Mortgage lenders that adopt artificial intelligence should focus first on the business problems they’re trying to solve rather than chasing the latest technology, according to panelists who spoke Tuesday at HousingWire’s AI Summit. Amanda Tucker, chief risk and compliance officer at Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group, and Michael Crockett, chief operating officer at Xactus, said the growing number of AI...

Josh Miller, CEO and co-founder of Epique Realty, told attendees at Tuesday’s HousingWire AI Summit that the real estate industry’s most expensive technology investments are often the least used. He offered a three-part prescription to solve the problem. Brokerages spend thousands of dollars on tools their agents refuse to adopt, and the solution lies not in building more technology but in aligning...

Some luxury homes impress with their size. Others stand out for celebrity ownership. The estate at 10 Dragonwood Lane in Weston, Connecticut manages to do both while adding something far rarer: a million-dollar koi pond that literally becomes part of the architecture. Now listed for $6.5 million with Douglas Elliman’s William Martin, the 15.57-acre property is widely known as the Origami House, a...

A new infrastructure investment supercycle is taking shape in 2026, one that could prove as consequential as the industrial buildout that transformed the U.S. economy more than a century ago. Unlike the titans who built the railroads, steel mills, oil refineries, electric grids, shipping networks and automobile industries that powered America's industrial revolution in the late 19th and early 20th...

California, Texas and Florida accounted for more than one-fifth of U.S. remodeling activity in the first quarter of 2026, underscoring the outsized role of the nation's largest housing markets even as higher costs and interest rates begin to weigh on spending growth. California led the country with an estimated $22.2 billion in remodeling activity, representing 8% of the national market, according to the...

CrossCountry Intermediate Holdco (CCM) is expected to issue $500 million of senior unsecured notes, coinciding with the projected August closing of its Two Harbors Investment Corp. acquisition. Fitch Ratings said it expects to rate the issuance at ‘BB-(EXP)’, ranking pari passu with existing senior unsecured debt. Proceeds are expected to be used to repay mortgage servicing rights (MSR)-backed...

A coalition of consumer and housing advocacy organizations is urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to preserve key mortgage borrower protections, warning that proposed changes to federal lending rules could leave consumers vulnerable to predatory practices and unaffordable loans. The National Consumer Law Center, National Housing Law Project, National Fair Housing Alliance, Americans...

After years of honing the craft of brokerage growth and development at firms like The Real Brokerage and eXp Realty, Erinn and Peter Nobel decided to use their skills to found and launch ENRG. Realty in January 2024.  After starting her real estate career in 1999 as an agent at a boutique brokerage in Washington state, Erinn Nobel eventually found herself joining a fledgling eXp Realty affiliate where...

Splitero, a financial technology company that aims to help homeowners access their home equity without taking on additional debt, has expanded to Idaho, Missouri, Montana and Wyoming. “Our latest expansion allows us to help more homeowners access the equity in their homes to better their lives without the burden of additional monthly payments,” said Michael Gifford, CEO and co-founder of Splitero....

UWM Holdings Corp. is facing a securities fraud investigation and fresh cuts on Wall Street after reporting a loss for the second quarter and a $2.05 billion capital raise. UWM reported that a hedge established around its attempted acquisition of Two Harbors Investment Corp.’s mortgage servicing rights portfolio produced a $603.2 million derivatives loss. This contributed to a $451.9 million net...