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Zillow, Realtracs finalize MLS data licensing agreement

Aug 5, 2026 · 05:22 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Zillow and Realtracs have finalized an updated data licensing agreement that keeps Nashville-area listings flowing to Zillow while adding new guardrails…

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Exclusive: Envoy Mortgage to acquire MasonMac distributed retail assets

Aug 5, 2026 · 04:56 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Envoy Mortgage closed a deal to acquire the distributed retail assets of Mason-McDuffie Mortgage Corp. (MasonMac), bringing on about 100 loan officers who…

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HomeServices names Gretchen Rosenberg vice president of industry affairs

Aug 5, 2026 · 04:16 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

HomeServices of America appointed Gretchen Rosenberg vice president of industry affairs and engagement. According to an announcement on Wednesday, this is a…

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Amid antitrust scrutiny, Compass CEO Reffkin says MLSs are ‘anti-consumer’

Aug 5, 2026 · 04:14 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Even as the House Judiciary Committee has asked that Compass International Holdings to explain its partnership with Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) over…

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FirstHome IQ relaunches homebuyer education platform to tackle consumer questions

Aug 5, 2026 · 04:14 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

Nonprofit FirstHome IQ has relaunched its homeownership education ecosystem, offering free tools for consumers and teaching resources for housing…

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Dream Finders land banking adds risk as absorption slows

Aug 5, 2026 · 04:06 PM Dan Oppenheim HousingWire

Much of the drama and excitement around Dream Finders ’ hostile pursuit of Beazer has centered on governance issues and the lack of engagement between the…

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AnnieMac expands footprint in Kansas, adding $220M Wichita team

Aug 5, 2026 · 03:48 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

AnnieMac Home Mortgage has recruited a roughly 12-person retail lending team in Wichita, Kansas, that had joined Union Home Mortgage (UHM) following its…

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eXp Realty adds longtime Keller Williams leader Mike Mendoza

Aug 5, 2026 · 03:16 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

eXp Realty has added former Major League Baseball player and longtime real estate executive Mike Mendoza to eXp Realty Luxury , ending his 29-year tenure…

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Former Two Harbors COO Jason Vinar to lead Rocktop Capital Advisors as CIO

Aug 5, 2026 · 03:06 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Jason Vinar has joined Rocktop Technologies as chief investment officer, where he will lead Rocktop Capital Advisors , the firm’s capital markets and…

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Brands by Integra enters North Carolina market with acquisition

Aug 5, 2026 · 03:02 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Brands by Integra has entered the North Carolina market through the acquisition of Century 21 Connected , marking the company’s first brokerage in the…

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