Trump’s first-term budget requests could foreshadow the future of HUD funding

President Donald Trump has wasted no time implementing his agenda, having signed a flurry of executive orders and memos last week, including some that have a direct impact on the housing industry.He began last week with a memo calling for a blanket freeze on foreign aid and federal grants. A day lat

Busy day: Optimal Blue pushes out seven new mortgage products

Mortgage technology technology Optimal Blue on Tuesday announced a series of new products and innovations at its inaugural Optimal Blue Summit user conference in San Diego.The company first announced the launch of a new artificial intelligence-powered assistant. The new product, dubbed Ask Obi, will

Boomers, or boogeymen? The ‘silver tsunami’ brings anxiety and opportunity

The so-called “silver tsunami” — referring to some kind of “rush” of older people into certain places, out of the workforce or to their housing stock, depending on who you talk to — is likely to have serious economic ramifications with negative potential, or a lot of upside potential due to the ways