An attempt to disqualify a California “yes in my backyard” advocacy group has failed, quickly putting to rest a complaint that its leader falsely acted as an unlicensed lawyer. After an internal investigation, the State Bar of California concluded YIMBY Law Executive Director Sonja Trauss is an activist, not a lawyer. “Throughout our investigation, there…
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bevri.ai on Wednesday announced the rollout of its new Bevri Point-of-Sale platform, an agentic artificial intelligence-driven system designed to automate parts of the front end of the mortgage process for loan originators. The technology firm recently named Jonathon Haddad as CEO in November. Haddad also serves as the current CEO and chairman of the Association…
The Trump administration’s overhaul of federal policy is reshaping compliance operations across the housing sphere. At HousingWire’s 2026 Housing Economic Summit, industry leaders said federal oversight changes — including personnel cuts at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) — have not simplified the regulatory landscape. Instead, it has further emphasized the interplay between federal agencies…
The U.S. labor market appeared to pick up in January, with the economy adding 130,000 total nonfarm payroll jobs, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The release of this data was delayed due to a partial government shutdown. Despite the strong gains in January, the jobs numbers for…