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Dark Matter launches Developer Portal for an open API ecosystem

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Dark Matter Technologies unveiled a new Developer Portal Thursday during its second annual Horizon user conference. The Developer Portal marks an evolution for Dark Matter’s Empower loan origination system (LOS), moving from API access to “a fully open API ecosystem.”

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Trapped by design: Why America’s housing market is stuck — and what the rest of the world can teach us

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policymakers scramble for answers, countries abroad have already developed and deployed practical solutions. The core insight: a well-designed financial product can serve both borrowers and lenders without creating systemic friction. In todays environment, that design is becoming a liability. Its a design problem.

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Texas senator urges DOJ investigation of Muslim-led real estate development

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Department of Justice to investigate EPIC City, a real estate development near Josephine, Texas , citing personal concerns that it may violate the constitutional rights of non-Muslims. EPIC City background According to the developers website, EPIC City will include single-family and multifamily homes, parks, schools, businesses and a mosque.

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Florida has built 77,000 new homes in high-risk flood areas

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Developers continue to build in these areas with few obvious signs of slowing, the story said. “La Climate change is having a pronounced impact on the housing market, particularly when it comes to the accelerating risks of extreme weather events in areas that were already vulnerable to impact.

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HUD announces $72.6M in new Native American community grants

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Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday announced the disbursement of $72.6 million in new funding under the Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) program, adding up to $2 million to 38 individual community recipients to bolster housing development , expansion and preservation.

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Would you trust a robot to help grandma age in place? You might need to

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And actual robotic assistance is something being developed in other parts of the world, including through government endorsement of the idea. In Japan, robot development is being encouraged by the government, industry, and academia, with a general optimism towards their application, the article explained.

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The Southern housing markets poised to become boomtowns

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Using growth indicators that measure upcoming construction and development, southern metros take eight spots in the top 10 list. in builder/developer land, 4% in recent build and 1.1% Southern housing markets have dominated growth lists over the last few years, and a report by CoreLogic today shows Southern markets are still hot.