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Housing Industry News

CRMLS moves first, asking court to block Compass antitrust claims

Oct 6, 2026 · 09:43 AM Brooklee Han HousingWire

The MLS asks a New York federal judge to declare its policies procompetitive and antitrust compliant

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Beyond mortgage rates: How community lenders can expand access to homeownership

Oct 6, 2026 · 07:00 AM Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago HousingWire

The Federal Home Loan Banks’ Mortgage Partnership Finance® Program helps community lenders expand homeownership through liquidity, collaboration and…

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Housing Industry News

UAD 3.6 is almost here. Lenders need to move from awareness to production.

Oct 6, 2026 · 07:00 AM Dan Bailey HousingWire

The new appraisal standard is more than a form update: Five actions can help lenders protect pipeline continuity and capture the benefits of…

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Housing Industry News

What the latest rate hike means for you

Oct 6, 2026 · 07:00 AM Tim Deibert HousingWire

The Fed lifted the target range by 25 bps to 3.75%–4%, but mortgage rates track long-term yields, not the Fed funds rate

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Housing Industry News

Vishal Garg regains control of Better’s board after receiving 52% shareholder support

Oct 5, 2026 · 09:18 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

A majority of shareholders backed the removal of five directors, including interim CEO Daniel Lewis, with Better finalizing his successor

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Lawmakers float a housing 2.0 push to build faster and cheaper

Oct 5, 2026 · 09:12 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

Bipartisan Build America Caucus sketches housing reform targeting zoning, building material costs and inefficient financing barriers

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Housing Industry News

Daniel Dennis named Long and Foster president and CEO

Oct 5, 2026 · 08:30 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Dennis succeeds Patrick Bain, who is stepping down after 16 years with the company

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Freddie Mac reshuffles risk leadership as Hinduja exits, Glessner steps in

Oct 5, 2026 · 08:25 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Anil Hinduja’s employment with Freddie Mac ended Oct. 1

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Inch Up to Another Recent High

Oct 5, 2026 · 08:18 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

The good news is that today's average top-tier 30yr fixed rate ended only 0.01% higher than last week's high (7.61 vs 7.60). If you are only interested in…

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Housing Industry News

Pennymac deploys VantageScore 4.0 across all production channels

Oct 5, 2026 · 08:15 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The move follows FHFA and HUD guidance that opened conventional and FHA lending to competing credit score models

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