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Congress passes 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, sends bill to Trump

Jun 23, 2026 · 11:46 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act passed the House of Representatives after clearing the Senate and now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk for…

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Boomer Foster launches Paul Wesley Real Estate brokerage

Jun 23, 2026 · 8:11 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

As a child Boomer Foster, the nephew of Long & Foster co-founder Wesley Foster, wrote three goals on a scrap of paper in crayon: Play in the NFL Practice…

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Mortgage Rate News

Rates Hold Mostly Steady Despite Bond Market Improvement

Jun 23, 2026 · 7:31 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Mortgage rates may be based directly on the bond market, but the two don't always move in perfect lock-step. Today was a good example of that. Bonds…

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Housing Industry News

Why mortgage rates haven’t followed oil prices by moving lower

Jun 23, 2026 · 6:41 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Many people in the housing industry are wondering why mortgage rates haven’t fallen even as oil prices have dropped from $111 per barrel to less than $73…

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Mortgage rates move near 6.8% as the potential for a Fed hike grows

Jun 23, 2026 · 6:30 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

Mortgage rates are moving higher as 2026 nears its midway point. And sentiment has shifted when it comes to rate expectations as more housing market…

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Builders planned for undersupply, now demand is the swing factor

Jun 23, 2026 · 6:15 PM John McManus HousingWire

The “emerging trends” in housing story over the past decade or more has been a tale of magnitude variations on a theme: constrained supply eclipsed by…

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Realtor.com: Investor home purchase activity was stable in 2025

Jun 23, 2026 · 5:18 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Investor activity in the U.S. housing market remained resilient in 2025 even as overall home sales fell to one of their lowest levels in decades, according…

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Housing Industry News

Finance of America announces three new hires to drive brand, product alignment

Jun 23, 2026 · 4:46 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Finance of America (FOA) announced on Tuesday that it has appointed three senior executives to lead its brand, communications and product functions as the…

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Housing Industry News

NAR subpoenas American Real Estate Association in ThePLS.com Clear Cooperation lawsuit

Jun 23, 2026 · 4:25 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

As part of the ongoing lawsuit between Mauricio Umansky’s ThePLS.com and the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the trade association has attempted to…

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Housing Industry News

HUD adopts 14 changes to FHA policies, aiming to lower costs and ease credit access

Jun 23, 2026 · 3:45 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is rolling out 14 changes to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)’s single-family mortgage…

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