Loan officers are shifting their playbooks to keep deals alive as mortgage rates climb north of 6.6%.

Up to now, homebuilding rankings have mostly answered two questions: who is bigger? And who is the biggest? They remain important questions. Scale matters in U.S. homebuilding. It affects land access, purchasing leverage, trade depth, capital relationships, brand reach, technology investment and resilience when demand turns uneven. In a market shaped by affordability pressures, higher-for-longer […]

HUD OIG audit says 1,237 HECM borrowers may see LESA funds depleted about six years early, with up to $258 million at risk.

Checklist for AI generated MLS remarks, avoid buyer profiling, remove coded terms, verify facts and add a required human approval step.

Credit conditions for residential land acquisition, development and construction (AD&C) loans tightened again in the first quarter, but at the slowest pace in four years, according to a National Association of Home Builders analysis released Friday. The NAHB’s net easing index for builder and developer credit came in at -2.7 in the first quarter of […]

Brody Gapp launches a mortgage AI governance audit practice and plans to release a Mortgage Bankers AI Governance Guide in Q3 2026.