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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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Why Alex Vidal believes REMAX and Real can be stronger together

Oct 5, 2026 · 08:14 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

He joined after the August close that created Real REMAX Group, with both brands keeping separate identities

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White House readies $90 payments to offset Medicare premiums

Oct 5, 2026 · 07:47 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Payments are expected to be distributed in early October

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Global survey: spiraling costs block households’ path to ownership

Oct 5, 2026 · 06:54 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

A Habitat for Humanity survey across 22 countries found that 75% of individuals say they cut expenses in the cost-of-living crisis

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Valon raises $150M Series D at $2.3B valuation

Oct 5, 2026 · 06:40 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

The round doubles its prior valuation and brings in new investor Ribbit Capital

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Fathom, Bed Bath and Beyond terminate merger

Oct 5, 2026 · 06:23 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Companies cite share price valuations; Neighborhood keeps tZERO and other digital asset holdings

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More states crack down on deed theft as real estate fraud rises

Oct 5, 2026 · 05:38 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

New deed theft protections were recently signed into law in Maryland and Alabama

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Financial anxiety, uncertainty shapes Gen Z, millennial homebuying decisions

Oct 5, 2026 · 05:14 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Nearly 90% of respondents report some level of shame about their finances

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Two Harbors countersues UWM over hedging bet, alleged merger breach

Oct 5, 2026 · 04:51 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

The REIT seeks the return of its $25.4M breakup fee

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NEXA Lending adds top Colorado branch manager Andrew Deyo

Oct 5, 2026 · 04:12 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

The former Rate branch leader cited platform economics and NEXA’s BDM program in his decision to join

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