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The truth about the jobs data in 2026

Jun 5, 2026 · 03:48 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Don’t call it a comeback, the labor market has been here for years, sending those recession scrubs back to another hemisphere. I digress with my Gen X music…

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Trump says FHFA Director Bill Pulte will not serve as permanent DNI

Jun 5, 2026 · 03:06 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency ( FHFA ), will not be the permanent director of national intelligence (DNI), President Donald…

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US adds 172,000 jobs in May, April data revised up

Jun 5, 2026 · 02:06 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

The U.S. economy’s strong job growth continued in May, adding 172,000 total nonfarm payroll jobs, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of…

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2026 The Thousand: Yeatman Group scales after 747 sides in 2025

Jun 5, 2026 · 01:00 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

While some real estate team leaders begin their careers as solo agents, expanding into a team only when they feel established enough, being a team leader is…

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RealTrends Verified 2026 shows higher sales volume for teams, agents in 2025

Jun 5, 2026 · 11:00 AM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Despite yet another year of sluggish home sales , the nation’s top-performing real estate agents and teams continued to produce strong results in 2025. Over…

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Berkshire Taylor Morrison deal puts vertical integration in focus

Jun 4, 2026 · 09:08 PM John McManus HousingWire

Berkshire Hathaway’s planned acquisition of Taylor Morrison has opened the door for us to explore a set of uber-themed questions: about homebuilders’…

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Ten years after: Schaefer Homes revs up its engines for growth

Jun 4, 2026 · 08:24 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

After spending much of its first decade laying the groundwork for growth, Maryland-based Schaefer Homes emerged as the eighth-fastest-growing homebuilder by…

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NALHFA: HUD cuts would worsen housing affordability challenges

Jun 4, 2026 · 07:28 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Affordable housing advocates are warning that proposed reductions to several key U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs could make…

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Secondary mortgage market waits for data, creates workarounds amid shift to alternative credit scores

Jun 4, 2026 · 07:11 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Mortgage lenders are rolling out new credit scoring models , but in the secondary market, investors and credit rating agencies are awaiting additional…

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Achieve expands fixed-rate HELOC with $700,000 cap

Jun 4, 2026 · 06:53 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Achieve has expanded its fixed-rate home equity line of credit (HELOC) program, raising the maximum loan amount to $700,000 and lowering its lowest…

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