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Summer heat sets in across Northeast housing markets

Aug 14, 2026 · 8:28 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

The Northeast continues to command a disproportionate share of the nation’s hottest housing markets, with four of the top five metros located in New England…

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Appeals court reboots NYC pied-à-terre tax rollout after pause

Aug 14, 2026 · 7:38 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

New York City’s ultra-rich started the week with a reprieve from having to prove residency to avoid a pied-à-terre tax. But as the week ends, the reprieve…

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Why 2026 foreclosure gains are not a housing crash signal

Aug 14, 2026 · 7:20 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

The quarterly New York Fed foreclosure data came out for Q2, and once again — to the surprise of many doomers — the index fell slightly, still below 2019…

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Radian sells real estate services, plans title sale to PLACE

Aug 14, 2026 · 6:59 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Radian Group has completed the sale of its real estate services business and agreed to sell its title insurance business to PLACE , marking a key step in…

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ARA expands advocacy, hires John Blount to lead lobbying

Aug 14, 2026 · 5:32 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The American Real Estate Association (ARA) announced Friday that John Blount will serve as the Mauricio Umansky and Jason Haber-founded trade group’s chief…

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LGI Homes is trying to remove the reasons buyers keep waiting

Aug 14, 2026 · 4:26 PM John McManus HousingWire

Winning the game of a momentum-free and uncertainty-filled new-home market is like winning at Cat’s Cradle. You can lose to the game if you don’t play…

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NRMLA asks CFPB for new reverse mortgage disclosure framework

Aug 14, 2026 · 4:24 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

The National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association ( NRMLA ) is urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) to overhaul reverse mortgage…

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Wyoming MLSs object to NAR settlement data sharing notice

Aug 14, 2026 · 4:13 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

MLS in Wyoming have some thoughts to share on Judge Stephen Bough’s recent authorization of the Gibson and Sitzer/Burnett commission lawsuit plaintiffs to…

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Better pushes back on Garg’s bid to regain control, citing losses and board concerns

Aug 14, 2026 · 3:38 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Better Home & Finance Holding Co. on Friday pushed back against efforts by former CEO Vishal Garg to regain control of the company, accusing him of a…

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Zillow layoff details show severance terms and senior roles cut

Aug 14, 2026 · 3:19 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

It has been over a week since Zillow laid off over 500 employees , representing roughly 7% of its staff, in what the company has called an “organizational…

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