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New York City posts notice of new tax levy to pied-a-terre owners

Jul 27, 2026 · 9:52 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

Tax attorneys and accountants are about to make bank helping owners of non-primary homes navigate New York City’s pied-à-terre tax notifications, which…

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Lot demand shifts to terms and timing at Forestar, Five Point

Jul 27, 2026 · 8:27 PM John McManus HousingWire

In 2024 and early 2025, homebuilders large, medium and small were smitten with the strategic notion of “land light.” In 2026, and for the near future, most…

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Ruth Reffkin launches Compass real estate team in NYC

Jul 27, 2026 · 8:04 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Although she’s no stranger to the real estate industry, Ruth Reffkin, the mother of C ompass International Holdings founder and CEO Robert Reffkin, has…

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Agent movement stalls as retention takes hold in Q2

Jul 27, 2026 · 7:28 PM Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The landscape for real estate agent recruiting is undergoing a structural shift, with agents increasingly choosing to move within their existing brand…

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FirstTeam Real Estate, Purlin partner on AI-powered operations

Jul 27, 2026 · 6:13 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

FirstTeam Real Estate has partnered with Purlin to deploy an AI-powered operating system across the brokerage, giving agents a unified platform for managing…

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MBA’s HMDA analysis finds proprietary reverse mortgages jumped 118% in 2025

Jul 27, 2026 · 6:06 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Proprietary reverse mortgages continued to gain market share in 2025, fueled by rapid growth in originations and larger loan balances, according to a…

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MBA warns FHFA about changing manufactured home definition in Duty to Serve rule

Jul 27, 2026 · 5:53 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is urging the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to move carefully as it finalizes changes to its Duty to Serve…

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BKeeperAI launches AI-powered text messaging expense assistant for real estate

Jul 27, 2026 · 5:22 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

BKeeperAI has officially launched its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered expense assistant designed to help real estate professionals and independent…

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NJHMFA sells $40M in tax credits to boost affordable housing development

Jul 27, 2026 · 5:20 PM Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) has sold $40 million in state tax credits to several corporations to help finance affordable and…

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Mortgage servicers face higher costs from transfers and regulation

Jul 27, 2026 · 5:19 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

The cost to service mortgages is rising for reasons that extend beyond a recent increase in borrower delinquencies. That’s according to Erik Eggers, chief…

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