San Francisco-based home equity solutions provider Unison announced Monday that it’s lowering the annual percentage rate (APR) on its Equity Sharing Home Loan, an alternative funding vehicle aimed at helping U.S. homeowners tap into record levels of equity.
Stewart Title Insurance Co. has merged with its affiliate Stewart Title Guaranty Co. and will now operate in New York under the latter’s name.
Company leaders said the internal consolidation is intended to unify Stewart’s operations under a single underwriting entity in New York — with the goal of enhancing underwriting capacity and financial backing for transactions in the state.
Preferences for aging in place are well-documented among older Americans, but there are some factors that should be considered carefully. This is according to Pamela Redwine, a family, health and wellness agent with the Mississippi State University Extension Service.
The potential elimination of Section 8 housing vouchers and roughly 40% cuts to rental assistance were included in a recent White House request to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The cuts, first reported by NPR, target core HUD programs like Section 8 vouchers, replacing them with block grants to states.
Previously approved federal grants from Congress are now coming with allegedly unlawful fulfillment conditions for homelessness and transit assistance, which put these services at risk of failing to meet the needs of program beneficiaries.
One of the most successful real estate teams in Texas is making a major brokerage move. The Neal & Neal Team, led by twin brothers Shane and Clint Neal, has left Keller Williams after 15 years to join eXp Realty.
Intercontinental Exchange‘s May 2025 Mortgage Monitor Report, released Monday, found that first-time homebuyers accounted for a record share of agency purchase lending (58%) in the first quarter 2025.
Prudent AI on Monday announced the launch of Prudent AI Upfront, a one-touch pre-qualification platform designed to improve lender sales funnels.
The company claims the product is the mortgage industry’s first of its kind and allows lenders to process more applications, reduce fallout and capture more business.
There is a growing trend in the real estate industry that puts sellers at a serious disadvantage: private, or “off-market,” listings.
While many brokerages promote private listings as a premium service, sellers are being misled by sacrificing maximum exposure and higher offers in exchange for a strategy that primarily benefits the brokerage and agent.
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