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Housing Industry News

Mortgage rates have gone wild, so what’s next for housing?

Sep 27, 2026 · 8:51 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Rates near 7.5% plus volatility delivered a clear hit to weekly demand

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Housing Industry News

Compass asks MLSs to block listing data from recruiting tools

Sep 26, 2026 · 9:41 AM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Letter seeks opt-out from non-IDX and VOW vendor feeds, with a 30-day deadline

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Housing Industry News

Where builder discounts are biggest and who is still buying

Sep 25, 2026 · 8:36 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

Audience Town analyzed 201,000 sales across 25 markets and found every market sold below asking

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Had a Better Day, But Still Moved Higher

Sep 25, 2026 · 6:36 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Mortgage rates have risen more than half a point in 2 weeks. While that's certainly not the fastest jump we've seen, it is an extraordinarily uncommon…

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Had a Better Day, Ultimately Dropping Just Slightly

Sep 25, 2026 · 6:36 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

(NOTE: This article was updated at 5:30pm from the version originally published at 2:36pm ET to reflect late day rate improvements). Mortgage rates have…

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Housing Industry News

Proposal seeks to standardize MSR accounting for recapture values

Sep 25, 2026 · 6:27 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Analysts say the change should boost transparency but is unlikely to move MSR carrying values

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Housing Industry News

Gateless Smart Underwrite earns AZP Platinum AI certification

Sep 25, 2026 · 4:39 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

AZP cited 230,000 loans with no reported claims and a framework focused on governance and auditability

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Housing Industry News

Experian integrates Verify with Workday for income verification

Sep 25, 2026 · 4:30 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Experian says its Verify network has a path to cover more than 80 million payroll records across the U.S.

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Housing Industry News

New Jersey looks to remove home interior photos upon buyer request

Sep 25, 2026 · 4:23 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

Failure to comply carries real consequences for licensees

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Housing Industry News

How mortgage brokers can tap into underserved VA markets

Sep 25, 2026 · 4:10 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

At AIME Fuse, VA lending experts addressed product misconceptions, targeted borrower outreach strategies and a creative renovation solution

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