Author name: Ricky Vasquez

Nonbanks drive agency ARM increase as borrower leverage grows

Adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) remain a minority of total agency originations, but they have reemerged in 2026. This time, independent mortgage banks (IMBs) and more leveraged borrowers are driving a rise in market share, according to Polygon Research. The analysis, updated Monday by Polygon founder and CEO Val Buresch, found that ARMs rose to 3.34% of […]

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Shilo rolls out autonomous 1:1 AI coaching for agent calls

Shilo, an AI conversation analysis platform for real estate and mortgage teams, has launched 1:1 Coaching, an autonomous AI sales coach that conducts voice-to-voice one-on-one sessions with agents without a manager present, the company announced Tuesday. The Phoenix-based company says the product builds the coaching agenda from each agent’s own call data, runs the session,

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Zillow injunction hearing opens in MRED antitrust case

A two-day hearing regarding Zillow’s preliminary injunction motion in its ongoing antitrust battle with Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) and Compass International Holdings kicked off Wednesday morning in federal court in Chicago.  The hearing is focused on a motion Zillow filed in mid-May seeking to prevent the Chicagoland MLS from terminating its listing feed sent

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