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Is a new portal model coming for our listing inventory?

May 22, 2026 · 5:44 PM Darryl Davis HousingWire

I’d like to share a New York expression because it’s very appropriate for this situation. “Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twice, I should slap myself in…

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New Fed Chair Warsh loses dove as Waller turns hawkish

May 22, 2026 · 5:28 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Today the Fed hawks killed the doves. On the day Kevin Warsh is sworn in as Fed Chairman, he has lost one of the few doves left on the Fed board: Governor…

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates End Week Roughly Unchanged

May 22, 2026 · 5:19 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Mortgage lenders rely on the bond market to generate mortgage rates. In addition to being fully closed on Monday for Memorial Day, bonds also close 3 hours…

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We have met one enemy of housing affordability … it is us

May 22, 2026 · 5:12 PM Scott Finfer HousingWire

America’s housing affordability debate has become one of those national arguments that sounds complete until you look at the product itself. The prevailing…

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Housing Industry News

From the credit crisis to AI: Kim Nelson on evolving through every market cycle

May 22, 2026 · 4:53 PM Lesley Collins HousingWire

As part of HousingWire ’s Editor’s Choice awards spotlight series, we’re spotlighting past Women of Influence honorees whose careers, leadership and…

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Study flags $880M in subordinate liens on 2023 vintage FHA mortgages

May 22, 2026 · 4:30 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

More than 82,000 Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed mortgages originated in 2023 – about 17% of the total – carry at least one small subordinate…

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Raena Pinchuk joins CrossCountry Mortgage as sales manager

May 22, 2026 · 3:37 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Raena Pinchuk has joined CrossCountry Mortgage (CCM) as sales manager for the Coeur d’Alene, Idaho , and broader Pacific Northwest markets, the company…

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Housing Industry News

Title insurance premium volume jumped nearly 14% in 2025

May 22, 2026 · 3:36 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The American Land Title Association (ALTA) reported that the title insurance industry generated $18.5 billion in title insurance premiums during 2025,…

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Housing Industry News

Thinking differently in the age of AI: Sara Holtz on leadership, clarity and building stronger teams

May 22, 2026 · 3:25 PM Lesley Collins HousingWire

As part of HousingWire ’s Editor’s Choice awards spotlight series, we’re spotlighting past Women of Influence honorees whose careers, leadership and…

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Housing Industry News

Radian names Mike Weinbach CEO-elect with Rick Thornberry set to retire

May 22, 2026 · 3:15 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

U.S. mortgage insurer Radian Group Inc. said Thursday that CEO Rick Thornberry plans to retire at the end of 2026 after nearly a decade of leading the…

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