Class-Action Suit Claims Better, Ex-CEO Garg Intentionally Misled Investors

A federal securities class-action lawsuit has been filed against national online mortgage lender Better Home & Finance (commonly known as Better), its controversial founder and former CEO Vishal Garg, and its current CFO Loveen Advani. The suit alleges that Better violated federal securities laws by

Relational or Transactional? Strategies to Beat the Big Boxes

The more things change… As cutting-edge tech stacks, company consolidations and other new developments impact the residential real estate industry, there is and likely always will be one thing the big-box brokerages cannot match or exceed. And that’s the fact that agents and brokers, with their hype

Gateless Smart Underwrite earns AZP Platinum AI certification

AZP cited 230,000 loans with no reported claims and a framework focused on governance and auditability

Mortgage Calculator: Here’s How Much You Need To Buy a $430K Home at a 7.03% Rate

Mortgage rates climbed to a 20-month high this week as the average rate on a 30-year fixed home loan jumped 8 basis points to 7.03% for the week ending Sept. 24, moving up from 6.95% the previous week to reach its highest level since January 2025, according to Freddie Mac. Driven upward by spiking i