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Rocket Pro’s July Power Play offers same-day approvals, 12-day clear to close

Jul 7, 2026 · 03:00 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Rocket Pro is doubling down on speed, pricing and technology with its July “Power Play” initiative , extending broker pricing incentives while introducing…

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Private listings are changing the MLS record lenders rely on

Jul 7, 2026 · 01:51 PM Bruce Ailion HousingWire

The fight between Compass, the country’s largest brokerage, and Zillow, its largest listing portal, has been covered as a corporate turf war — dueling…

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Kelley Blue Book launches home valuation platform

Jul 7, 2026 · 01:00 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Kelley Blue Book , a name synonymous with trusted automobile valuations, is the latest non-traditional player looking to make some waves in the real estate…

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A new MLS value proposition from North Texas Real Estate Information Systems: Pay the brokers

Jul 7, 2026 · 01:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

North Texas Real Estate Information Systems, Inc . (NTREIS) has launched NTREIS Rewards, a new incentive program that returns a portion of MLS-generated…

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Congress has a chance to expand affordable homeownership. It shouldn’t waste it.

Jul 7, 2026 · 07:41 AM Mark Weiss HousingWire

America’s housing affordability crisis has reached a breaking point. Home prices remain out of reach for millions of families, apartment rents continue to…

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San Diego to get more transit housing density as SB 79 row settles

Jul 6, 2026 · 09:19 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

San Diego has spent recent years earning a reputation as one of California’s most aggressive housing builders, streamlining permits citywide. But city…

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$95M funding, USLBM deal back Higharc AI push in homebuilding

Jul 6, 2026 · 08:47 PM John McManus HousingWire

Artificial intelligence has reached homebuilding’s proving ground. Not the proving ground for a demo or a pitch deck, nor the conference-stage jumbo-screen…

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ONE Sotheby’s International Realty adds sales director

Jul 6, 2026 · 08:19 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

ONE Sotheby’s International Realty has appointed Shelley Figueroa as sales director in its development division, where she will oversee sales for Anantara…

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TitleEase integrates with Contract2Close platform

Jul 6, 2026 · 08:02 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

TitleEase has launched a software integration with transaction management platform Contract2Close.com that allows real estate agents and mortgage loan…

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NAR tells members to report Realtor brand misuse

Jul 6, 2026 · 07:50 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

As part of its three year strategic plan, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) promised members the trade group would work to “elevate” the Realtor…

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