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Mortgage hiring stays active as 266 originators change employers

Jul 6, 2026 · 04:15 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Mortgage lenders continued to reshuffle their sales forces last week as 266 loan originators changed employers and 1,823 individuals obtained Nationwide…

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ICE: Gen Z posts record share of mortgage rate locks in Q2

Jul 6, 2026 · 02:28 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Generation Z accounted for a record 20% of home purchase rate locks in the second quarter, marking the largest share on record as younger buyers continue to…

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Why AI will not make residential land development easy

Jul 6, 2026 · 01:20 PM Scott Finfer HousingWire

The most dangerous pitch in business is not that a tool is powerful. It is that a tool will make a hard business easy. That, I’d argue, is the sales pitch…

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Longbridge’s Chris Mayer on ideas to borrow from other countries in later-life lending

Jul 6, 2026 · 10:00 AM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

America has historically leaned heavily on the government-backed Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program as a way for older homeowners to tap into…

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Third time’s the charm: Arizona’s new special  district opportunity

Jul 6, 2026 · 07:00 AM Carter Froelich, CPA HousingWire

John McManus: Carter, Arizona just passed House Bill 2999, which creates State Affordability Infrastructure Districts (“SAID” or “Districts”). Why does this…

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Turning insight to action for real estate pros

Jul 6, 2026 · 07:00 AM Clayton Collins HousingWire

The real estate industry isn’t short on data or knowledge. The housing market has never been better documented. The gap is translation, turning insight into…

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Better mortgage spreads are still keeping home sales positive

Jul 4, 2026 · 09:57 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Existing home sales were still positive year over year last week, with our weekly pending home sales data holding steady even with elevated mortgage rates .…

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Reffkin takes the stand, MRED CEO says Zillow threatened litigation over listing policy dispute

Jul 3, 2026 · 07:45 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

The second and final day of the hearing regarding Zillow’s preliminary injunction motion in its ongoing antitrust lawsuit against Midwest Real Estate Data…

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Government-backed modular housing trend arrives in Cleveland

Jul 2, 2026 · 09:05 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

Earlier this week, the City of Cleveland and Cleveland’s Site Readiness for Good Jobs Fund announced that UK-based MMY was selected as the City’s preferred…

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Will the ROAD Act change what pencils for multifamily rentals?

Jul 2, 2026 · 08:48 PM John McManus HousingWire

While the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act remains in Oval Office big yawn limbo, its game-changing relevance to multifamily developers, apartment builders,…

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