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Best DSCR Lenders in Greater Boston for Real Estate Investors (2026)
Boston REIA’s guide to finding the right DSCR lender for rental properties, BRRRR investments, short-term rentals, and growing a real estate portfolio. If you’re investing
REMAX co-founder Gail Liniger dies at 81
REMAX co-founder Gail Liniger, who helped pioneer the agent-centric brokerage model that reshaped residential real estate, has passed away at 81, the company announced Thursday.
Reverse mortgage planning with the 2027 Social Security COLA
Recent estimates show that Social Security recipients could receive a larger-than-usual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2027. But seniors — including homeowners seeking to tap their
FirstTeam promotes Lauren Henss to chief marketing and strategy officer
Lauren Henss has been promoted to chief marketing and strategy officer at FirstTeam, effective immediately, the brokerage announced on Thursday. Henss joined FirstTeam in 2024
Clear Cooperation policy helped drive the surge in private listings
The debate over private listings keeps getting framed as a story about brokerages hiding inventory from the market. That framing gets the story backward. The
Velocity acquires Toorak's business-purpose lending platform
Toorak Capital LLC is selling its operating platform to Velocity Financial Inc. and a $3 billion business-purpose loan (BPL) portfolio to a third-party investment firm,
MBA PAPI shows July mortgage payments dipped
Homebuyer affordability improved in July as the median monthly mortgage payment for purchase applicants fell to $2,175, down from $2,191 in June, according to the
Trump’s bid to remove Lisa Cook over mortgage claims challenged
Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook’s attorney pushed back on President Donald Trump’s renewed attempt to remove her from the Fed board over mortgage fraud allegations,
How brokerages can cut agent churn with weekly one on ones
The agents walking out of your brokerage outproduce the ones you bring in to replace them. Courted’s 2025 recruiting and retention report put numbers on
Realtors are putting serious hours into their communities
Nearly two-thirds of Realtors volunteer in their communities every month, while 84% made charitable donations over the past year, according to the National Association of
Cost per lead is easy, cost per closed deal tells the truth
I talk to a lot of team leads and most can quote its response time. Under five minutes. First to call wins.I understand why. Most
LeadingRE expands to 500 plus firms after 20 new members
Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (LeadingRE) added 20 new member brokerages in the first half of 2026, expanding its independently owned network across
MBA mortgage applications dip 1% as refinance slips 2%
Mortgage applications decreased 1% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey for the week ending
Mortgage lenders weigh AI, alternative data and credit models
Mortgage lenders have been hurtling toward a new credit scoring regime centered on FICO 10T, VantageScore 4.0 and a broader array of borrower data. But
Vishal Garg strikes back with lawsuit against Better board
Founder Vishal Garg has sued Better Home & Finance Holding Co., interim CEO Daniel Lewis and six fellow board members, alleging they illegally entrenched themselves
Why Ryan Serhant refuses to buy his way to brokerage growth
Over the past few years, SERHANT. has grown from a heavily New York City-concentrated firm with roughly 650 agents to a brokerage that spans 19