March 2026

Better Home & Finance launched an app which allows users to connect to its Tinman underwriting engine directly in ChatGPT from OpenAI. Processing Content Access is through a custom Model Context Protocol connector built by Better in collaboration with OpenAI. MCP is an open standard which enables integration between large language model applications and external […]

Homeowners are feeling the weight of surging tax and insurance costs, and first-time buyers are sometimes waking up to unpleasant surprises when they see the bill, according to a new analysis.  Processing Content Property taxes and homeowners insurance costs now make up an average of 21% of monthly mortgage payments across the U.S., according to

Rent increases are outpacing home-price growth in the majority of counties in the United States, shrinking the affordability gap between renting and buying, a new industry report shows. Processing Content Median rents rose at a greater rate than median sales prices in 229, or 55%, of the 416 counties with sufficient rent and price data