Fannie Mae taps Palantir to detect ‘rampant’ mortgage fraud

Head of mortgage giants’ federal regulator, Bill Pulte, has made fraud an issue after leveling accusations against Trump opponent Letitia James. Continue reading

Compass recruits Aspen, Colorado, agents away from Douglas Elliman

The six agents include Marian Lansburgh, Jennifer Engel, Raifie Bass, Wendy Wogan, Julia Herman and Lauren Garrity — all of whom have worked together for decades. Continue reading

RealPage may catch break under Trump’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’

Rental software company RealPage could soon see a reprieve from state and local efforts to ban its algorithmic pricing system thanks to a new tax bill passed Thursday by the House of Representatives under President Trump’s administration. Continue reading

How this ‘Truman Show’ moment may unravel NAR’s settlement

Tanya Monestier’s appeal to the commission settlement isn’t just a legal challenge, compliance expert Summer Goralik writes. It’s a reality check the industry didn’t see coming. Continue reading

UrbanDigs relaunches UD Advisor service with new features

The new rendition of UD Advisor adds upgraded visual presentations, quicker report delivery times, a scalable version of the service for teams or entire brokerages and an appraiser slide. Continue reading

Rently, Local Logic link up to enhance vacancy marketing

Local Logic’s hyper-local marketing data will help Rently users and their applicants know more about what surrounds an available rental. Continue reading

What if real estate agents bought and sold countries?

Just for fun, Chris Drayer crunches the numbers to see which countries are buyer opportunities, which are seller plays and which hold must-watch investment potential. Continue reading

Have you been using AI wrong? This missing piece unlocks real results

Starting today, trainer Bernice Ross writes, you can train your favorite artificial intelligence platform to create more intentional, purposeful and personal outputs for your real estate business. Continue reading

New to networking? 10 tips to make the most of your connections

Relationships can lead to referrals, which can lead to revenue, Nikki Beauchamp writes. It all starts with the right network. Here’s how to grow yours. Continue reading

What Disney’s Magic app can teach us about consumer experience

Compliance expert Summer Goralik shares how Disneyland’s digital reinvention reveals what the real estate industry must protect: access, transparency and the power of innovation. Continue reading