October 2025

Figure on Wednesday launched an AI-powered platform for debt-service-coverage ratio (DSCR) loans, expanding its blockchain-based capital marketplace into one of the fastest-growing segments of housing finance. A release from the company confirmed that West Capital Lending and Axen Mortgage are among Figure’s first partners to embed its DSCR product. The platform allows investors to qualify […]

Florida’s real estate landscape is shifting after lawmakers passed House Bill 913, a sweeping measure designed to strengthen structural safety, transparency and financial accountability in condominium and cooperative associations — particularly those with three or more habitable stories. The law — enacted in response to the 2021 Surfside condominium collapse that killed 98 people —

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Wednesday that he’ll soon be giving President Donald Trump several candidates to serve as the next chair of the Federal Reserve. “Likely sometime after Thanksgiving, in December, we’ll present the president with three or four candidates for him to interview,” Bessent told CNBC’s Sara Eisen. Bessent disclosed that he’s trimmed the