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Housing Industry News

Zillow’s Samuelson: Undermining the MLS could bring regulators knocking

Sep 30, 2026 · 5:48 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

He cited Hill scrutiny of Compass and MRED and warned data restrictions could invite regulation

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Texas Mortgage Source: Reverse is the ‘largest underserved market in the business right now’

Sep 30, 2026 · 5:31 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

At AIME Fuse in Austin, Mark Hairston and Shara Parker cited shared successful borrower scenarios for unlocking nearly $15 trillion in U.S. senior home equity

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When pricing power disappears, builders have to find margin upstream

Sep 30, 2026 · 5:30 PM Higharc HousingWire

As incentives and input costs squeeze homebuilder margins, controlling product complexity earlier can create another lever for protecting profitability

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Stockton Mortgage elevates founder David Stockton to CEO, names new president

Sep 30, 2026 · 5:18 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Anthony Whiteside becomes president, while Scott Bristol joins as EVP of national sales

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CMLS CEO Jessica Edgerton urges industry to ‘get messy’ at 2026 Open House

Sep 30, 2026 · 5:05 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Edgerton also announced a new broker membership tier at CMLS

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CRMLS rejects Compass demands on MLS cooperation rules

Sep 30, 2026 · 4:35 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

MLS says it is preparing for possible litigation and launching an MLS Cooperation Legal Defense Fund

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GSEs grant policy waiver for lenders not ready for UAD 3.6 mandate

Sep 30, 2026 · 4:16 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Lenders that secure a one-time waiver can keep using UAD 2.6 into 2027

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Newsom signs law expanding starter home rules

Sep 30, 2026 · 4:09 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire

The newly minted bill removes a 5-acre cap and curbs local rules that can reduce housing yield on qualifying projects

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Older home sellers need better guidance, not faster closings

Sep 30, 2026 · 3:41 PM Gary Lanham HousingWire

NAR data puts the typical seller at 64, while other research found sellers in their 70s can see lower returns tied to off-market and condition issues

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Ivy Zelman warns of overbuilding as household growth slows

Sep 30, 2026 · 3:32 PM John McManus HousingWire

Zelman expects about 1 million new households a year in late decade vs 1.8 million earlier, with 1.4 million starts a risk of oversupply

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