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The American Dream is not dead, it moved to markets that still build

Jul 2, 2026 · 12:01 PM Scott Finfer HousingWire

Every few years, an elite institution announces that the American Dream is over. This time, the argument comes dressed as housing analysis . Middle-class…

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Consumer groups ask FTC and DOJ to probe Compass MLS deals

Jul 2, 2026 · 09:36 AM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

A coalition of consumer, housing and civil rights organizations is asking federal regulators to investigate Compass International Holdings ’s new agreements…

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Avoiding AI deed fraud in Florida: What property owners need to know

Jul 2, 2026 · 07:20 AM Evan Rosenberg HousingWire

With warm weather and no state income tax, Florida makes for a prime destination to purchase property. Yet, Florida’s burgeoning real estate market faces a…

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The mortgage market is misreading its retiree borrowers

Jul 2, 2026 · 07:04 AM Eric Bernstein HousingWire

The mortgage market is producing inconsistent credit decisions on borrower profiles that it will encounter with increasing frequency. Borrowers aged 60 to…

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Clayton adds McGuinn Homes to Mungo as scale race widens

Jul 1, 2026 · 10:04 PM John McManus HousingWire

Clayton Home Building Group confirmed that its Southeast U.S. powerhouse operator, Mungo Homes has acquired Columbia, S.C.-based McGuinn Homes , a…

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Berkshire’s Clayton adds McGuinn Homes to Mungo as scale race widens

Jul 1, 2026 · 10:04 PM John McManus HousingWire

Clayton Home Building Group confirmed that its Southeast U.S. powerhouse operator, Mungo Homes has acquired Columbia, S.C.-based McGuinn Homes , a…

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FOA completes deal for Onity reverse mortgage assets, adding $5.2B in UPB

Jul 1, 2026 · 09:16 PM Neil Pierson, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Finance of America (FOA) has closed an all-cash acquisition of reverse mortgage servicing rights from Onity Mortgage Corp. , adding roughly 20,000 Home…

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California November ballot: a billionaire tax and new local tax limits

Jul 1, 2026 · 08:58 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

California has long been synonymous with high taxes, but new fights over who will pay them are exposing a sharper fault line. The state increasingly reaches…

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Tom Blanchard keeps Blanchard & Calhoun focused on what big firms can’t buy

Jul 1, 2026 · 08:54 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

For over a century the Georgia-based brokerage Blanchard & Calhoun Real Estate Co. has continued to serve consumers in the Augusta area all while navigating…

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Why mortgage rates are rising, not falling, with oil under $70

Jul 1, 2026 · 08:08 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Oil prices are under $69 while mortgage rates are near yearly highs. For some observers that might seem very odd, but for me it makes sense. During the Iran…

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