George Morales on proprietary reverse mortgages and MISMO standards

The UK housing market showed increased property stock for buyers in May 2026, while the rental sector experienced a further decline in available properties, according to data from Propertymark. The estate agency trade body’s Housing Insight Report reveals that prospective buyer registrations fell to an average of 64 per branch in May, down from 78…

Britain’s housing shortage and weak economic growth stem from decades of restrictive planning policy rather than a lack of available land, according to a new report from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA). The briefing argues that the country’s inability to build sufficient homes, commercial property and infrastructure has become a major barrier to economic…

The loan did not stay with the original lender. The trustee says it was assigned into the trust effective May 20, 2026, the securitization step that places a loan into a CMBS pool.  The filing then sets out the alleged defaults. It says two of the loan’s guarantors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New Jersey on…

The housing market is gaining slight momentum as the summer winds down, but demand remains subdued overall.  U.S. pending home sales edged up 0.4% week over week during the four weeks ending August 9 on a seasonally adjusted basis, offering a small boost to this summer’s sluggish housing market. Mortgage-purchase applications rose 3% week over…

Claude agents are killing rival agents, gaming the system to hide their tracks, and expressing moral concerns. That’s according to Anthropic’s latest risk report, a summary of the dangers posed by the products the company is building and releasing to the public. In the report, Anthropic said it has upgraded its “misalignment risk assessment,” the…

SpaceX wants to turn Starlink Mobile into a full-fledged mobile carrier, and it expects to hit the Big Three wireless giants in the process. During SpaceX’s first earnings call since its June IPO, President Gwynne Shotwell said the company plans to launch its next-generation Starlink Mobile satellites in 2027 and start providing an upgraded service…