPENSATION, Mortgage technology, Politics and policy, Recruiting, Technology /

In June, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took notable steps that could significantly reshape the regulatory framework governing loan officer compensation. Among the most consequential developments was the submission of a proposed rulemaking to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), which appears to contemplate rescinding or significantly amending the current Loan Originator Compensation

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Tech Pulse: eXp’s digital twin trend; lenders urged to build AI compliance

Artificial Intelligence, eXp Realty, FinCEN, HWmember, ICE Mortgage Technology, LeadingRE, Lenders, MLS, Mortgage, Real Estate, Technology /

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: eXp Realty embraces digital twin tech to transform workflows eXp Realty isn’t dabbling in AI — it’s making digital twins a companywide mandate. CEO Leo Pareja and eXp

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The real work of AI in mortgage tech begins now

Artificial Intelligence, Contributors, HWmember, Opinion, Technology /

Artificial intelligence is dominating headlines, investor decks, and conference panels—but in mortgage lending, the real breakthroughs aren’t always the flashiest. As the industry moves past the AI hype cycle, the more important question is: What does meaningful adoption actually look like in mortgage? We’re at a pivotal moment. Lenders are facing a convergence of rising

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