• FirstTeam Real Estate, Purlin partner on AI-powered operations,HousingWire Automation

    FirstTeam Real Estate, Purlin partner on AI-powered operations

    FirstTeam Real Estate has partnered with Purlin to deploy an AI-powered operating system across the brokerage, giving agents a unified platform for managing contracts, negotiations, transactions and client communications. The California-based independent brokerage will implement PurlinOS, Purlin Clo

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  • MBA’s HMDA analysis finds proprietary reverse mortgages jumped 118% in 2025,HousingWire Automation

    MBA’s HMDA analysis finds proprietary reverse mortgages jumped 118% in 2025

    Proprietary reverse mortgages continued to gain market share in 2025, fueled by rapid growth in originations and larger loan balances, according to a Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data. The analysis, released Monday as MBA’s Chart of the Week, com

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  • MBA warns FHFA about changing manufactured home definition in Duty to Serve rule,Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation

    MBA warns FHFA about changing manufactured home definition in Duty to Serve rule

    The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is urging the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to move carefully as it finalizes changes to its Duty to Serve (DTS) rule. The trade group backs the shift toward more flexible “eligible actions” while warning about potential unintended consequences for manu

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