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Taylor Morrison appoints Jeremy Hampson as Jacksonville division president

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

Taylor Morrison has appointed Jeremy Hampson as president of its Jacksonville division, adding a nearly 15-year homebuilding veteran as the division pursues…

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Mortgage rates move higher, but cooling inflation should provide relief

Jul 14, 2026 · 4:51 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

Fears that mortgage rates were going to soar past 7% may have been assuaged Tuesday when Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for June showed cooling inflation .…

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Big banks crush Q2 mortgage origination expectations

Jul 14, 2026 · 4:47 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Big banks exceeded analysts’ expectations for mortgage origination volume in the second quarter of 2026, posting an average increase of 32% compared to the…

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EquityProtect report shows expanding deed theft protections, room for improvement

Jul 14, 2026 · 4:39 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

EquityProtect has released the second edition of its quarterly Property Protection Scorecard, finding that more states adopted deed theft legislation during…

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Real Brokerage REMAX merger clears antitrust hurdle

Jul 14, 2026 · 4:36 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

With shareholder votes just a month away, the proposed merger between The Real Brokerage and REMAX has cleared an important antitrust hurdle. On Monday,…

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Dream Finders names former Lennar co-CEO Rick Beckwitt as board co-chair

Jul 14, 2026 · 4:34 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Rick Beckwitt, the former co-CEO and co-president of Lennar Corp. , has been appointed co-chairman of Dream Finders Homes ’ board of directors, the company…

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MBA reports June decline in mortgage credit availability

Jul 14, 2026 · 4:30 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Mortgage credit availability tightened in June, falling to its lowest level since December 2025 as lenders pulled back on government loan programs,…

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July rate hike should be off the table with big June inflation miss

Jul 14, 2026 · 2:53 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

June’s CPI inflation report was one of the biggest misses in history! What a crazy week, and it’s only Tuesday. So far we’ve had an escalation of the Iran…

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Single-family investor restrictions take effect under ROAD Act

Jul 14, 2026 · 2:49 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

A bipartisan housing package that includes a proposal by Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) to limit large private equity firms and institutional investors from…

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Baird and Warner names Jeanette Cutler chief marketing officer

Jul 14, 2026 · 2:39 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Jeanette Cutler moved to Baird & Warner as chief marketing officer from Beam Suntory , where she served as global vice president of brand and capability.…

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