Today’s Real Estate News

HousingWire

• NEXA Mortgage hires Eric Mitchell to help boost LO count August 14, 2025
  Mitchell will serve as a "key hire" recruiting partner for NEXA, newly appointed chief operating officer Jason duPont said in an interview with HousingWire.
  Sarah Wolak
• Mosaik expands reach with three real estate partnerships August 14, 2025
  Moves include becoming a LeadingRE preferred vendor and securing a first formal partnership with a Realtor association.
  Jonathan Delozier
• TransUnion: Mortgage, home equity lending grow despite high rates August 14, 2025
  Rate-and-term refinances climbed 44% and cash-out refis increased 15%. Home equity originations had their strongest annual growth since 2022.
  Jonathan Delozier
• Shareholder Edge One Capital proposes Fannie-Freddie exit without higher rates August 14, 2025
  The firm is proposing a road map to return the GSEs to private ownership without the consequence of higher mortgage rates.
  Flávia Furlan Nunes
• Fannie Mae survey suggests lenders eye eNote growth in 2025 August 14, 2025
  The survey found that only 22% of lenders currently use eNotes, but 62% expect to adopt the technology within the next two years.
  Sarah Wolak
• Closinglock adds two-way text messaging for title insurance August 14, 2025
  The feature allows real-time communication with buyers, sellers, lenders and agents, and links each conversation to the relevant transaction.
  Jonathan Delozier
• CATIC approves AI-powered title search platform for North Carolina August 14, 2025
  The move provides hold harmless protection against errors or claims for attorneys — a first for AI-powered title searching in the state.
  Jonathan Delozier
• Cenlar’s Leslie Peeler addresses ‘disruptive AI’ solutions in mortgage servicing August 14, 2025
  Cenlar COO Leslie Peeler told the AI Summit audience about the opportunities for AI and generative AI to reduce the costs of servicing.
  Sarah Wolak
• Top-producing southern California agent joins eXp Realty August 14, 2025
  She has worked in real estate for 20-plus years — surpassing $70 million in 2024 sales and closing up to 88 transactions in a single year.
  Jonathan Delozier
• How real estate professionals win using the C.H.I.E.F.S. formula August 14, 2025
  The C.H.I.E.F.S. Formula is holistic approach to goal setting that real estate professionals can use to bring structure, focus, and balance to their lives.
  John S. Finn, Jr