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• CFPB’s ECOA proposal raises alarms over women’s ability to get a mortgage December 12, 2025
  The CFPB's proposed changes to ECOA rules could limit credit access for women, communities of color and rural residents.
  Sarah Wolak
• New View Advisors floats sweeping changes to HECM, HMBS programs December 12, 2025
  New View Advisors urges HUD to cut upfront MIP and simplify HECM products, citing rising private-label share and MMI Fund strength.
  Neil Pierson
• Settlor integrates with DataTrace to streamline title searches December 12, 2025
  Settlor users can access DataTrace tools directly within Settlor’s title production system — eliminating the need to switch platforms.
  Jonathan Delozier
• HUD investigating Boston housing policies, alleging discrimination against white residents December 12, 2025
  Accusations include encouraging banks and real estate developers to focus on communities occupied by people of color.
  Jonathan Delozier
• Don Goettling goes all in with Momentum Builder December 12, 2025
  Don Goettling, a 39-year mortgage veteran, shifts his focus at Momentum Builder as he aims to provide vital resources and community support.
  Sarah Wolak
• CMLS unveils new 2026 board, names Nicole Jensen chair December 12, 2025
  The 2026 board contains many returning directors, plus newly elected directors Shayne Fairley and Jerry Legrand.
  Brooklee Han
• REMAX Results acquires REMAX Unlimited in Florida expansion December 12, 2025
  REMAX Results acquired REMAX Unlimited, adding two Florida offices and 49 agents as part of its Southeast expansion.
  Brooklee Han
• Sitewire launches AI tools to streamline pre-construction risk review December 12, 2025
  Sitewire’s BudgetIQ and PermitIQ use AI to automate budget checks and permit research, reducing manual work for small residential builders.
  Tyler Williams
• Why invisible risk will define homebuilding’s 2026 reality December 12, 2025
  Builders often talk about “uncertainty” as if it were a temporary fog that had to clear eventually. Rates will decline, the Fed will pivot, pent-up demand will return, migration will pick up again, and the longstanding pattern of structural underbuilding will resume.  The idea that the industry’s biggest risks come from the outside—and that the […]
  John McManus
• U.S. House unveils Housing for the 21st Century Act December 12, 2025
  Provisions include revisiting safety standards for mid-rise buildings, streamlining environmental reviews and adjusting multifamily loans.
  Jonathan Delozier, Flávia Furlan Nunes