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Blue Sage partners with Kinective on mortgage modernization at community banks, credit unions

Jul 15, 2026 · 4:54 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Blue Sage Solutions has formed a strategic partnership with Kinective to simplify how banks and credit unions connect their digital mortgage lending…

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Keller Williams leads RealTrends Verified City Rankings as team production overtakes agents

Jul 15, 2026 · 3:29 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

The 2026 RealTrends Verified City Rankings revealed where the industry’s highest-performing professionals are concentrated — and also showed teams now…

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Greystar faces 114 housing voucher discrimination complaints

Jul 15, 2026 · 3:20 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Greystar Worldwide , the largest apartment manager and owner in the U.S., is facing more than 100 civil rights complaints alleging a systematic refusal to…

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Housing Market Spotlight: The local markets behind this week’s national story

Jul 15, 2026 · 2:00 PM Rachel Bader, HW Data HousingWire

The Fourth of July holiday did exactly what it always does: it made the housing market look weaker than it really was. Mortgage rates moved toward the upper…

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Can the housing market still grow with mortgage rates over 6.64%?

Jul 15, 2026 · 1:43 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Mortgage rates are close to a yearly high, and Federal Reserve members have been sounding hawkish over the past two months, which has finally pushed rates…

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Higher mortgage rates push applications lower after holiday week

Jul 15, 2026 · 1:31 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Mortgage applications fell last week as borrowing costs increased, with the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage reaching its highest level in nearly a…

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Lofty adds one-click Showami integration for on-demand showings

Jul 15, 2026 · 1:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Showami and Lofty have launched an integration that lets real estate agents request and track on-demand showings directly from the Lofty CRM, the companies…

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Compass files ethics complaints against Zillow in 26 states

Jul 14, 2026 · 9:24 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Compass International Holdings has filed Code of Ethics complaints against Zillow , the brokerage firm confirmed to HousingWire on Tuesday. According to a…

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NTREIS names Joey Bandemer VP of data governance

Jul 14, 2026 · 8:51 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

North Texas Real Estate Information Systems, Inc . (NTREIS) has named Joey Bandemer vice president of data governance and customer experience, the MLS said…

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UWM broker ultimatum tied to 5 bps price drop at rivals

Jul 14, 2026 · 8:30 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM)’s 2021 move to bar its broker partners from also sending loans to Rocket Mortgage drove an average price decrease of 5 basis…

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