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Social Security 2100 Act seeks higher benefits, long-term program solvency

Aug 3, 2026 · 07:42 PM Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

A sweeping Social Security reform bill reintroduced in the House of Representatives would boost benefits for millions of Americans, change how…

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OriginPoint adds $165M Halliday-Levin team to boost West Coast mortgage presence

Aug 3, 2026 · 07:13 PM Neil Pierson, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Chicago-based mortgage lender OriginPoint has hired top-producing loan officers Erin Halliday and Jon Levin from New American Funding , where they operated…

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JPMorgan Chase plots $750B housing push to fund 1M affordable units

Aug 3, 2026 · 06:41 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

JPMorgan Chase plans to deploy more than $750 billion for housing through 2035, including financing for 1 million affordable units and help for 500,000…

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Taylor Larza to lead new PulteGroup Florida Panhandle division

Aug 3, 2026 · 06:21 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

PulteGroup will expand its footprint in the Sunshine State with a new Florida Panhandle division, positioning one of the nation’s largest homebuilders to…

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Borrowers sue LGI Homes and loanDepot, alleging deceptive sales scheme

Aug 3, 2026 · 05:16 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Florida homebuyers have filed a class-action lawsuit accusing LGI Homes , loanDepot and their joint venture , LGI Mortgage Solutions LLC , of running an…

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Introducing the 2026 HousingWire Insiders

Aug 3, 2026 · 04:55 PM Lesley Collins HousingWire

HousingWire is proud to announce the 2026 class of Insiders, recognizing 85 operational leaders whose expertise, execution and leadership are helping shape…

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RealAnalytica launches AI workforce for real estate

Aug 3, 2026 · 04:50 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

RealAnalytica has launched Atlas Agents, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered workforce designed to help real estate brokerages and agents automate…

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Atlantic Coast Mortgage names Keith Cross SVP of builder relations

Aug 3, 2026 · 04:29 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Atlantic Coast Mortgage ( ACM ) announced on Monday that it has appointed Keith Cross as senior vice president of builder relations. Cross will focus on…

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American Real Estate Association targets advocacy growth as membership climbs toward 100,000

Aug 3, 2026 · 04:13 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Entrepreneurship isn’t new to Compass agent Jason Haber. But building a national trade association is a different challenge. Over the past two and a half…

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Compass claims a $5,590 Zillow tax, but the maths not mathing

Aug 3, 2026 · 02:56 PM Darryl Davis HousingWire

Compass put out research this week saying homes shown on Zillow sold for 1.3% less than homes Zillow had banned. Within two days, three different groups of…

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