• Why hazard insurance is becoming a housing market constraint,Jody Kahn, JK Housing Advisory

    Why hazard insurance is becoming a housing market constraint

    The U.S. needs a new strategy to address the significant recovery costs following large-scale disasters Disasters such as fires, floods and tornadoes are striking a widening geographic area across our country, and their frequency appears to be rising. The cobbled-together framework of consumers’ haz

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  • HECM for Purchase has been grounded. Reverse mortgage pros are trying to give it wings,Neil Pierson

    HECM for Purchase has been grounded. Reverse mortgage pros are trying to give it wings

    Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) have long been the gold standard product set for reverse mortgage originators, but they became a minority share of the market earlier this year as proprietary loan volume exceeded HECM volume in the first quarter of 2026. While private-label reverse mortgages

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  • Jessica Edgerton’s plan for CMLS amid MLS uncertainty,Brooklee Han

    Jessica Edgerton’s plan for CMLS amid MLS uncertainty

    Jessica Edgerton is taking the reins of the Council of MLSs (CMLS) at a time when the industry is grappling with countless questions regarding its purpose, identity and future utility. And while this may cause some to high tail it in the opposite direction, Edgerton said this is exactly why she deci

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