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Housing Industry News

Don’t fall for a fake foreclosure crisis

Jul 24, 2026 · 8:27 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Recently, the foreclosure data showed a 21% year-over-year gain, and the floodgates of doom porn were flung wide open, with people marketing an impending…

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Deed theft remains a growing threat for seniors, Black homeowners

Jul 24, 2026 · 8:12 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire

For generations, real estate has been the primary vehicle for building intergenerational wealth in America. But for older adults and Black homeowners, that…

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Mortgage Rate News

Mortgage Rates Recover Modestly From Long-Term Highs

Jul 24, 2026 · 7:06 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

If you're just tuning in, mortgage rates had a rough day yesterday on top of a rough week overall. The result was the highest 30yr fixed rate in over a year…

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Berkshire completes Taylor Morrison deal valued at $8.5B enterprise value

Jul 24, 2026 · 6:56 PM Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Berkshire Hathaway has completed its acquisition of Taylor Morrison Home Corp . in a cash deal that values the Arizona-based homebuilder at about $6.8…

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NVR is land light by design, Q2 2026 reveals the strategy has limits

Jul 24, 2026 · 6:47 PM John McManus HousingWire

If you do not build it, they cannot come. If you cannot permit it, you cannot build it, and they cannot come. NVR Q2 2026 results offer a sharp counterpoint…

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Equity Union expands into Nevada with first market outside California

Jul 24, 2026 · 5:34 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Equity Union Real Estate has expanded into Nevada, marking the independent brokerage’s first market outside California as it continues its national growth…

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High prices, hesitant demand weigh on June new home sales

Jul 24, 2026 · 5:16 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire

New home sales posted a modest increase in June but were down from a year earlier, while prices also fell year over year, further suggesting that the 2026…

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Why homebuilders aren’t building more homes

Jul 24, 2026 · 5:06 PM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire

Today, the new home sales data perfectly explains why housing permits are near cycle lows and why we can’t get any traction on building more homes in…

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Miami Realtors + RWorld expands into Treasure Coast with new merger

Jul 24, 2026 · 3:48 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

Miami Realtors + RWorld has completed its second merger in just over two months, joining with Martin County Realtors of the Treasure Coast to create a…

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Mortgage defaults level off in June, FHA new defaults down 15%

Jul 24, 2026 · 2:10 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire

New mortgage default activity remained stable in June, with new defaults among Federal Housing Administration ( FHA ) borrowers falling 15% from a year…

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