Epique Realty CEO Josh Miller offers 3-point fix for agent tech adoption

Josh Miller, CEO and co-founder of Epique Realty, told attendees at Tuesday’s HousingWire AI Summit that the real estate industry’s most expensive technology investments are often the least used. He offered a three-part prescription to solve the problem. Brokerages spend thousands of dollars on tool

Mortgage insurers face larger safety net rule for VantageScore 4.0

Mortgage insurers will be required to keep a larger safety net for mortgages originated using VantageScore 4.0 than for comparable loans using Classic FICO, according to new guidance from the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs). In late July, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac published a new grid for t

NFL Player Sauce Gardner Sues Contractor for $1.4 Million Over Failed Renovation of Abandoned Detroit Building

Indianapolis Colts star Sauce Gardner has filed a lawsuit against a Michigan construction company—claiming that the business failed to carry out renovations to a $935,000 abandoned apartment building in Detroit, despite receiving a $500,000 deposit to secure its services. The NFL athlete—whose real

Mortgage Rates Predicted To Rise Before Settling Back to 6.5% Next Year

Rising rates are weighing on the housing market, and the uncomfortable levels above 6% might be here for the medium term, capital markets firm Optimal Blue estimated in its latest report. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has been on a steady upward march for six weeks—hitting 6.69% last week, up from