OneTrust challenges mortgage coaching neutrality in suit over trade secrets

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 information to harm its...

eXp Realty’s Sumanth Kamath on AI and digital twins

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 AI strategy that includes everything from...

U.S. Home Price Growth Slows as Affordability Pressures Mount in 2025

In the second quarter of 2025, home price growth cooled across U.S. metro areas, reflecting shifting market dynamics amid persistent affordability challenges and rising mortgage costs. According to the National Association of Realtors latest report on Metropolitan Median Area Prices and Affordability, 75 percent of the 228 metro markets recorded home price gains, down from 83 percent in the first quarter....

VA’s John Bell III stepping into new role at Office of Mission Support

Longtime U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) executive and mortgage professional John Bell III announced on LinkedIn that he’s leaving his role as executive director of the VA’s Loan Guaranty Service (LGY). Bell’s post on Monday touted his key accomplishments at the VA, such as increasing its mortgage market share from less than 1% to 14% and expanding its portfolio to $1.5...

20 of the best real estate Instagram accounts to follow

With its focus on photos and videos, Instagram is a great place for real estate agents to showcase their listings and personalities. It allows agents to be visible to their existing network while expanding their networks and gaining new followers (prospective clients). You can build trust over time with your audience by posting consistently, and how you brand yourself is totally within your...

No pain, no gain: Matthew Miale’s leap from solo agent to market leader

Matthew Miale’s journey from solo real estate agent to leader of The Miale Team at Keller Williams Legacy Partners was born out of what he calls “a whole lot of pain and suffering.” “No pain, no gain” might be a cliché, but for Miale, it was reality. “It really was a matter of trying to execute on what I believed was the vision of how I wanted my customers to experience doing business...

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