Author name: Ricky Vasquez

HUD audit warns 1,237 reverse mortgage accounts may run out

An audit from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that more than 1,200 reverse mortgage borrowers could exhaust funds set aside to pay property taxes and insurance years earlier than expected, potentially exposing HUD to hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. The audit, released May […]

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Before you paste AI copy into the MLS, run this checklist

AI is proving valuable in real estate marketing, quickly turning rough notes into first drafts and maintaining message consistency across channels. It helps solo agents match output from larger brokerages. Used effectively, AI is a practical tool that frees agents to focus on pricing, advising, negotiating and detail management that drive transactions. But efficiency does

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Real estate consolidation shifts from brands to tech ecosystems

The real estate industry is entering a new era of consolidation where technology infrastructure — not just brand scale — is becoming the primary driver of enterprise value. Recent acquisitions by Compass, eXp World Holdings and The Real Brokerage illustrate how brokerages increasingly view proprietary software, artificial intelligence (AI) and integrated operational systems as future

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