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22 must-have real estate marketing tools for 2026

Jun 29, 2026 · 1:57 PM Megan DeMatteo, Jodie Cordell HousingWire

It’s time to level up your real estate marketing game. But where do you begin? We know you didn’t get into real estate for the love of marketing or tech.…

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Ryan Ponsford on cementing reverse mortgage partnerships with financial advisers

Jun 29, 2026 · 10:00 AM Neil Pierson HousingWire

Business relationships between financial advisers and reverse mortgage professionals have always been tricky arrangements . Like anyone else who lacks…

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The rate obsession is fading. Here’s what’s replacing it

Jun 29, 2026 · 7:19 AM John Cady HousingWire

For most of the past two years, the mortgage industry has been organized around a single question: When will rates come down? Sales pipelines, marketing…

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How the housing market survived the Iran conflict

Jun 28, 2026 · 12:04 AM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Now that the Iran conflict is behind us and oil prices have fallen significantly, we can hopefully move into the second half of 2026 with less drama for…

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VA loan fee hike proposal advances in Congress, drawing industry pushback

Jun 26, 2026 · 9:24 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Legislation moving through Congress would increase fees on U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ( VA ) loans, creating a new flashpoint for the mortgage…

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Homebuilding scale emerges as a fiduciary priority for boards

Jun 26, 2026 · 8:06 PM John McManus HousingWire

A question has hovered over America’s publicly traded homebuilders as the price, pace and margins plot thickened on or about February 28, 2026. How big is…

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Decade-long accessibility push earns Seattle agent fair housing honor

Jun 26, 2026 · 7:51 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

A decade after addressing a room full of real estate agents as a motivational speaker, Barry Long is being recognized as a 2026 National Association of…

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Don’t give away your future: Why servicing is becoming a strategic asset

Jun 26, 2026 · 7:35 PM Sue Woodard HousingWire

You hear them in a conference session, jot them down in your notebook, and then weeks later you find yourself still thinking about them while walking the…

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Florida homebuyers sue Compass over $475 transaction fee

Jun 26, 2026 · 6:53 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Homebuyers in Florida have filed a lawsuit against Compass challenging a transaction fee the brokerage charged them upon the close of their August 2024 home…

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New York AG charges suspect in alleged deed theft involving 92-year-old homeowner

Jun 26, 2026 · 6:46 PM Neil Pierson, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

New York Attorney General Letitia James has charged a Queens resident with allegedly stealing the Brooklyn home and savings of a 92-year-old woman with…

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