Tech Pulse: AI Summit delves deep on housing industry impacts
Read on for a rundown of speakers who shared expert insight at this past week’s HousingWire AI Summit in Dallas.
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LeadingRE adds Rejig.ai to preferred vendor program
Rejig.ai provides automated digital marketing tools for real estate agents, teams and brokerages, such as AI-generated avatar videos.
Redfin: Multifamily housing permits fall from pandemic highs
Developers secured an average of 12.8 permits for buildings with at least five units per 10,000 people from July 2024 through June 2025.
Future unveils Alpha, an in-house AI mortgage system
Future Mortgage is currently beta testing Alpha in-house and plans to roll it out to all brokers in the first quarter of 2026.
NEXA Mortgage hires Eric Mitchell to help boost LO count
Mitchell will serve as a “key hire” recruiting partner for NEXA, newly appointed chief operating officer Jason duPont said in an interview with HousingWire.
Mosaik expands reach with three real estate partnerships
Moves include becoming a LeadingRE preferred vendor and securing a first formal partnership with a Realtor association.
TransUnion: Mortgage, home equity lending grow despite high rates
Rate-and-term refinances climbed 44% and cash-out refis increased 15%. Home equity originations had their strongest annual growth since 2022.
Shareholder Edge One Capital proposes Fannie-Freddie exit without higher rates
The firm is proposing a road map to return the GSEs to private ownership without the consequence of higher mortgage rates.
Mortgage rates drop to another new low for 2025
Mortgage rates reached a new 2025 low on Wednesday, despite core inflation running at 3.1% year over year, according to the CPI report.
simpliHŌM founder Miku talks commission splits, goal to go public
With targeted expansion plans and ambitions for international reach, the company is positioning itself for bold moves in the years ahead.