May 2026

Valuation and mortgage solutions company Atlas VMS on Thursday announced the launch of Atlas LoanShield, an insurance-backed appraisal warranty designed to protect mortgage lenders from financial losses tied to appraisal defects that lead to loan repurchase demands. Loan repurchase risk remains a key concern for originators and aggregators as agencies and investors continue to scrutinize […]

In Corina Lessa’s view, “real estate is the most powerful force shaping human civilization.”  “Behind the real estate industry, there are leaders that are making the decisions that are shaping this industry,” Lessa, the broker-owner of Tampa Bay Key Real Estate told attendees on Thursday at the Women of Influence Forum during HousingWire’s The Gathering

North Carolina House Democrats will take another shot at sweeping housing reform. Several cycles of defeat on similar legislation loom in their rearview mirror. Undaunted by a string of previously unsuccessful efforts and banking on a redoubled surge of political will to address housing affordability, lawmakers introduced House Bill 1056, titled “Relieving Housing Bottlenecks,” on