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Investors list more homes after ROAD to Housing Act, but impact may stay local

Jul 21, 2026 · 9:28 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Institutional investors are listing significantly more single-family rental homes for sale following passage of the 21 st Century ROAD to Housing Act, but…

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FHA proposes partial claim model that drops subordinate liens

Jul 21, 2026 · 9:18 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is proposing a new structure, called Reinstatement Advance Payment (RAP), that would change how servicers document…

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Equifax locks in $1 VantageScore through 2027

Jul 21, 2026 · 6:44 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Equifax will keep its $1 VantageScore 4.0 price in place through the end of 2027 as it pushes mortgage lenders to adopt the alternative credit score model,…

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Senior housing wealth reaches record level in first quarter

Jul 21, 2026 · 6:39 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Housing wealth among homeowners age 62 and older rebounded to a record $14.92 trillion in the first quarter of 2026 after declining in the previous two…

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Jay Papasan to step down as Keller Williams executive

Jul 21, 2026 · 6:16 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Longtime Keller Williams executive Jay Papasan announced his decision to step down from his role as vice president of strategic content in a post on…

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300,000-plus listed lots highlight infill boon for builders, per Zillow

Jul 21, 2026 · 6:11 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Building a single home on each of the more than 300,000 empty lots listed for sale on Zillow in June could shrink the nation’s housing shortage by about…

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Manhattan project contractor error eyed in conversion collapse

Jul 21, 2026 · 5:48 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

A partial building collapse in New York City may more likely be explained by contractor error than from inherent risks in large-scale office-to-residential…

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HUD suspends Virgin Islands housing authority funding over fraud concerns

Jul 21, 2026 · 5:31 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has suspended funding to the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA) after an investigation…

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HomeAdvantage partners with Valley First on real estate rewards

Jul 21, 2026 · 4:55 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

HomeAdvantage has partnered with Valley First Credit Union to offer a real estate rewards program and cash-back incentives to the California credit union’s…

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Chris Rediger: How a Google real estate pilot went from a softball field chat to nationwide

Jul 21, 2026 · 4:28 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Last month, Google made some waves announcing that it was taking its real estate listing pilot program nationwide . While the nationwide expansion of the…

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