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Housing Industry News

Reffkin takes aim at CRMLS as Compass escalates MLS fight

Oct 5, 2026 · 04:02 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Reffkin cites past CRMLS forms, while CRMLS cites transparency and cooperation

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The Loan Store rebrands to Averra Financial

Oct 5, 2026 · 02:52 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The wholesale lender said non-QM volume is up 68% year to date through August and loans in process will close as scheduled

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Washington state officials get a curb-side view of housing’s cost barriers

Oct 5, 2026 · 02:47 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

A tour of Washington’s Tri-Cities region gave state legislators a firsthand look at the costs, barriers and policy obstacles that impede local housing supply

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Better ends fight over Garg-led bid to oust directors, restore his leadership

Oct 5, 2026 · 01:49 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

A special committee is ending the challenge to a preliminary report from an independent inspection

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ENRG Realty partners with Trust & Will for estate planning

Oct 5, 2026 · 01:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Agents can introduce wills and trusts tools at closing and during annual follow-ups

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Fairway’s Christine Jensen on HECM reform and borrower misconceptions

Oct 5, 2026 · 10:00 AM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Jensen offers her thoughts on the 2% upfront mortgage insurance premium, second appraisals and retirement planning use cases

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‘Silver tsunami’ set to free up 13.9 million homes, but first-time buyers will see limited help

Oct 5, 2026 · 10:00 AM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Realtor.com report suggests move-up buyers will see more options and potentially softer prices, but first-time buyers will remain constrained by limited…

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Support starter homes, not looser lending or financial fixes

Oct 5, 2026 · 07:00 AM Tobias Peter HousingWire

Policymakers can lower frictions, but only new starter-home production changes the math

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Fly-by-wire: Why AI governance is instrumentation, not insurance

Oct 5, 2026 · 07:00 AM Marvin Chang HousingWire

Quarterly testing can miss drift, lenders need continuous fair lending visibility

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What’s next for housing: 7%, 8% or 9% mortgage rates?

Oct 3, 2026 · 09:14 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Mortgage rates are at 7.57% and demand softened more last week

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