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The case for seller choice: Why exposure is a strategy and not a setting

Mar 27, 2026 · 3:45 PM Steve Salinas HousingWire

Gary Keller is one of the most consequential figures in the history of residential real estate. In nearly five decades, few people have done more to…

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CoStar says Zillow copyright infringement now tops 53,000 photos

Mar 27, 2026 · 3:22 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

CoStar Group is claiming that Zillow ’s alleged infringement upon copyrighted photos owned by CoStar has continued despite the ongoing copyright…

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NEXA Lending targets recurring income model for loan originators

Mar 27, 2026 · 2:45 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

NEXA Lending announced Friday that it’s developing a new initiative aimed at allowing loan originators to participate in recurring income tied to the…

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HomeServices of America launches Maestro, an AI-backed operating system for its agents

Mar 27, 2026 · 2:45 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

HomeServices of America has launched Maestro, an enterprise-wide digital platform that pulls consumer search, CRM, marketing and transaction management into…

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Two Harbors scraps UWM deal, accepts cash bid from CCM

Mar 27, 2026 · 1:36 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Two Harbors Investment Corp. (TWO) has terminated its merger agreement with UWM Holdings Corp. and instead agreed to be acquired by rival CrossCountry…

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Mortgage rates now closer to 7% than 6% as the Iran war escalates

Mar 26, 2026 · 8:46 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Two weeks ago on CNBC , I talked about how the housing market was poised for growth for the first time in years — unless mortgage rates shot up due to the…

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Bill Pulte targets Letitia James with new criminal referrals

Mar 26, 2026 · 8:44 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte is again targeting New York Attorney General Letitia James , this time filing criminal referrals…

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The GSEs updated their rules for condo loans. Will they be helpful or harmful?

Mar 26, 2026 · 8:29 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac last week enacted updates to condominium project standards and property insurance rules for one- to four-unit properties and…

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Fort Worth growth resets the Dallas-Fort Worth housing map

Mar 26, 2026 · 8:28 PM Scott Finfer HousingWire

For the past decade, Dallas-Fort Worth’s housing story has been written in bold letters along the U.S. 75 corridor – Frisco, McKinney, Plano and every patch…

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‘Six-figure limit’ aims to halt Social Security trust fund insolvency

Mar 26, 2026 · 8:08 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

With the Social Security trust fund less than seven years from insolvency — at which point a 24% across-the-board benefit cut could be triggered — a new…

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