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Coldwell Banker names Mary Lee Blaylock president of affiliates

May 8, 2026 · 08:00 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC has named veteran brokerage executive Mary Lee Blaylock president of Coldwell Banker Affiliates , where she will oversee…

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Benutech offers predictive analytics suite for agent and loan officer prospecting

May 8, 2026 · 07:51 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Benutech has launched two predictive analytics products aimed at helping real estate agents and mortgage loan officers identify potential home sellers and…

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Roomvu expands AI marketing platform for agents

May 8, 2026 · 07:39 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Roomvu , a platform for residential real estate agents and brokerages, announced an expansion of its Autonomous Visibility System, a tool designed to…

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Does eXp’s NextHome deal signal a new brokerage trend?

May 8, 2026 · 07:25 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

The warmer weather and longer days are finally here and that means everyone is thinking about the hottest looks for summer. For real estate brokerage…

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Real estate investor Jackie Coffey launches app targeting after-repair values

May 8, 2026 · 06:27 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Real estate investor and educator Jackie Coffey has launched the Jackie The Happy Investor App, a web-based platform designed to help novice investors…

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FTC puts Mortgage Connect on notice over worker noncompetes

May 8, 2026 · 06:01 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning mortgage services provider Mortgage Connect about its use of noncompete agreements , urging the company to…

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates End Week Slightly Lower

May 8, 2026 · 05:52 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

It ended up being a decent round trip for rates this week. Monday kicked things off with a jump to the highest level in more than a month, and the third…

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Blend reports profitable Q1, issues cautious outlook amid macro headwinds

May 8, 2026 · 04:43 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Blend Labs Inc. delivered a profitable first quarter and expanded its customer base while issuing a conservative outlook for the months ahead due to…

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Jobs data stabilizes, giving Fed hawks more reason not to cut rates

May 8, 2026 · 04:25 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

The jobs data is stabilizing, folks. The big slowdown in job creation in 2025, which led to the lowest job creation year this century outside a recession,…

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REMAX Q1 financial results show $436M debt, declining revenue

May 8, 2026 · 03:35 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Financial results for the first quarter of 2026 at REMAX Holdings, the parent company of franchisors REMAX and Motto Mortgage , reveal that The Real…

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