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- WFG National Title launches Agent 3.0 with AI, automation focus August 18, 2025The program also offers access to seven support areas, including marketing assistance, operational support and fraud prevention.
- HUD’s English-only policy slams the door on the American Dream August 18, 2025HUD will be enforcing an English-only policy across operations. But, is it making it harder to live the American Dream for non-English speakers?
- Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett bets big on homebuilders August 18, 2025Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has invested nearly $1 billion in homebuilders Lennar and D.R. Horton since the start of 2025.
- New-home purchase mortgage demand kept growing in July August 18, 2025Purchase activity for new homes strengthened in July, with both mortgage applications and new-home sales estimates picking up.
- New real estate investigation on ‘deceptive practices’ launched by Moehrl lead counsel August 18, 2025Class action law firm Hagens Berman is investigating home sales made with the help of an “online real estate agent.”
- The Bank of Glen Burnie acquires VA Wholesale Mortgage August 18, 2025Under the deal, VAWM will operate as a dedicated division of The Bank of Glen Burnie.
- Achieve closes $226 million HELOC securitization August 18, 2025The deal, which closed on Aug. 14, was co-sponsored by Achieve and Sutton Funding LLC, an affiliate of Barclays Capital Inc.
- ICE delays Encompass SDK transition until end of 2026 August 18, 2025ICE Mortgage Technology's SDK platform, along with other older systems, was previously slated to sunset on Oct. 31, 2025.
- Report: HUD to adopt English-only policy August 18, 2025The department will begin removing non-English flyers and materials from its website and physical offices, according to the report.
- Homebuilders are still pessimistic, as builder confidence plateaus August 18, 2025Homebuilder confidence has hovered between 32 and 34 since May, and the share of builders using sales incentives is at a post-COVID high
