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Mortgage servicing startup Valon raises $100M in Series C funding round

Fast-growing mortgage servicing platform Valon has secured $100 million in a Series C funding round, the company announced this week. The latest investment — led by New York investment firm WestCap and Silicon Valley venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz — brings the total amount of capital raised by Valon to $230 million since its launch…

RESPA Section 8 reforms and modernizations are sorely needed, MBA says

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) on Thursday released a new white paper, which argues that Section 8 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) is in need of reform and modernization to better reflect “today’s highly-regulated mortgage market.” Dec. 22, 2024, will mark the 50th anniversary of RESPA being signed into law by President…

Alexia Rodriguez shares how KW Cares supports agents during catastrophes

In the newest episode of the RealTrending podcast, host Tracey Velt sits down with KW Cares CEO Alexia Rodriguez to discuss how the nonprofit wing of Keller Williams Realty supports agents during times of turmoil. The conversation is timely in light of the recent onslaughts from hurricanes Milton and Helene in Florida and North Carolina,…