
Luminate Bank acquires select assets of First State Mortgage Services
Luminate adds volume and a larger Midwest presence

Toll Brothers luxury moat meets a tougher market test
Cash buyers were 25% of deliveries, and the average loan-to-value was 69% in fiscal Q3

New tax on high-value second homes challenged in Rhode Island
Plaintiffs say the law should not target out-of-state residents who cannot vote in Rhode Island

Unlock MLS redefines participants, adds data licensing
Starting Sept. 15, platform brokerages must commercially license listing data feeds and pay a fee

91-year-old woman becomes Georgia’s oldest recent GED graduate - WSB-TV
91-year-old woman becomes Georgia’s oldest recent GED graduate WSB-TV

FHFA says GSE foreclosure prevention actions fell in May
Refi volume fell 29.9% as the average 30-year fixed rate rose to 6.44%, FHFA data revealed

MARTA announces increase for long-term parking rates
MARTA is increasing its long-term parking rates by $2 a day and reducing the free period in its paid parking facilities from 24 hours to 14 hours beginning Sept. 14. The move affects all paid long-term parking locations in the system but does not affect any of MARTA’s existing free daily parking lo

Leading Economic Indicators Flash Positive, Despite Dim Outlook by Consumers
As the question of affordability looms over homebuyers’ heads, recent reports by economists generally agree that the housing market is weighed down by economic and global constraints—though a new report offers some near-term reasons for optimism. The latest monthly Leading Economic Index (LEI) by no

Connecticut Realtor’s listing was used in a TikTok scam. Here’s the red flags to look out for
(TNS)–Two TikTok users shared posts about a Connecticut property for rent in July — but the property was never available to rent. The property, a three-bedroom home in Harwinton, originally was listed for sale for $599,000 by Hartford County-based Realtor Geena Becker. But on TikTok, the same proper









