As many in the title industry already understand, the conversation around technology selection has become fairly sophisticated. Agents and owners are asking sharper questions before signing contracts, doing more due diligence on vendors and thinking more carefully about implementation timelines and staff readiness. All of that is real progress.

With 30% of U.S. adults owning crypto, lenders face volatility, liquidity, and valuation gaps without standardized underwriting rules.

Per their website: “MBA issued a Mortgage Action Alliance (MAA) Call to Action urging members to contact their U.S. Representative to ensure…troubling provisions within the Senate-passed 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act are fixed as the House prepares its response.” A survey of quotes from various sources revealed tensions by various interest groups with the emerging bill. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Islahat (MHARR) are among those pushing changes.

Tokenized equity could fund down payments, change PMI use, and lower HELOC-like borrowing costs if the Clarity Act passes.

Most lost deals in a brokerage are invisible. They don’t show up in a report. Nobody flags them. They just never happen.

A buyer reaches out, an inquiry comes in, and somewhere in the first few minutes the momentum is gone. The deal didn’t fall through on price or inventory. It fell through in the gap between the inquiry landing and anyone doing something useful with it.

The conventional wisdom says tighter credit slows lending volume. The agencies proved that wrong last year.

Combined multifamily originations from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac topped $150 billion, which was up roughly 25% from 2024, but property values are still sitting 28% below their mid-2022 peak. The agencies grew because borrowers trusted the process enough to bring them additional business. With $875 billion in commercial and multifamily mortgage debt scheduled to mature this year, trust has become the most valuable thing a lender can offer.