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Jul 30, 2026 · 8:03 AM Chris Morton HousingWire
George Washington is credited with saying, “Freedom and property rights are inseparable. You can’t have one without the other.” As America reflects on 250…
Read full article →Jul 30, 2026 · 7:00 AM Patrick A. Neely HousingWire
Everyone agrees that housing has a supply problem. But the industry measures supply mainly by counting units and listings, while nearly everyone surrounding…
Read full article →Jul 30, 2026 · 7:00 AM Noah Blanton HousingWire
People matter in the title and real estate settlement service business. Relationships matter. Experience matters. A strong escrow officer or title…
Read full article →Jul 29, 2026 · 9:56 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire
PennyMac Financial Services on Wednesday reported second-quarter 2026 net income of $22 million, down 84% from a year earlier and sharply lower than its…
Read full article →Jul 29, 2026 · 8:43 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire
Today the Federal Reserve decided not to hike rates , but the hawks have moved their chess pieces: three Fed members wanted to hike rates at this meeting,…
Read full article →Jul 29, 2026 · 8:07 PM Jonathan Delozier, HousingWire Automation HousingWire
CoStar Group reported an 18% year-over-year revenue increase for the second quarter ended June 30 — reaching $925 million compared to $781 million in the…
Read full article →Jul 29, 2026 · 7:53 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily
Heading into today's Fed announcement, futures markets indicated roughly a 1 in 3 chance that the Fed would hike rates. They did not. This seems like it…
Read full article →Jul 29, 2026 · 7:05 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire
Cloze has introduced an Open House app for its Enterprise customers that automatically captures visitor information at property showings and feeds it into…
Read full article →Jul 29, 2026 · 7:04 PM Neil Pierson, HousingWire Automation HousingWire
Proprietary reverse mortgages, rather than government-insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgages ( HECMs ), are driving the reverse mortgage industry’s recent…
Read full article →Jul 29, 2026 · 6:50 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire
ONE Sotheby’s International Realty has added luxury real estate advisor Julian Johnston, bringing more than $10 billion in career sales and more than $400…
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