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Bank regulators unveil capital reforms to boost mortgage lending

Federal bank regulators on Thursday introduced proposals to overhaul capital rules, affecting how depositories treat mortgage assets. The package includes three measures: revisions to the Basel III framework for large, internationally active banks; changes to the Global Systemically Important Bank (GSIB) surcharge; and updates to the U.S. standardized approach. A broader Basel III proposal introduced in 2023…

Home flipping volume falls to 5-year low as profit margins hit 2008 levels

Home flipping activity slipped again in 2025 as investors completed 297,045 single-family home and condominium flips nationwide. That was the lowest annual total since 2020 and down 3.9% from 309,050 flips in 2024, according to ATTOM’s 2025 year-end U.S. Home Flipping Report. Flips made up 7.4% of all home sales in 2025, slightly below 7.6%…

Compass, Rocket, Redfin urge MLSs to allow seller-directed pre-marketing

Compass International Holdings, Redfin and Rocket Companies are urging MLSs to adopt policies that support pre-marketing and phased marketing distribution and to cease penalizing or punishing agents for carrying out “seller-directed marketing plans.”  The companies, which entered into a mutually exclusive deal to publish Compass coming soon listings on Redfin in late February 2026, made…

The next real estate disruption won’t come from AI

Every few months, a new wave of AI products rolls into real estate. Better listing copy. Smarter lead scoring. Predictive analytics. Virtual staging. The demos are impressive. The promises are bigger. And yet, the process probably felt pretty much the same as it did 15 years ago. That’s not a coincidence, and it’s not a…