Newrez has agreed to pay $15.5 million to resolve a multistate examination that found the mortgage servicer improperly charged some borrowers for lender-placed insurance despite having evidence of existing homeowners insurance, according to a settlement agreement signed Wednesday. The settlement agreement, reached with state mortgage regulators in 46 states and the District of Columbia, includes […]

As artificial intelligence changes how real estate data is accessed, analyzed and deployed, two of the nation’s largest MLS leaders say the industry needs to rethink the infrastructure governing that data — and give brokerages far more visibility into how their information is being used. During a discussion at HousingWire’s AI Summit, NorthStar MLS CEO

More than 2.5 million properties across the 10 most exposed western states face a moderate or greater risk of wildfire damage, representing nearly $1.4 trillion in reconstruction cost value (RCV), according to Cotality’s 2026 Wildfire Risk Report. The analysis, released Wednesday, highlights a growing concern for insurers, reinsurers, investors and homeowners. It explains that losses