June 2025

U.S. consumer sentiment toward the housing market improved in May and reached its highest level since November 2024, according to Fannie Mae. Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) rose 4.3 points to 73.5 last month, driven by increased optimism about home buying and selling conditions and expectations that mortgage rates may fall in the […]

An Ohio appeals court has upheld a jury’s decision that orders CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM), the nation’s eighth-largest mortgage lender, to pay $2.1 million to a former senior accountant who was allegedly fired due to her age.  Cheryl Shephard, who joined CCM in 2016, filed the lawsuit in October 2022 against the company and its vice

Technology disruptions often arrive quickly and loudly, as has been the case with recent evolutions in artificial intelligence (AI). The use of AI-powered chatbots and devices could reshape the way people live and work for decades to come. But with any new major technological shift also comes the possibility that some people will be left