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Housing Industry News

NYC buyers caught in the middle of StreetEasy, Compass listing fight

Sep 17, 2026 · 7:19 PM Brooklee Han HousingWire

Compass pulled listings in August, StreetEasy also capped Experts participation at 20% per firm

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Housing Industry News

Housing starts outlook turns negative through 2027 as costs rise

Sep 17, 2026 · 7:01 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

Buy-downs now support 80-90% of new-home sales as margins tighten and labor shortages persist

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Back Near Lows of The Week

Sep 17, 2026 · 6:50 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

We love it when a plan comes together. Heading into yesterday's Fed announcement, the hope was that a rate hike would reassure investors in longer-term…

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Housing Industry News

Zillow Preview listings now live on Realtor.com

Sep 17, 2026 · 6:41 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Listings will be labeled Realtor.com Preview Listings under a syndication deal first announced in May

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Housing Industry News

UWM says 25% of borrowers benefit from new credit score model

Sep 17, 2026 · 6:32 PM Flávia Furlan Nunes HousingWire

Lender’s data lines up with analysts’ estimates based on historical performance

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Housing Industry News

Foreclosure filings rise 13% year-over-year, South hit hardest

Sep 17, 2026 · 6:31 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Lenders repossessed 5,794 properties through completed foreclosures in August

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Housing Industry News

Single-family rents rise 1.8% year over year in July

Sep 17, 2026 · 6:17 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Among the markets analyzed, rent growth was slowest in the South

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Housing Industry News

Need a boost with reverse mortgage conversion rates? Direct mail could be the answer

Sep 17, 2026 · 6:13 PM Neil Pierson HousingWire

Mutual of Omaha Mortgage cites heavy same-day reads of direct mail among seniors, as well as higher ROI for these campaigns

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Housing Industry News

Former Freddie Mac CEO Michael DeVito joins Owens Corning board

Sep 17, 2026 · 6:01 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

DeVito will serve on the audit and finance and technology committees at Owens Corning

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Housing Industry News

Is the housing construction cycle finally breaking?

Sep 17, 2026 · 5:02 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Mortgage rate buydowns have extended this cycle versus previous ones

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