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Felicia Grumet on why the best career moves often feel uncomfortable

May 28, 2026 · 3:01 PM Lesley Collins HousingWire

As part of HousingWire ’s Editor’s Choice awards spotlight series, we’re spotlighting past Women of Influence honorees whose careers, leadership and…

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LadderUp expands rent-to-homeownership model

May 28, 2026 · 2:12 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

LadderUp Housing announced on Thursday that it received an investment from the Richard King Mellon Foundation to expand its rent-to-homeownership model into…

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NAR REACH taps real estate firms for tech program

May 28, 2026 · 2:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Second Century Ventures , the strategic investment arm of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and operator of the REACH accelerator program,…

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Beeline moves to fully acquire AI tech firm MagicBlocks

May 28, 2026 · 1:45 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Beeline Holdings Inc . has signed a letter of intent to acquire the remaining stake in MagicBlocks , an AI-focused real estate technology firm that powers…

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Fix follow-up first to convert more real estate leads

May 28, 2026 · 1:00 PM Darryl Davis HousingWire

Ask 10 agents what’s broken in their business. Nine will say lead generation, which means nine out of 10 will be wrong. The real leak is almost never at the…

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A start-up with a deep tech pedigree launches AI to train the trades

May 28, 2026 · 11:11 AM Tyler Williams HousingWire

For a decade and a half coming out of the Global Financial Crisis and housing crash of the 20-oughts, a shortage of skilled labor has bedeviled homebuilders…

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AI paralysis is real. Here’s how to move past it

May 28, 2026 · 7:38 AM Ryan Ozonian HousingWire

The conversation around artificial intelligence has reached a tipping point. For many professionals, the barrier is no longer skepticism. It’s saturation.…

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The insurance market at halftime: What builders need to know for the rest of 2026

May 28, 2026 · 7:00 AM Alan Umaly HousingWire

The spring housing market came in with genuine momentum. Mortgage rates had moderated. Affordability was improving at the margins. Pent-up buyer demand was…

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New research: Homebuyers value digital mortgage solutions

May 28, 2026 · 7:00 AM ServiceLink HousingWire

High rates and low inventories have beleaguered homebuyers for far too long. At a time when they should be exhilarated at the prospect of making their…

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Make payments with a reverse mortgage?

May 28, 2026 · 6:53 AM Dan Hultquist HousingWire

Most homeowners who obtain a reverse mortgage do it for one primary reason: to eliminate the required monthly principal and interest mortgage payment. And…

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