April 2026

Americasa, a division of Nationwide Mortgage Bankers (NMB), has promoted Yasser Valdes Herrera to president. Since December 2023, he has been based in Miami and has served as vice president of Americasa, a Spanish-language mortgage platform helping the Hispanic community achieve homeownership. “Yasser has such an incredible drive and understands that our business is rooted […]

Loan officer Jason Smith, a U.S. Navy veteran who spent five years as an air traffic controller, entered the mortgage business 21 years ago. Reflecting on the similarities between the two careers, he said that he “didn’t have that epiphany until years later that you have to be in control of the situation, be authoritative

While numerous firms in the residential off-site construction space push the limits of innovation, one company is distinguishing itself through a deeply localized approach to expansion across North America. Massachusetts-based Reframe Systems is betting that its microfactory concept, which relies on relatively small facilities in different markets, can deliver housing more efficiently. These microfactories can