Did BitPay help a man buy a house with Bitcoin?

Could you elaborate on the recent report suggesting that BitPay facilitated a man's purchase of a house using Bitcoin? Specifically, I'm interested in knowing the following: Did BitPay indeed provide the platform or service that enabled this transaction? If so, how did the process work? Was it a direct payment from the buyer's Bitcoin wallet to the seller, or did BitPay act as an intermediary? Also, what were the main challenges and considerations in making such a transaction possible? Finally, what implications does this have for the wider adoption of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the real estate market?