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Housing Industry News

UWM’s Mat Ishbia backs VantageScore 4.0, says Underwriting+ results are ‘off the charts’

Sep 28, 2026 · 8:22 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

At last week’s AIME Fuse event, Ishbia also shared his thoughts on UWM’s new Underwriter+ program

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Housing Industry News

Lennar’s “home within a home” targets multigenerational demand

Sep 28, 2026 · 8:14 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

A survey from Sotheby's International Realty suggests that buyers are willing to pay a premium for multigenerational homes

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Housing Industry News

Sitzer settlement survives another challenge as attorneys fight over $120M commission fund

Sep 28, 2026 · 8:11 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Objectors March and Friedman lost rehearing requests, Gibson rehearing petition remains pending

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Officially Hit 7.5%

Sep 28, 2026 · 8:07 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Despite Friday afternoon's promising bond market rally and mortgage rate improvement, today's top tier 30yr fixed rate bounced back up. The average lender…

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Housing Industry News

Can a $40M homebuilder build his own operating system with AI?

Sep 28, 2026 · 8:01 PM John McManus HousingWire

Alex Akel says he spent 1,600 to 1,800 hours building an integrated platform spanning sales to field operations

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Housing Industry News

Can a $100M homebuilder build his own operating system with AI?

Sep 28, 2026 · 8:01 PM John McManus HousingWire

Alex Akel says he spent 1,600 to 1,800 hours building an integrated platform spanning sales to field operations

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Housing Industry News

Benchmark shuts down wholesale division Eleven Mortgage, says it will focus on retail

Sep 28, 2026 · 7:33 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

The company announced the wind-down of its wholesale and correspondent channel

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Housing Industry News

NeighborWorks America awards $4.14M in supplemental grants

Sep 28, 2026 · 7:13 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Awards cover 23 network organizations in 17 states and the District of Columbia

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Housing Industry News

Coming soon listings are changing the rules of the home search

Sep 28, 2026 · 5:45 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Agents cite shifting syndication rules by brokerage and MLS, with NWMLS First Look allowing up to 21 days pre market

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Housing Industry News

Lofty launches MCP server for brokerages

Sep 28, 2026 · 5:06 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

MCP-compatible AI agents can access information from Lofty and other connected sources

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