Mortgage lending has always been a high-trust profession. Borrowers don’t come to a loan officer looking for a generic answer. They come looking for clarity. What can I afford? What do I qualify for? What’s the smartest path given my income, credit, assets, and timeline? That job has become harder over the past few years,…
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The primary weakness in the American real estate market isn’t a lack of buyers or inventory, it’s the “trust gap” in our record-keeping. As HousingWire recently reported, the fragmentation across 3,000-plus local registries has created a multibillion-dollar opening for deed fraud. When ownership data is siloed and verification relies on manual oversight, the system becomes…
As housing affordability remains strained, policymakers and industry leaders are weighing how regulation, mortgage markets and tax policy shape access to homeownership. Isaac Boltansky, head of public policy at Pennymac, fielded questions on the matter from Robb Van Raaphorst, senior vice president at Rational 360. Boltansky said debate in Washington, D.C., reflects growing urgency around…
Despite a challenging legal year, Zillow Group recorded strong financial results in 2025, according to the firm’s full-year and fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report published on Tuesday. Revenue in Q4 2025 rose 18% annually to $654 million, while revenue for the full year was up 16% compared to 2024, reaching $2.6 billion. In addition, net income…