February 2026

A Maryland-based title and settlement services company has settled claims that it paid fees to real estate agents and brokers in exchange for customer referrals through joint venture arrangements. Processing Content KVS Title created multiple joint venture companies with real estate agents and brokers, including Alliance Title Services, Clear Title Solutions, Eversure Title, Realty Settlement […]

A Two Harbors Investment shareholder is suing the REIT to halt its deal with United Wholesale Mortgage, raising accusations around financial disclosures and board members’ stock sales.  Processing Content Michael Koblentz also named Two President and CEO William Greenberg and the company’s board of directors as defendants in the lawsuit filed Wednesday in an Illinois

Affordability continues to improve in 2026, with home-price growth flattening and mortgage rates nearing 6%. Processing Content Early January declines in rates helped push affordability to a four-year high, as the monthly principal and interest payment needed to purchase the average-priced home dropped 7%, or $164, year over year to $2,091, reducing the share of