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Housing Industry News

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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Eastern Washington agents balance business and wildfire disaster recovery

Aug 28, 2026 · 7:43 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

More than 850,000 acres have burned statewide with hundreds of homes destroyed in the Spokane area

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Jump to 3-Week Highs After Jackson Hole Speech

Aug 28, 2026 · 6:45 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Jackson Hole is a place in Wyoming, but it's also shorthand for an annual event where various central bankers get together and talk about monetary policy.…

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Housing Industry News

ERA Real Estate names Frank Malpica president

Aug 28, 2026 · 6:23 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Malpica's appointment follows the tenure of Alex Vidal

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South River Mortgage elevates Tyler Plack to CEO

Aug 28, 2026 · 6:22 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

Tyler Plack was a founding employee of South River when it opened in 2017

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FHA expected to keep Classic FICO as it adds new models in January

Aug 28, 2026 · 5:57 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Lenders expect model consistency will be required at the loan level

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Housing Industry News

MBA president fires back on claims of poor FHA underwriting

Aug 28, 2026 · 5:27 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

Broeksmit said the op-ed erroneously linked the health of an independent lender to the health of the FHA's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMIF).

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Housing Industry News

Fed Chair Warsh will vote to hike rates if data doesn’t improve

Aug 28, 2026 · 5:20 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

The three things that matter now

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Housing Industry News

Warsh delivers hawkish Jackson Hole speech, fueling speculation of a September rate hike

Aug 28, 2026 · 3:25 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Markets now see a 57.4% chance of a September rate hike

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Housing Industry News

KB Home names Casey Dare president of Tampa division

Aug 28, 2026 · 3:07 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

As Tampa division president, Dare will oversee land, construction, sales, and customer service across the growing market

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