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Hollywood, Florida invokes Live Local 4.0 to battle Broward County

Jun 4, 2026 · 11:59 AM Richard Lawson HousingWire

Florida’s Live Local 4.0 isn’t law yet, but it passed the Legislature with near-unanimous margins. One Florida municipality, Hollywood, isn’t waiting for…

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Homeowners have record equity and won’t touch it. Loan data explains why

Jun 4, 2026 · 07:31 AM Mike Petrakis HousingWire

American homeowners are sitting on $17 trillion in equity . The average mortgaged borrower holds $295,000 . By any historical standard, these are people…

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Who can buy a top-20 builder now? Berkshire resets board calculus

Jun 3, 2026 · 09:05 PM John McManus HousingWire

Berkshire Hathaway ‘s planned acquisition of No. 6-ranked homebuilder Taylor Morrison begs big follow-on questions. These mostly spring from who this…

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Social Security, Medicare solvency could be examined by bipartisan commission

Jun 3, 2026 · 08:47 PM Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Legislation under consideration in Congress would create a bipartisan commission of experts tasked with developing long-term reform options for Social…

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Trump’s AI order unlikely to slow adoption of AI in real estate

Jun 3, 2026 · 07:14 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order calling for creation of a voluntary review framework for the nation’s most advanced artificial…

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Trump’s executive order unlikely to slow adoption of AI in real estate

Jun 3, 2026 · 07:14 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order calling for creation of a voluntary review framework for the nation’s most advanced artificial…

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New York AG probes Compass-Anywhere acquisition

Jun 3, 2026 · 06:50 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Compass International Holdings appears to be under investigation by the office of New York state Attorney General Letitia James. Leaders at other real…

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Mortgage demand resilient in the first half of 2026

Jun 3, 2026 · 05:54 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Demand for mortgage purchase applications has shown some resilience in the first half of this year, even as rates ticked up amid a lot of dramatic…

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Canopy MLS opens participation to brokers nationwide

Jun 3, 2026 · 05:53 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Canopy MLS is rolling out a new participation model and technology framework that will allow licensed real estate professionals across the country to join…

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FTC wins court order to shut down alleged mortgage relief scheme

Jun 3, 2026 · 05:38 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday announced that it secured a court order to shut down an alleged mortgage relief scheme. The regulator says…

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