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Margy Grant on leadership, resilience and guiding one of housing’s largest trade organizations

May 28, 2026 · 6:46 PM Lesley Collins HousingWire

As part of HousingWire ’s Editor’s Choice awards spotlight series, we’re spotlighting past Women of Influence honorees whose careers, leadership and…

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Longbridge partners with Friday Harbor on AI pre-underwriting

May 28, 2026 · 6:46 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

Reverse mortgage lender Longbridge Financial is partnering with mortgage technology firm Friday Harbor to implement an artificial intelligence-powered…

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CertifID launches unified closing platform

May 28, 2026 · 6:28 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

CertifID recently announced the launch of CertifID Client Experience, a new closing platform designed to bring identity verification, document signing,…

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Rachel Glazer returns to Brown Harris Stevens from Compass

May 28, 2026 · 6:12 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Rachel Glazer has rejoined Brown Harris Stevens from Compass , bringing her team and more than $1 billion in career sales back to the New York-based luxury…

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Small investors, not Wall Street, are tightening the path to homeownership

May 28, 2026 · 5:58 PM Neil Pierson, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Small real estate investors are reshaping the first-time homebuyer pipeline by purchasing and holding more single-family homes, pushing rents higher and…

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New home sales fall, but the trend is still sideways

May 28, 2026 · 4:56 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Today, the new home sales report validates two talking points I have had for some time. First, new home sales have been stuck for many years in a range that…

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Bank of America extends Community Homeownership Commitment program

May 28, 2026 · 4:37 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Bank of America said Thursday that it will continue its Community Homeownership Commitment program after surpassing its original goal of delivering $15…

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Homebuyer affordability slips in April as median mortgage payment rises to $2,152

May 28, 2026 · 4:26 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Homebuyer affordability declined in April as the national median payment applied for by purchase mortgage applicants rose to $2,152, up from $2,131 in…

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Fair housing groups sue CFPB, Vought over ECOA fair lending rule

May 28, 2026 · 4:02 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire

A coalition of fair housing and economic advocacy groups sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and acting director Russell Vought on…

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The wait continues: Two Harbors stalls on CCM merger approval

May 28, 2026 · 3:35 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Two Harbors Investment Corp . has once again adjourned its special meeting of stockholders, giving the MSR-focused real estate investment trust more time to…

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