• Lawmakers urge FTC to probe real estate referral practices,Brooklee Han

    Lawmakers urge FTC to probe real estate referral practices

    Two federal lawmakers are urging Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson to investigate the referral practices of online real estate platforms.  In a letter sent to Chairman Ferguson last Friday, Representatives Jennifer McClellan and Donald Beyer, both Democrats from Virginia, claim

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  • Florida, California counties top ATTOM list of high-risk housing markets,HousingWire Automation

    Florida, California counties top ATTOM list of high-risk housing markets

    Unemployment and foreclosure activity were the primary drivers of housing market risk in the first quarter of 2026, with clusters of vulnerable counties in Florida and California along with safer markets concentrated in Tennessee, according to ATTOM‘s Housing Impact Report released Thursday. ATTOM’s

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  • Better, Coinbase fund Fannie Mae-backed bitcoin mortgage,Sarah Wolak, HousingWire Automation

    Better, Coinbase fund Fannie Mae-backed bitcoin mortgage

    Better Home & Finance Holding Co. and Coinbase have funded what the companies say is the first Fannie Mae-backed mortgage in the U.S. that uses bitcoin as collateral, marking a new step in the integration of digital assets into mainstream housing finance. The companies announced Thursday that they p

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