Is virtual staging finally ready for its close-up? We think it is. The days of AI-staged photos that look more like Salvador Dali paintings than comfy living rooms or HGTV-ready kitchens are long gone. The images today’s virtual staging companies can create using AI are shockingly realistic and, dare we say it, stylish. AI can […]
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Wednesday brought the first of this week’s two key inflation reports. While the Producer Price Index (PPI) is the lesser of the two in terms of potential impact on rates, it came in far enough below expectations to make for a measurable improvement. The catch is that the improvement in question pertains to the underlying
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Tenant interest in rent reporting has grown since the Federal Housing Finance Agency reaffirmed plans to include those payments in mortgage credit decisions. Instances of self-reported rent are up so far in 2025, at 13% compared to 11% in 2024, according to credit bureau TransUnion. That could help increase the use of a credit score
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