Housing Industry News

Plain-English guidance on rates, home buying, and refinancing from the The Lending Stars team.

Housing Industry News

Veterans cite upfront costs as top VA loan barrier in 2026

May 5, 2026 · 12:53 PM Neil Brooks HousingWire

Nearly all veterans who have used a VA home loan, 98%, say they’re satisfied with the experience. Almost half say they couldn’t have purchased a home…

Read full article →
Housing Industry News

Generic AI won’t fix mortgage lending. Intelligent AI will.

May 5, 2026 · 07:05 AM Jay Arneja HousingWire

Mortgage lenders are rushing to adopt AI , but many are repeating a familiar mistake: using new technology to accelerate old processes. Faster paper-pushing…

Read full article →
Housing Industry News

Inside the 2026 housing market outlook: Key trends shaping homebuilders, capital and strategy

May 5, 2026 · 07:00 AM Builder Advisor Group HousingWire

The 2026 housing market is entering a new phase, shaped less by structural constraints and more by external forces influencing buyer confidence. At this…

Read full article →
Housing Industry News

UWM challenges Two Harbors board over rejection of $12 per share bid

May 4, 2026 · 09:42 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

UWM Holdings Corp . is challenging Two Harbors Investment Corp. ’s board after it rejected a $12 per share acquisition proposal in favor of an $11.30 per…

Read full article →
Housing Industry News

Real-REMAX deal: complementary models or culture clash?

May 4, 2026 · 09:08 PM Brooklee Han, Tracey Velt HousingWire

“ Where’s the upside here? ” That’s the question Steve Murray, the co-founder of RealTrends Consulting , keeps coming back to as the industry digests The…

Read full article →
Housing Industry News

The Gathering takeaway: how Olivia Clarke Homes wins in DFW

May 4, 2026 · 09:06 PM John McManus HousingWire

The story of American homebuilding is mostly one of bootstrapped businesses. They mostly get forged in hard circumstances, with a single, almost…

Read full article →
Housing Industry News

Green Brick leverages industry-leading margins to drive optionality

May 4, 2026 · 08:18 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

In an all-important way, Green Brick Partners operates as an anomaly. The Texas-based homebuilder continues to deliver the highest gross profit margin among…

Read full article →
Housing Industry News

eXp’s Wendy Forsythe on how women can break into the C-suite

May 4, 2026 · 07:53 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Photo by AJ Canaria/HousingWire’s The Gathering Even as as real estate talent pipelines overflow with qualified women, data shows little has changed in…

Read full article →
Housing Industry News

Iowa just reset property taxes to assist first-time homebuyers

May 4, 2026 · 07:49 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

Home builders now have a sharper incentive to pitch to prospective first-time homebuyers in Iowa after lawmakers passed a sweeping property tax overhaul on…

Read full article →
Housing Industry News

How real estate agent Deba Douglas turned buyer education into a 100-transaction business

May 4, 2026 · 06:36 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

After 16 years in education, Deba Douglas walked away from the classroom because she saw a different kind of learning gap. Today, the former high school and…

Read full article →
Ready to take the next step?

See rates tailored to your credit score and down payment. No credit pull. No SSN needed.

Get Pre-Approved Free See Today's Rates
Encrypted • NMLS #289106
Have questions? Reach out.

We answer mortgage questions from real borrowers every day.

[email protected]
Equal Housing Lender
The Lending Stars NMLS #289106 • Blue Sky Lending, LC NMLS #289106