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• Manual income verification is killing your commissions June 30, 2025
  In a market where every deal counts, manual income verification is the silent killer of commissions. You know the scenario: the borrower is solid, the property appraises and everything looks good—until income verification turns into a bottleneck. Suddenly, you’re chasing paystubs, waiting on HR reps who don’t call back and explaining delays to a frustrated […]
  John Hardesty
• Better Mortgage’s AI revolution: How Better is empowering loan officers, not replacing them June 30, 2025
  In an era where technology often threatens to overshadow human roles, Better Mortgage is charting a different course. By developing in-house AI tools designed to complement rather than replace human expertise, the company is enhancing the mortgage experience for both borrowers and loan officers. 
  HW Media Content Studio
• Have slightly lower mortgage rates stabilized the housing market? June 28, 2025
  With all the Fed drama last week, the 10-year yield declined and mortgage rates fell to 6.72%. This small move helped stabilize the market.
  Logan Mohtashami
• Updated list of all Trump’s actions that impact housing June 28, 2025
  Here are the actions the Trump administration or Congress have taken that impact housing since President Trump took office on Jan. 20, 2025.
  Sarah Wheeler
• As rates dip and policy shifts, is the housing market about to wake up again? June 28, 2025
  It’s been a strange season for the housing market, caught somewhere between post-pandemic exhaustion and pre-election caution. And yet, in the quiet shuffles of financial markets and whispered policy pivots in Washington, signs are emerging that something may be stirring beneath the surface.
  Cubie Hernandez
• It’s official: DOGE cuts are impacting the DC housing market June 27, 2025
  A survey conducted by Bright MLS reveals that agents on the ground in D.C. are seeing firsthand the effects of job loss on a higher scale.
  Jeff Andrews
• Tech Pulse: Fannie, Freddie move on fintech, crypto, fraud prevention June 27, 2025
  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have announced plans on fintech restructuring, use of cryptocurrency in mortgage and the fight against fraud.
  Jonathan Delozier
• HUD announces three senior leadership additions June 27, 2025
  Friday’s staff appointments followed the swearing-in of Andrew Hughes, the former HUD chief of staff, as deputy secretary.
  Sarah Wolak
• FHA rescinds 12 policies as Trump administration pushes to cut red tape June 27, 2025
  Scott Turner, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which oversees the FHA, said in a statement that the rescissions are "bold, necessary and long overdue."
  Flávia Furlan Nunes
• 20 indispensable AI tools for real estate agents June 27, 2025
  Take back your time, improve productivity and boost revenue with these AI tools for real estate agents.
  Amy Fridhi, Emile L'Eplattenier