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The housing markets that missed the pandemic boom are quietly outperforming

Jun 3, 2026 · 09:30 AM Rachel Bader, HW Data HousingWire

For much of the pandemic housing boom, markets across Florida, Texas and Arizona became symbols of housing demand. Buyers chased affordability, remote work…

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Opinion: Congress should protect property rights, not shift title risk to consumers and lenders

Jun 3, 2026 · 07:27 AM Chris Morton HousingWire

A home is more than a financial asset. It is where families build stability, save for the future and pass opportunity to the next generation. For many…

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Why Taylor Morrison’s integration playbook matters in builder M&A

Jun 2, 2026 · 09:30 PM John McManus HousingWire

Flashback Shortly after Sheryl Palmer became chief executive officer of Taylor Morrison in 2007, I met with her in Scottsdale, Arizona, to discuss a…

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Pennsylvania ADU bill clears House, heads to Senate

Jun 2, 2026 · 08:52 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro declared he intended to go big on housing. On Monday, at least one piece of that ambition cleared the state House with a…

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BOXABL expands offerings with ‘kit-of-parts’ modular platform

Jun 2, 2026 · 08:30 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

BOXABL is moving beyond its flagship Casita accessory dwelling unit with a Phase 2 product lineup that uses three standardized modules to configure more…

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Cloze Forge platform lets real estate firms ‘vibe code’ custom tools

Jun 2, 2026 · 08:26 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Cloze announced Cloze Forge at the 1000WATT Signal conference on Tuesday. It’s a new platform allowing real estate brokerages to build and deploy fully…

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Cole West promotes Chris Winter to President of Homebuilding

Jun 2, 2026 · 08:17 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Utah-based Cole West named Chris Winter as the company’s new president of homebuilding to help facilitate the developer’s expanding footprint across Utah,…

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Why CoStar, Berkshire Hathaway are betting big on homebuilding

Jun 2, 2026 · 06:54 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

The past week saw two companies traditionally associated with the real estate industry make a splash in the homebuilding space . Things kicked off on Friday…

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Windermere promotes founding family member Lucy Wood to regional director

Jun 2, 2026 · 06:13 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Windermere Real Estate has promoted Lucy Wood to regional director for western Washington and Oregon, placing her in charge of the company’s largest…

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Onity wins approval for revised reverse MSR sale to FOA

Jun 2, 2026 · 05:19 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Onity Group Inc. won regulatory approval for a revised sale of most of its reverse mortgage servicing rights to Finance of America (FOA), the company said…

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