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ICE Mortgage Monitor shows lower delinquency rate — but FHA stress raises alarms

May 12, 2026 · 4:38 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Mortgage delinquencies eased in March, but higher-severity stress remained elevated, even as U.S. home prices posted their strongest monthly gain in nearly…

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Clear Capital acquires Restb.ai for AI property intelligence

May 12, 2026 · 4:00 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

National real estate analytics and data solutions company Clear Capital announced on Tuesday its acquisition of Restb.ai , an artificial…

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Real adds Kansas City’s largest independent brokerage

May 12, 2026 · 3:44 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The Real Brokerage announced that Chartwell Realty has joined the company, adding 150 agents and significantly expanding Real’s footprint across the Kansas…

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Figure posts strong Q1 on surge in blockchain lending activity

May 12, 2026 · 3:36 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Figure Technology Solutions reported first-quarter net income of $45 million as the blockchain-based lending marketplace nearly doubled revenue and more…

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Trump to Congress: Pass ROAD Act with institutional investor ban

May 12, 2026 · 3:30 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

President Donald Trump, in a Truth Social post Monday night, urged Congress to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act . In the post , Trump doubled down…

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NextHome opens two Southern California offices with 200 agents

May 12, 2026 · 2:41 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Brokerage leader Albert Meggers has launched two large Southern California offices under the NextHome brand, bringing nearly 200 agents onto the franchise’s…

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Real estate tech started like streaming and ended as a bundle

May 12, 2026 · 2:38 PM Blake O’Shaughnessy HousingWire

Remember when Netflix felt like the answer to everything? One price, one app, watch whatever you want. People were ditching cable because the math was…

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April CPI rises 0.6% as annual inflation ticks up to 3.8%

May 12, 2026 · 2:21 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

The prices for goods and services continued to climb month-over-month in April, but at a slower pace than they did in March . In April the Consumer Price…

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MeridianLink expands AI offerings as volume, customer growth accelerate

May 12, 2026 · 1:00 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

MeridianLink , a provider of digital lending and data-driven decisioning solutions, announced on Tuesday that it is expanding its platform with new…

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Cotality launches Broker Listing Exchange with KW, HomeServices

May 12, 2026 · 12:00 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Cotality has launched Broker Listing Exchange, or Cotality BLX, with Keller Williams and HomeServices of America as the first firms to implement the system,…

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