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Home equity is still strong despite dipping in Q4 2025

A new ATTOM analysis released Tuesday shows that U.S. homeowners ended 2025 with slightly less equity than earlier in the year, but they still held historically strong positions as the housing market steadied after several years of rapid price gains. Attom’s Q4 2025 U.S. Home Equity and Underwater Report found that 44.6% of mortgaged residential…

New app blurs the social media, MLS line

Scrolling an MLS feed that looks and feels more like social media is now an option for real estate agents in California. California Regional MLS (CRMLS) reached a new agreement to offer Tuesday — its mobile MLS application designed around social-style feeds and interactions — at no additional cost through the CRMLS Marketplace. The Tuesday…

Purlin and Final Offer merge to launch unified AI real estate platform

AI-powered real estate operations system Purlin and Final Offer, a consumer-facing offer negotiation marketplace, have merged to form Purlin Enterprises, according to an announcement on Tuesday. The financial terms of the merger were not disclosed. The merger creates an AI-platform that unifies real estate, mortgage and title.  After the merger, the companies say that Purlin…