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Reddit vanished from ChatGPT in four days. Real estate should take the hint.

Aug 31, 2026 · 2:58 PM Tim and Julie Harris HousingWire

Agents are buying "AI visibility." A lot of what they're buying is rented space on platforms they don't control and some of it is an FTC problem.

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The real estate unbundling trend is moving past commission debates

Aug 31, 2026 · 2:30 PM Sadie Taylor HousingWire

New platforms pitch software-led transaction infrastructure as commissions average 5.44% and FSBO falls to 5%.

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Redfin names former Meta, Intuit executive Alessio Sanfilippo as CEO

Aug 31, 2026 · 1:55 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Hire of new CEO underscores push for an integrated, data-driven homeownership platform

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Vetted VA debuts advisory board, details education expansion

Aug 31, 2026 · 1:49 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Organization says the group will guide education, standards, and partnerships as it targets daily live classes in 2027

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Point’s Matt Windsor on the push for regulatory clarity in the HEI space

Aug 31, 2026 · 10:00 AM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Point's deputy general counsel unpacks the firm's proactive compliance strategy

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Affordability shouldn’t come at the expense of property rights

Aug 31, 2026 · 7:00 AM Paul Hurst HousingWire

Analysis cites $600 billion in annual exposure if curative title work is removed, rising above $1 trillion in peak year

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The next competitive advantage isn’t AI, it’s the operating model

Aug 31, 2026 · 7:00 AM HW Media Content Studio HousingWire

Moder's Bonnie Chong explains why connected data, intelligent platforms and human expertise are essential to turning AI adoption into enterprise value

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Housing demand has slowed, but still stable for now

Aug 29, 2026 · 9:49 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

New listings data is still positive year-over-year

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The WSJ is wrong about FHA loans and nonbanks, and they know it

Aug 29, 2026 · 3:35 PM Sarah Wheeler HousingWire

Their recent op-ed tries to resurrect the boogeyman of risky 2008-style lending

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Mounting ICE raids leave homebuilding’s frontlines frozen in fear

Aug 28, 2026 · 8:35 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

Amid a summer surge in job site raids, homebuilders in some states say that their workers, even those in the U.S. legally, got caught in the crosshairs

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