• First American Title launches AI tool for agents,Jonathan Delozier

    First American Title launches AI tool for agents

    First American Title Insurance Co. has introduced a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to streamline how title agents access underwriting and compliance information.The new feature — called AgentNet Assist — integrates with the company’s AgentNet platform and is now rolling out to

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  • It’s a summer scorcher in the New England housing market,Brooklee Han

    It’s a summer scorcher in the New England housing market

    Across the country, real estate industry observers are discussing a possible shift to a buyer’s market.“On the whole, the national market has gone back to balanced,” says Kara Ng, a senior economist at Zillow. “We’ve seen sellers return to the market in bigger numbers than buyers this year and sales

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  • FHFA plans to eliminate GSEs’ equitable housing finance plans,Sarah Wolak

    FHFA plans to eliminate GSEs’ equitable housing finance plans

    The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is proposing to repeal its fair lending, fair housing and equitable housing finance rule, arguing that the regulation is duplicative that the repeal aligns with prior executive orders aimed at streamlining agency functions.The rule, finalized in May 2024 und

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